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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3784, 31 August 1883, Page 2

The production of " Patience " by Dunodiu amateurs realised £400 in three nights. We learn from Kaikorathat a man named George Mess was found drowned in a creek there to-day. The deceased had been drinking lately, and is supposed to have been differing from delirium tremens. The number of sheepfarmers who have signed the agreement to pay |d per head of sheep owned by thorn in aid of the fund for the erection of a rabbit proof fence represent 1,201,445 sheep. At the farthing rate this number will return £1251 10s Id. Tho case A. Kennedy v. Fraser, for commission, heard in the R.M. Court at Bulls, and _ which was given in favor of the judgment being appealed against, came on in the Appeal Court at Wellington today, and resulted in favor of Mr Kennedy. An error appeared in the last scntenco but one in the report of the Hawke's Bay Rabbit Committee, which should have read as follows :—" We are not of opinion from the result of our inspection and enquiries in the locality that the danger of invasion from Ekatahuna and along the road towards Woodville is imminent." His Worship Captain Preecc, R.M., held a sitting of tho Revision Court at 11 o'clock this forenoon for the purpose of revising tho electoral roll for the Borough of Napier. On the application of the Registrar of Electors the following porsons wore struck off tho roll on the ground that they had ceased to re.sido within the electoral district:— Alfred Gibson Badcock, Harry Louis George Robert Wilson Binnie, and Henry Hyde Carr.

A football match will be played on tlio recreation ground ou Saturday afternoon between the To Aute Native College team and the members of the Napier club. The game "will bo commenced punctually at 2 o'clock, so as to enable the country players to return homo by the 4.20 p.m. train. Napier will be represented by the following:—J. Begs , (captain), Anderson, Cottcrill, Gibbons, Harrap, Kennedy, Milton, McVay, Robinson, Simpson, St. Hill, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Thompson, and "Wake; emergencies, LeQuesne, Parker, Williams, and Couper. The committee for tho prevention of the rabbit nuisance fonvared the following telegram yesterday to Messrs Sutton, Buchanan, and Smith, M.H.R.'s:—"A large nnd representative meeting- of settlers re rabMtS, held to-day, passed resolutions that our members bo requested to ask the Government to instruct a surveyor to lay off the proposed lino of fence across the quarantine ground, and to make the boundaries of sections to be sold in the neighborhood of the fence parallel thereto, reserving a chain on cither side. Kindly use influence to this effect, W. R. Russell."

A station owner on the coast ordered tho other clay from a Napier merchant flomO whiskey, and the merchant, aware of the. proclivities of human nature, took the precaution of putting tho whiskey bottles in a couple of cases, branding the ono "Arsenic," and tho other "Carbolic." The coastal steamer landed the goods at Blackhead, and when the station owner received the whiskey ho saw chalked on one «. of the cases, "Arsenic be ; its ■ good whiskey," and half tho case was emptied. "Carbolic" was not touched. The merchant will have to try another dodge to keep men from picking and stealing.

Tlio members of the Napier Rowing Club held their annual general meeting last night at the Criterion Hotel, Mr R. Duncan, the Captain, in the chair. The report and Treasurer's statement wero read, the former congratulating the club on its sound financial position, and the latter showing a credit balance of £41 8s 6d. Tho officers for tho following year were then elected :— President, Mv J. D. Ormond ; Vice-Presi-dents, Mr T. Tanner and Mr W. U. Burke ; Captain, Mr J. G. Gilberd; Deputy-Cap-tain, Mr F. Kennedy; Hon. Treasurer (reelected), Mr 11. A. D. Mowbray; Hon. Sec, Mr W. J. Tabuteau; Committee, Messrs F. Parker, R, Duncan, A. P, Sheath, C. Kennedy, l< , . Bee, H. P. Thompson, and J. Sidoy. With tho news still fresh and ringing in tho cars of the people all over the colony~of tho dreadful occurrence at Clinton caused by tho incautious use of firearms, it is sad to find that in Napier there is an idiot with sufficient of the larrikin element in his composition to impel him to an act very similar to that of the lads Roy, upon whom is laid the death of young Henderson. We aro forced to make these remarks on learning that a few evenings ago some person in a spirit of mischief or wantonness fired a charge of shot through tho shed of tho Napier Rowing Club. The action could not have been accidental, for two charges were fired, ono of them in such closo proximity to the door of the shed as to injure a boat inside. Luckily there was no person in the shed at tho time, although wo may presume that for all the miscreant knew or cared there might have been. "Wo sincerely hope that the reward offered by the club will have the effect of bringing to light tho guilty party. Mr Tanner intimated yestorday at tho meeting of the Chamber of Commerce that lie had received a further communication from Miss Herbert with respect to the immigrants she proposed bringing out foom. England. Miss Herbert said she was doing her best to select those only who would malco good colonists. Thoro would bo about fifty in the first batch, including general servants, cooks, laundresses, and a few nursemaids; somo of tho girls could also do needlework. It was her intention to try and arrange with some friends in tho old country who took an interest in tho movement to keep up a stream of such immigrants in parties of from thirty to fiftY each. Miss Herbert wished to know whivt

