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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4159, 20 November 1884, Page 2

The second elevens .of. the.Phoenix and Rovers try conclusions on Saturday at Petane. : . ; , . , ... : ; Amongst those invited to the. banquet to Mr Ballanee; is Wahanui, the Ngatimaniapoto chief. ; ; ~ The Napier Musicial Society will give a momberfl' concert this\evening in St John's school-room. ' ' ; . • During October there was not a single death at Wanganui, which spoaks well for its healthiness.. : ,;■, . . . ■ The annual meeting of the members of St; Paul's church will be held next "Wednesday evening. ■■•■-■■ : The Clive Squai-e Improvement Committee will hold a meeting this evening. A good attendance'is requested. • Tho Union : S.S. Company have bought the steamer Cape Clear, of 1500 tons register, in Glasgow, and intend changing her name to the Tckepo. . So interesting, were the proceedings of the Borough Council last evening, that " the public " present fell asleep, and slept through the whole proceedings. The following nominated immigrants are passengers for' Napier by the s.s. Coptic : — Elizabeth, Helen, and Annie Hall; Eliza Husband; Elizabeth, and Sarah Huston; and Jane Steele; A further alteration of the railway time table will be made on and after December 1. The train that now leaves Napier at 11.5 a.m. for Hastings will then leave at five minutes to ten o'clock, and reach Hastings at 11.30 a.m. We hear that in the event of the members of the Athenreum agreeing to the proposals to be brought before them on the 26th instant, arrangements have been made to borrow £1200 to carry out the proposed alterations and additions to the building. Cricket is an exciting game in the Wairarapa. Last Saturday Carterton beat Masterton by a run with a wicket to fall, getting 38 for nine wickets. In the second innings, though, there wore seven "ducks' eggs " in that innings on their side. Nominations for tho Waipawa races will close at Kaikora, on Saturday, 29th November, at S p.m. As the stakes are good, we hope the club will receive large entries, so that the club's enterprise may meet with its due reward, and that.good sport may result. The Union Steamship Company intend to send their favorite steamer Tarawera to tho "West Coast Sounds on two excursions at the beginning of next year. She leaves Port Chalmers on January 17 and 2G, each trip occupying eight days. White the Fire Brigade wag practising this morning near the beach a water-pipe burst, and tho spectators were treated to the sight of a sixty foot water fountain playing gracefully. The damage was promptly repaired. We learn from the Manawatu Times that Messrs Palmcvstbn'and Scott, who are now engaged in surveying the "land of the Wel-lington-Manawatu Railway 'Company, expect to have 40,000 acres mapped out ready for sale by the end of December. : The Chronicle hears that Mr H. M. Brnwer has been promoted to the office of Land Purchase Commissioner to the Public Works Department for the whole of the North Island except the Provincial District of Auckland. ■ Cr. Graham sat on the fence last night as usual. He wanted the question of the voto for the Atheriajum postponed for a month. At the, first show of hands he did not voto, and then when hands were counted and one was found short, he voted in favor of th* grant.. . .., . . , At tho E.M. Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., Frederick" Beck was charged with .stealing 3ll>s- ol' butter, tho property of A. D. Milne. A 1,1 he request of the police the accused wan remanded till to-morrow. , Bail was allowed, himself in £50 and one surety of JC2o. Tho following tenders for the supply of coal on the New Zealand railways during. 1885 have bccii accepted :—W. 11. •Williams, for Wanganui, Fox ton, and ■ Onmaru ' railways; Kennedy Brothore, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Timaru railways ; and the Westport Company, for tho Bluff and \ jN'epier railways,. , ~ .■;'.'.-.'...■ : . '

