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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3869, 11 December 1883, Page 2

We hear the Napier Dramatic Club has given a subscription of £5 towards tho relief of the Andersen family, whose case was alluded to in our issue of Friday last.

We hear that two of our flock-owners have offered to supply Messrs Nelson Bros. Company with 25,000 sheep to be frozen for the London market. The supply of sheep, we fancy, will largely exceed the means of shipment. ,

Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., report the sale of Mr James Boyd's Wairoaiti property, containing 677 acres freehold and 400 acres leasehold, with 3700 sheep, to Messrs G-. and H. Clark, of Yorkshire, England, at a satisfactory figure.

Tho Greenmeadows' Hotel has again changed hands, Mr L. Binuie. formerly tho proprietor of tho London Hotel, Port Ahuriri, having purchased tho house from Mr Eose, who recently succeeded Mr A. McCartney when the latter acquired tho Caledonian Hotel.

Tliere was no criminal business before the 8..M. Court this morning. Tho 3i civil cases sot clown for hearing, what with withdrawals, non-appearances, non-serving - of tho summonses, &c, dwindled down to seven, and tho business was cxpeditiously got through in a little over half-an-hour.

A vessel laden with fruit was wrecked on the west const of Scotland some years ago. Among the wreckage were many cases of oranges, which fruit tho inhabitants did not find altogether to their taste when boiled, but were disappointed ■when, they found that roasting did not improve the flavor. Captain Barry says when he first traded with the Maoris soap was ono of tho principal articles of barter, which tho natives, not liking in its "raw" state, found it necessary to cook, so that it might have that piquancy which their cultured palate desired.

The following deeds have been submitted to the Trust Commissioner at Napier during the past week for investigation, to which he has decided to certify if not objected to in the course of the next five days:—Lease of undivided interest of the Pukemapou Block, 102 acres, from Keremeneta Taukere to Henry Robert Russell ; conveyance of undivided interest Waiongakolmnga Block, GG acres2roods, from AhipeneteTawa to Henry Robert Russell; conveyance of undivided interest Waiongakohanga Block, G6 acres 2 roods, from Hemi te Purei to Henry Robert Russell.

The local agent of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has received from the London office of tho company the following telegram, under ,date the Bth instant: —The wool sales closed on the Bth instant, at the level of last sales, except for long staple merino light in grease, and long merino washed and scoured, which have advanced id to Id per lb. For coarse crossbred the market is firmer. Tho sales comprise about 142,000 bales. 13,000 bales have been held over for future disposal, and G5,000 b.iles have been taken for export. Seedy and hurry wools are neglected.

" Pockets " of wool will soon bo heard of no more in tho list of exports from Napier, for the days of packing arc numbered. There is now an excellent road from Napier to inland Patea as far as the top of the Taruarau hill, and onwards to Messrs Donnelly and Hiriki's station. Two cuttings to the Rangitikei river and a couple of culverts, tho wood for which is now being supplied by Messrs Donnelly and Hiriki, will complete a dray road to Messrs Birch's station, and when that is reached the whole of inland Patea will be open for wheel traffic with Napier. This will bo a great work accomplished, and one of which the County Council of Hawko's Bay may well bo proud. As showing that there was good reason for the request that was made to the Government to open tho railway to Matamau as soon as the line is completed to that point, wo can mention that, from where the railway line touches the main road through the Seventy-mile Bush to Makatoku, the distance can bo easily walked along the line in less time than tho mail coach takes along the road. If the line were to bo opened to Matamau one hour and three-quarters of tho worst part of tho coach journey would be saved. The line to Matamau could be opened for traffic within four months from this date, whereas it will take fully twelve months before trains can run to Tahoraitc.

Tho final rehearsal of the cantata " Now Year's Eve" was held in the Thcatro Royal this morning, and passed off without a hitch, so that everything is in readiness for a successful pt - odiiction to-night. Tho music is exceedingly sparkling and tuneful, and the plot of the cantata is also prettily conceived, being mainly emblematic of tho departure of the old and the arrival of tlio new year. Tho tableaux, representing trro four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, arc also very effectively contrived, and, aided by the magnesium light, will be well worth seeing. We hope to sco a crowded attendance to-night, as tho object of the entertainment, apart from tho merits of the performance itself, is a most commendable one.

