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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4292, 30 April 1885, Page 2

The vital .statistics for the month of April, registered at Napier, show —births 23, marriages 12, and deaths 6.

Owing to alterations that are being made in the carriages, tho number of first-class railway carriages is a little short, but the discomfort, if any, will be only temporary

We are glad to hear that Mr Ormond's health is slightly better, for although he spent a bad night ho was enabled to take a little solid food this morning , .

We arc requested to state that our Waipawa correspondent was slightly in error in stating that the members of the Woodvillo Town Board had been appointed a licensing committee. The nomination of members only took place on Tuesday when tho following candidates were nominated : —Messrallall, Monteith, Morison, Hutchins, Jackson, Howry, and Sturdy. The poll will be taken on the Oth of May. Tho local option vote will bo taken on tho same day, and should the majority of ratepayers decide in favor of an increase of licenses then there will be two applications at tho annual meeting for the issuing of now publicans' licenses, one for tho Tahoraite hotel, and one for tho Mataman hotel recently removed to Dancvirke.

We hear that some of tho station buildings at Tahoraite are to be shifted to Danevirkc. Why a station was fixed a Tahoraite at all is one of the mysteries 0: the Public Works department.

Mx - Norton Fleming gives his amusing , entertainment at Hastings this evening, and wo hope he will get a bumper house.

The Kaikora races take place to-morrow, and should the weather be fine this popular meeting is sure to be largely attended. The course, and accommodation for tho public have been greatly improved, and the committee have spared neither time nor attention in order to make the May Day races a success. For the convenience of visitors from Napier and intermediate stations, a special train will leave town at a quarter to nine o'clock, reaching Kaikora at 10.10

Mr Carlson, the successful tenderer for the bridge across the Manawatu river at the Harding's road ford leading-from Woodville to Kumeroa, has commenced operations, and contemplates having , the bridge completed in seven or eight months. This will be an immense benefit to the settlers in the Kiuneroa and Puketoi districts, which are steadily advancing in importance. The river has hitherto been a great drawback to settlement as in winter time it is often unfortable owing to floods. The thanks of tho settlers are duo to tho member for tho county Mi;. Hall, who so persistently worked in their behalf in getting the amount voted from the sum allocated under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act.

Speaking from memory, we think it was owing to a speech made in the House last session by Captain Russell, that Tiawke'e Bay succeeded in getting the 'Frisco mails delivered with promptitude. For years the mails waited for days at Auckland after arrival to come down by the East Coast, or were taken to Wellington, and then despatched overland here, with tho result that the mail was generally delivered earlier in Invercargill thaninNapier. All that has now been altered, and it has been found possible for the post office authorities to land our mails at New Plymouth, which means an average gain of nearly three days in their delivery. Of late great laxity lias been displayed in Wellington as to tho despatch of Australian mails, and we hope some one of our Hawke's Bay members will draw attention to the matter when the House meets. Here is an instance in point. The Wakatipu reached Wellington on. Sunday night from Sydney, and yet her mails only reached Napier last night. Had they boon despatched on Monday overland they would haves been delivered one day earlier. The N.Z. Times of Monday which contained the account of tho steamer's arrival reached Napier on Tuesday night. This has happened frequently during the last six months Last night Mr L. Rod ward was elected ati honorary member of the Napier Rifles.

English men-of-war may be expected at any moment at different ports of the colony where arrangements will be made for coaling them.

Some interesting particulars as to the English and Russian fleets in the Pacific will be found ou our back page. It will be seen that the Russian boats are of anything but a formidable stamp.

A "Wellington paper is responsible for the statement, that it seems to be generally understood that the first-ehiss militia in Wellington is to be officered chiefly from the Civil Service It is not many years since the Government prohibited any Civil servant holding a militia commission.

Geography is not nn exact science in America. The New York Herald credits Victoria with having sent the New South Wales contingent to the Soudan.

"Wo have to acknowledge receipt of the April number of Once a Month, which keeps well up to the excellent standard achieved at the first by this popular Australian monthly. The present number contains a capital article on the late Lindsay Gordon, the most gifted poet of the colonies.

G. A. Preece, Esq.. R.M., grave his dcoision this morning , in the case of Tanner v. Youn.srniiin. His Worship found for the plaintiff, as the defendant should have delivered the cattle when Alortenscu was sent up first, and the refusal to deliver when he went up with an order was unreasonable, and when Mr Tanner went up himself the calves should also have been delivered. Judgment for plaintiif for £40, costs £1 10s, witnesses' expenses £8 Ss G'd, and solicitor's fee £3 3s.