A meeting was held at the Crown Hoiel, Spit, last evening, for the purpose of forming a Naval Brigade. Major Routledge occupied the chair. Thirty-five members were enrolled, and the chairman agreed to forward an application to the Government offering the corps' services. Major Eoutledge promised to place Dransfield's store at the brigade's disposal for a drill-shed. "'; How easily a very slight and simple accident may result in very serious consequencess is exemplified in the case of Mr A. A Giilpin. of Upper Rangitikei. A short time ago he ran a thorn into his thumb, and : 'blood-poisoning ensued,, . We learn that Mr Galpinnow lies in a very'critical condition , . Tuesday's Manawatu Standard-: says :— "A special coach at 4 p.m. to-day took through the Napier mails, -14- bags,-.-which should have come through with the Palmerston portion ■ last night, bdfc' somehow or other missed—probably' , at' Aramoho. Some railway official is at fault, we presume. :, The Hawke's Bay Amateur. Athletic Club have made arrangements, to hold a half day meeting on the Recreation Ground on Saturday, the 20th December. The Club already has some sixty members, and this bumber will be greatly increased before the first meeting. It is very probable ; that one or two events will be inserted in the Boxing.Day sports at-"Waipawa specially for members of the, Club. ' The Town Clerk last evening declared tho Mayor duly "■ ro-elected. Cr. Margoliouth, on behalf of the councillors, the great satisfaction felt at his re-election,*aud hoped ho would long; continue in office to guide their deliberations. His Worship thanked councillors for their kind expression of feeling. At a future meeting he would say something as to the progress of tho town during the last two years.' The fittings and furniture of" the new Town Council Chamber comprise, a dias, desk and lamps for the' .Mayor's chair; three desks and nine arm chairs for the • councillors, one central table and three arm chairs for the Town Clerk and "two reporters ; a moveable barrier to keep'the chamber proper from encroachment, - and forms, with backs to them for the accommodation of tho free and rate■payera. .... '' '' . '."' '* / To the Ed. D.T: .Sir,—ln common with mnny, probably, the majority of ratepayers in this borough, I beg to thank you for your articleyesterdayprotestingagainst£sp being given to the Athenasum. The proposal.was brought before the Public Works Committee on Tuesday, and the money' .was 'voted straight away theifolbwing night.' ■A^ the Council meeting last night three petitions were read from different par.ts' of the borough praying for the execution ,of much' needed work. All these petitions were referred to the Public Works ; Committee, thus necessitating three weeks' delay before" anything ' can*be:done. In tho case of tho Athonreum, a sudden proposal for spending £50 is made in secret conclave, and at • once agreed to, without the public—whose: money it is— having the slightest chance of expressing their opinion.' I am, &c.,< Ratppaykb, November 20th, ISB4. During his stay here Dr. Grabham visited the quarahtina station in with Mr W. Miller, and was .by no means'* % ~ impressed with the suitability, of that locality as a sice for a lunatio asylum. It was roughly; estimated that it would cost soine£]2oo to put the buildings in proper repair, and adapt them for the accommodation of luniitics. Then a road would .have to be made to Park Island, which if constructed by prison labor would cost about £1000. Apart from this needed: expenditure there would remain •as drawbacks, distance from medical advice and increased annual cost of provisioning.: Wo understand that Dr. Grabham will report unfavorably on the site for the above reason?, and reconimend the erection of a suitable asylum;' probably on the beach at the ■southern boundary of the town. , f . The Municipal: Council voted the £50 last hight to the Atheneeum. as recommended by the Public Works Committee the previous.evening. , , There was no. time to be lost, and to judge by the utterances of those in favor of the grant, one might have easily supposed that the. intellectual advancement of the whole world depended on this one vote. . At a certain game of cards, we are credibly informed, a player, by making an addition to the stakes, can "go a blind hand." This is what the Council did last 'night; it put in its lOU for £50, and will now have to wait and see what it will get for the monoy. ' If the body corporate decline on the 2Cth instant to accede: to tho proposals for borrowing and building, the Corporation will have paid away £o0 for nothing. If tho proposals are agreed to, the money will have been well spent. We coincide with the' views expressed by Crs. Faulknor and Cohen, in thinking the vote might well have bopn postponed until at least the Athonreum members had declared their intentions. An Australian paper , writes: — " TL* wealth. of: imagination possessed by Si r Julius Vogel is only exceeded by the magnificence of the debt he has succeeded in building up*for New Zealand. It is hard to say whether a colony is to be commis* serated or congratulated upon, the ."possep-. eion of so much available genius in tho embodiment of one of its leadiug men—and he its Treasurer. Indeed, judged by the vai'ious triumphs that his in the arena of finance have from jbime to time achieved, nothing is top large, nothing ■ too small, for the comprehensive genius of this talented representative. From the singleness of purpose of Agent-General down to entrepreneur; of the promiscuous enterprises of general agent, his talonts have found equal scope for activity. Whether discoursing eloquently upon the inexhaustible fiscal resources of the unhappy New Zealanders in one department of the London money market, or selling bottled lightning—or rather we should say the conservation of electric energy—in another, the genius necessary to either or both occupations is united most;subtly in the cephalic recesses of the honorable member for Christchurch North. A few days ago (says the New Zealand Times) two ladies calledat the Customhouse to see about getting some important articles out of the hands of the Government officers. They were directed to the proper department, where a courteous deputy-collector informed them that it would be necessary for the owner of the articles in question to make oath as to their character. This statement caused tho elder lady evident distress. She remarked uneasily thaj she did not want to swear. " The law requires that you should swear to the fact," said tho dei)ut3'-colleetor, as he proceeded to fill out the necessary affidavit. "But I cannot —I really don't want to," expostulated the lady- "It is absolutely necessary that you should," replied tho officer, and he immediately read, very rapidly, tho usual form, " and do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear," etc The lady cast an appealing glance at the imperturbable officer, then looked resignedly at her smiling companion and said, "Well, I suppose if I must I must,' but—the Lord have mercy on my soul: d it." At the R.M. Court Waipawa yesterday, before Captain Preece, R.M., the following, cases were heard: —Newman v. Gundrie, claim, £28 3s sd; .judgment was reserved in this case since last Court. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, costs £1,195, solicitor's fee £2 12a Cd, witnesses' expenses £3 3s. MrLascellea for the plaintiff, and Mr Guy for defendant. —Gundrie V. Newman, cross-actlorrftfor £36 7s 4d ; judgment was alsoreserved in tuis case from last court da.y. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £2G Os lOd, , costs £2 os, solicitor's fee £2 2s, witnesses' expenses £3 3s 4d. Mr Guy for M,r Lascelles for defendant.- — Chammock v. Collins claim £12. 'This case was adjourned from last Court day. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £20 12s !)d, costs £1 10s, witnesses'expenses £2 4s, solicitor's fee £1 Us Cd. Mr Louglniam for plaintiff, Mr Guy for defendant.--Britten v. Tucker claim £27 Is 6d dishonored P.N. Judgment by default, costs £2 os. witness' expenses os, solicitor's feo £1 11s 6d. Mr Guy for plaintiff.— MemIces y. Peters claim £10 is ,jd, goods supplied. _ Judgment for plaintiff, costs £1 \ob, solicitor's fee £1 Is, witness' expenses 3s Cd. Mr Guy for plaintiff.—Tliero were six other casos in which judgment was confessed and settled out of Court. Regina v. Hamuora Kiiraitiiiua— charge of horso stealing. Messrs. Guy and Longluiun appeared for the prisoner. The evidence'of Thomas Touhy, Adolf Peterson ■ \Villiani E. Dixon, and Constable ftoliert Gvky were taken, wliputho accused was committed for trial to the next silling of the Supremo * Court. Bail was iillowpd--lmn.so.lf in £200 and two suretios of £100 each. The sureties were forthcoming, and tho accused was liberated. There was an assault, enso— Russell v. Crano and Jones—which waa