Referring to tho prospects of the next general election, tho Fielding Star predicts that one of its results will be, assuming that the elections are favorable, that " ono of the most powerful Ministries that over sat on the Treasury Benches of New Zealand will be formed. Ormond as Promier ; Richardson, Public Works ; Bnllanco, Colonial Treasurer ; Donald Ecid, Minister of Lands ; Wnkciiold, Postmaster-General; Stout, Attornoy-Goncrnl; Whitmore, in. the Upper House, as Colonial Secretary. With sue.h men in n Ministry, wo believo Unit a iwpivtiiblo Opposition would also bo organised, sutlieieiitly strong to assist in fho £Wil gt-veiuiuoiit of tho country, and to Wiujr out tho splendid powers of debate to bo found in Render Wood, Ormond, Donald KeM, and Wtikoiiold."

Thu Am, in v recent article, charges tho polte-o i>f Victoria, not only with conniving ;it the vtsmit sweep frauds, but boldly says they shared in tho " plunder." Whenever, letters were posted to tho promoters tinning cheques on which to found precautions, tlio swoop men invariably had timely warnings and declined to accept tho tmpUuij missives.

The special sitting of the Native Lands Court in reference to the subdivision of the -A Mangateretere Block was resumed at 2 \ o'clock this afternoon. Immediately the Court met Mr Sheehan asked for an adjournment till to-morrow morning, as he believed a subdivision agreeable to all parties would be come to with the exception of Mr Sutton. Mr Cornford offered no objection to the adjournment, but said any such agreement would have no effect so far as his client was concerned. A long argument ensued aa to whether tho block should bo divided according to area or value. Ultimately the adjournment was agreed to, without any decision bting come to on the point stated. The great success of the Caledonian sports held at Petano on New Year's Day last has induced the promoters to make it an annual event. In pursuance of this determination a meeting was held at Petaue last evening, when Mnjor Richardson, Messrs Hamilton, Harker, Lnniuizo, and Steven were appointed its a emmitteo to draw up and carry out :i programme for New Year's Day. Tn .-mother column ii most liberal bill of fare is set out at length, two handsome cups and seme £50 of added money being offered for competition. The cricket ground is to be utilised on this occasion for the sports, and with Mr Mullany as handicapper, and Mr Steven as secretary and treasurer, nothing but propitious weather should be needed to make the gathering an unqualified success.

The Protestant Hall was well attended last evening on the occasion of Captain Jackson Barry delivering a lecture on his fifty-five years of colonial experience. Mr A J. Sheehan, M.H.8., occupied tho chair, and briefly introduced tho lecturer. The lecture was listened to throughout with "•rent interest, which need not be wondered at, when we consider that the lecturer landed with the first free passengers in Sydney ; that he was a pupil at the_ first school opened in tho colony of Now South Wales at Pamimatta ; that he saw Johnny Faulkner land at Melbourne ; that ho traded with the Maoris years before New Zealand was thought of as a British colony ; that ho saw all the glories of California in 1819; that he had met Castro in Castlcjnaino and Creswick a quarter of a century ago; that ho landed in England as an emigration ag-ent for New Zealand with 17s Gd in his pocket, and by his own exertions " got in the swim" of the nobility of England, and finally, on presenting a cop}' of his book, received a letter from Her Majesty herself, and was made famous in poetry by no loss a poet than Thomas Bracken. At the conclusion of the lecture, on the suggestion of the chairman, thi ec cheers were given for Captain Barry. "Wo hope tho lecture may bo repeated shortly in Napier.

The Woodvillo Examiner of Saturday last gays: —"That ridiculous little scribe who at times contributes to tho Waipawa Mail

has again been scrawling some of his senseless effusions; jumping , at conclusions, where conclusions there were none; uttering sentences which well becomes his little mind. The little fellow will one of those days receive a castigation through these columns ho will not readily forget. "We don't know the individual, but have heard his dimensions described by critics, who havo his number." Now, if the dimensions were otherwise—if the critics have made a mistake —would the castigation come off, or will the threat be off.

Tho trustee in tho estate of Dr. E. 11. Marshal], says the Wanganui Chronicle, has just filed the statement of accounts showing that the estate realised £1 lon 10d, tho law costs came to twelvo guineas, and tho trustee finds that without taking anything for his commission he is actually .£9 out of pocket. How will the new Act and tho Official Asignec operate upon such an estate as this ?