arrangements would be mado to recoivu tho

girls and provide temporary lodging for them until situations were available. Mr Williams said there was good accommodation at the barracks for ono hundred immigrants within an enclosure separate from those of the Old Men's and Old Women's Refuge.

In. the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Precoe, R.M., William Lonergan was charged, on the information of Constable Villers, with having, on the 30th instant, made use of obscene language in a public place at Taradalo. On being asked to plead the prisoner said he believed what the constable charged him with was true. '' His daughter had got married yesterday under false pretences, and as he was afraid she might do it again ho got a bit excited.'' Constable Villers was sworn, and said his attention had been called to the prisoner, who wna making use of obscene language in the presence of his wifo and daughter. There were also other people within hearing. The man appeared to be very much excited, and was under the influence of drink. A fine of £2 and costs was inflicted, or in default fourteen days 1 imprisonment with hard labor. Thomas Childs admitted a charge of having worshipped rather too f.equcntly at -•* the shrine of Bacchus yesterday, and was fined os and costs.

A special meeting of the Hawke's Bay Education Board was held this afternoon to consider the recommendation of the Napier School Committee with respect to the ap- x pointment of an assistant mistress. Present:—Mr J. D. Ormorid (chairman), Rev. D. Sidey, Captain Russell, and Messrs R. Harding, W. White, S. Locke, and J. N. Williams. The Chairman said the present meeting had been convened in consequence of a letter received from the secretary to the Napier School Committee suggesting that such a course should bo adopted so that the school might not be left without a mistress. A letter had also been received from the committee stating that the members saw no reason for altering their previous recommendation that Miss Gilroy be appointed. The reason for her selection was that the other two candidates whose certificates wore higher were considered ineligible, one on account of her age, and the second because sho was married. 'There was a third candidate having a similar classfication < to Miss Gilroy, but the .hitter's .'testimonials were of a better character, sonsegueiitly she was selected. The Chairman thought the Board had done what wan epiite right in referring the matter back to the committee, and he, lor on'o, was quite satisfied with tho explanation giycii. Captain Russell moved that the recommendation'of the committee as to Miss Gilroy , s appointment be wpprovod. The Board was now in possession' of tho reason for her being chosen, and ho saw no obj potion to tho appointment. Mr Locke i seconded the motion, which was carried :. unanimously.

,-,, i i,n was formerly Inspector of Mr J?MO vh t °J North Island, but was Telegraphs of tho rotrenc h inenfc ono of tJie Auckland to accept service scheme, i with the Indian Gom haihmxfm Uy i On two vonrs Telegraphic SuperintenT? y f \Za Great Indian Peninsular Raild ent of tho a J very talented man in his wa ?' • /anvi the Auckland Herald), and improvement in « mof t(j] "^ was a member of tho Society of Mr Floyd jrasj and joined tho G.I.P. the iithest authorities on telegraphy in Englnml His experience was very extensive, and amongst other improvements he had tented an invention tor communication between passengers, guards, and drivers, 'hich is noW in I,sc a working v Crv efficiently. His loss will not only be felt by the Railway Company but by tho urofessiou generally. Ho was very popular nroong his brother officers in the New Zealand Telegraph Department, owing to his urbanity of disposition. Tho few choico spirits who constitute what wo may call the medical jury of the country, we l ' o right in their verdict about Wolfe's Sminapps, and Time, tho greatest and highest tribunal, confirms the decree.— fADVT-J