withdrawn by leave of the Court, on the application -of complainant's Solicitor; Mr Loiighnan.'

Our advertising columns contain , particulars of an exhibition of an exceedingly unique and interesting character, to be- held'in the Theatre Royal, commencing on Saturday evening next. We believe this is tho .first time, an■' exhibition on so large a scale, 'Or of the same description has been attempted in Hawke s Bay , One of its most interesting features will bo thd manufacturing; department, when tho various trades carried on in the district,- and some which have not yet found a place in our midst will be- shown to the visitors in full working order, among which mar be named glass-blowing, soap-making, wire-working, wood-caring, sugar-boihng, basket-making-, printing, twining, cabinetmaking, coffee-roasting, boot-making, sailmaking, &o. Persons interested in gardening- -will be-shown various operations in connection therewith, such as budding, grafting, &c. A special part of the room will bo devoted to ..the liiiiidycrafts engaged in by ladies, who will show their trades in competition with-those of the Sterner sex;_ thesewill include Yankee carpet-making, spinning (with tho now almost forgotten spinning wheel),- knitting, with the knitting machine, dressmaking, &c. f &o. In addition to these attractions, an illuminated :grotto and fernery will bo placed.iv a Bide room, with a water-wheel in motion, the wheel being a lar-'o model'of used for manufacturing purposes. - Ourlocanndustrieswill.be largely represented, many tradesmen in the town having availed themselves of the opportunity of showing their: wares. iJio curios, pictures, model engines, &c, have been gathered 'together from over a largo district, and will form a very interesting collection , in themselves.- Ihe exhibition is being got up for the benefit of the Methodist Free Church, and the committee ol arrangement have been promised every exhibit named, and great care will be taken to have every trade shown at each: evening as far as .possible. ihe • Garrison Band -have kindly consented to. give their services during the exhibition.

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