Wanganui, says the Chronicle, has experienced a succession of thunder storms during the past few days, but as yet we have heard no damage reported, except the case of a horse which was struck by lightning and killed on Tuesday night. A Melbourne telegram in the Sydney Herald says:—" Captain Rowcn, who is now travelling in New Zealand on behalf of the Victorian Engineers' Association, has received liberal promises of support in that colony for the forthcoming conversazione at -Hhe Melbourne Exhibition Building. Altogether 300 entries have been received from the various colonies, representing all tho departments of engineering." An action for damages, we observe from a Wellington paper, is about to be instituted by Mr Edgar C. Jones, engineer to the Wellington Harbor Board, against Mr John Duthie, a member of that Board, for alleged defamation of character, contained in certain remarks made by Mr Duthie in his placo at the Board, which Mr Jones deems to reflect injuriously upon his professional capacity. The damages are said to be laid at £2000.

We observe by a telegram in the Melbourne Age that Samuel Croumbie Brown was again brought up in Hobart on tho 22nd November and committed for trial on a further charge of passing a valueless cheque for £» on an hotelkecpcr named Jno. Kenny. It has transpired that between the 11th May and the clay of his arrest ho passed not less than 6-1 similar cheques on confiding tradesmen, representing in the aggregate over £400.

Tho Taranald News says: —" From Waitara we learn on excellent authority that Mr Carkcek, the surveyor, has received a letter from tho Tuluia country forbidding him to proceed upon his survey. The letter, wo believe, was sent through To Wetore, of Mokau, who for some inexplicable reason Icept it to himself over a month, and only sent it to Mr Carkcek when that gentleman had commenced his journey. Mr Carkeck has communicated with the Government, and is now at Pukc;iruhe awaiting instructions.

At tho District Court sittings at Palmerstou last week, according to the Manawatu Times, the jury were engaged dealing with an assault, and one question they had to determine was whether the prisoner had committed a common assault or an aggravated one. .One juryman boldly declared his opinion it was an aggravated assault. "And why do you think so ?" said one of the opposite view. "Why, because the other man aggravated him, of course," fiaid the juryman. A faint smile shook the building at this point, and tho Judge wondered why the jury were so noisy.

The Marton paper of a recent date says:— "A whirlwind of considerable powcrpassed over a portion of Marton to-day at 12.30, and played such ' fantastic tricks ' as rather surprised a number of burgesses. In one place it pulled up tho pea-sticks and treated them to a waltz in the air; in another it snapped a wire clothes-line, and carried the things suspended upon it a considerable distance, making them indulge in a ghostly ' round' danco upon nothing. Then it burst into a passage in tho same neighborhood and cleared all the hats from the hooks, shaking them up and twisting them round ■with such extraordinary rapidity, that had there been heads in them the owners would have fainted from giddiness."

Speaking of the recent Christchurch races the Canterbury Times says:—" Allowing a floating capital of £15,000 for the totalizators and sweeps on the course for the three days' racing, putting the expenses of the 20,000 visitors to the show at £5,000, calculating £-1,000 for steam and other fares for show and races, assuming that £0,000 went in refreshments, and throwing in £7,000 netted by the jockey club, we have the nice total of £10,000 for a week's amusement— independent of the bookmakers' transactions or the milliners' bills. AVo have not taken count of the many unlawful games allowed on tho course. Of them nobody knows why they were allowed under the noses of tho police, or what was the amount of their certainly largo gains."

Sheep shearing feats arc now being recorded. One was lately performed on Mr Johnson's Chetwynd estate, Victoria, by a resident named W. Neavcs. He started at G o'clock in the morning, and, at the same hour at night, had shorn 155 sheep. Another is reported by the Temora Star as having been performed by a man named Michael Hurley, a native of Tasmania, during the present season, at Warri station. During an ordinary clay's work the man ulioro 30 hoggets in 1 hour and 50 minutes, and 40 ewes in 1 hour and 25 minutes, finishing Avitli a tally of 210 sheep in all. Tho will of Mr Thomas B. Smithies, formerly editor and proprietor of tho British Workman, has been proved at over £30,000. Analysis has demonstrated the spirituous element of Wolfe's Schnapps to bo absolutely pure, and the highest medical authority sanctions its use- in preforeneo to any other preparation were a stimulant is required.—[Advt.]