A Sydney paper says: — Lieutenant Parrot (now captain) wlio is clown with sunstroke in iSiinkim, is one of the best scientific men New South "Wales has produced. Tic is the inventor of the system of sun disc signals, which received the highest praise- from the British scientific press, and met with immediate adoption in European circles. It was Parrot's sj'stem which was successfully used in connection wK:h the distressed garrison at Ekowo, besieged by the Zulus. By the way, Parrot, who is a first-class surveyor, could never hit it with the Government department.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (limited) have received the following' telegram from the London oih'ei; of the Company under date the!2Bth inst.: —■

"Wool.—Market unchanged. Tallow is dull of sale. Mutton is worth 32s and beef 30s (id per cwt. Leather. —Market unchanged."

The following will at the present moment be read with interest an showing the importance of Russia and England, in regard to area and population of their respective empires. In 1870 the area of the Kussian Empire in and outside Europe was 8,26-1,200 square English miles, with v population in Europe of 6f),701,-300, and in Asia are 20,55 L,540, making a. total in population of 80,580,000. The British dominions in 1881 covered an area of 8,.300,000 square miles, with a population as follows :—Europe, 35,197,023; Asia, 250,047,790; Africa, 2,977,170; British America, G,01G,570 ; Australasia, 2,921,011.—T0ta1, 303,1G3/J97. Of this number .British India, including tributary states, contributes no less than 252,600,550, with an area of 1,457,214 square miles. So that without India the British population would be 50,503,417. Since IS7O Kussia has certainly extended her territory, but even making ample allowance for this the population of the British dominions must exceed that of Kussia by three to one.

Owing to the unfavorable weather yesterday, the committee have resolved to open the St. Andrew's Hall Art Exhibition to-mor-row. Before this interesting and valuable collection of curios, pictures, &c, is dispersed, we would strongly recommend its inspection by those who have not yet visited the exhibition. A number of pictures and fancy goods will be offered for sale on Friday evening , . To-night St. Andrew's Hall will be closed.

A.II American paper correspondent writing of the New Orleans exhibition says that Fairbanks have employed a singularly dangerous manner of exhibitng their scales. They have pliiccd scales at almost every turn in the main building which are guarded over by beautiful young ladies with pleading eyes, beseeching , the many passers by to come and see how much flesh ho has been dragging about the exposition all day. Imitating Ulysses I stuil' cotton in my ears—wax being scarce—but I have no shields for my eyes. Consequently, I find ni} r self weighed every ton minutes. I weigh less every time.

Mr Sutton made a capital suggestion to day that ladies should be admitted to tho raeocour.se free when accompanied by a member. Tho rules of the V.R.C. and A..T.C. are that a member's ticket also admits two ladies, and as their meetings occupy more days than the 11.8. Jockoy Club meetings do, tho concession on tho part of our local club would bo a graceful act.

A renowned clergyman in Fifo.-ihiro lately preached a long sermon from tho text " Thou art weighed in tho balance and found wanting." After tho congregation had listened about an hour, some began to get weary and went out Others soon followed, greatly to tho annoyance of the minister. Another person started, whereupon the parson stopped in his sermon and said, "That is right, gentlemen, as soon as you are weighed pass out!" The rest stayed.

The Sydney Morning Herald says that the Patriotic Fund is steadily increasing , in amount. The total sum banked by the honorary treasurers is £32,203 Is 7d. Lord Garmoylo—whose father recently had to pay £10,000 damages for his breach of promise—if wo arc to believe Truth, has had a strange adventure in India. While he was asleep a cobra is said to have crept into the Led and seized his big toe. Having reached for his revolver, Lord Garmoylo fired, killed the snake, and at the same time blew off his toe. The toe is said to have been impregnated with poison, and its accidental removal alone saved his life. Flies and Bugs,-—Beetles, insects, roaches ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by " Rough on Eats." Felton, Grim wade & Co. Agents, Wellington American Co.'s Hop Bitters has restored to sobriety and health jicrfect wrecks from intemperance. Peruse all. Life Insurance as a provision.—The importance of seciu'Cinent o( means for those we" might olscwise leavo in need}' circumstances, is not more wise than the 2>rocuroment of an extended lease of life by tho continuous use of Wolfe'b Schnapps.— [advt.]