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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4456, 10 November 1885, Page 2

A report of the Garrison Band's sports at Farndon, our Hastings correspondent's letter (hold over from Saturday), and some racing news will bo found on our fourth page to-day.

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It speaks well for the community that yesterday's holiday passed off without a single police case being brought this morning for any offence committed yesterday. Crummie, who won the Hack Hurdles yesterday, was bought out of tho pound recently for thirty shillings, a very profitable investment. Tho machinery for the Wellington Woollen Factory has been shipped on board tho Mataura, which sails for New Zealand next month. The Napier second eleven yesterday beat the second eleven of tho H.B. County by seven wickets, thanks to the bowling of LeQuesno. "Hippo," in giving his tips on Saturday for the Petano races, among other successes placed the three horses for tho hurdles out of the eight on tho card. _At the R.M. Court this morning, two civil cases set down for hearing wore adjourned in consequence of tho absence of the plaintiffs, whilo a third case was adjourned. Mesdames Ormond, Russell, Locke, J. N. Williams, Spencer, and Hill wero engaged yesterday in judging tho sewing samples from the district schools, for tho award of Captain Russell's annual prizes. The Napier Rifles easily beat their Woodvillo comrades. Tho latter team fired on Saturday and only scored 390, as against 517 made by Napier on tho preceding Saturday. On Saturday tho Rovers seoond eleven wero badly beaten by tho Union, tho scores being 34 against 101 ; for tho former C. Cato scored 13, while for tho latter A. Freeman got 28, J. Morrison 13, Howo 13, and A. Yates 13 (not out). Graham secured six of tho Rovers for eight runs. A letter from Poverty Bay informs us that tho settlers there are*embarking largely in fruit growing. Ono settlor has planted last season 150 lemon trees, and another has laid down twelve aoros as an apple orchard. Mr R. Monteith has bought tho business at Taradale that has been so successfully carried on by Mr J. S. Blair. Mr Monteith will have tho best wishes of a largo eirclo of business and private acquaintances. Government printing offico received an order for £2 8s worth of stationery from the Taranaki County Council, but thoy sent back word that their business was cash. They ovidontly know how impocunious local bodies arc. Tho Rovers yesterday on tho Recreation Ground boat the Napier by six wickets. The scores wero small. Napior, Ist innings 46 (White 13) ; 2nd innings 29 (White 9) Rovers, Ist innings 42 (G. Newton 17, not out) ; 2nd innings 34 (Finch 13). Liddle, Newton, and Edwards bowled well for their respective clubs. Tho telephono exchange koeps increasing ; the number of subscribers now totals fiftyfour. Already Napior has surpassed Oamaru and Nelson, both of which had tho convenience supplied long before wo wore attended to Tho oxcited passengers on board tho Wairarapa on tho occasion of tho late firo had some ludicrous scenes presented to their oyes, which, in spite of tho surrounding circumstances, oxcited their mirth considerably. One gentleman appeared on deck, clothed in his nightshirt, reaching to his heels, showing ho had not wasted much time in dressing, and which would havo evoked tho compassion of his fellows, wero it not that his costumo was completed by having on his head a shining black belltopper.

Aucklanders worked it pretty steep on G. A. Sala, They showed him over their freezing works, and assured him thoy would never be satisfied till thoy had succeeded in placing a log of frozen mutton on tho tablo of each working man in England at least once a week. Tho Auokland freezing works is, perhaps, the greatest wonder in tho North Island; a people who cannot supply their own noeds in tho mutton line, talking in tho above grandiloquent stylo, wants somo beating.

On Sunday Constablo Hall received information that n man had been drowned in tho Ngaruroro, near Mr McLoan's station at Maraokakaho. At the inquest held by Mr G. A. Preeeo yesterday, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned. It appeared the deceased, named 11. Humphries, was carried away by tho current when attempting, to ford tho river.

A correspondent signing himself "A Dane" forwards us an indignant protest against tho disloyal remarks contained iv Mr V. Jensen's letter that wo published last week. " A Dane " says that Mr Jensen left Denmark when ho was a mero boy. and therefore cannot bo fully acquainted with tho subject on which ho wrote. "A Dano" did not forward us his name or address, and therefore we do not publish his letter.

We regret to record tho doath of Mr J. A. Cunningham, who died this morning after a short illness. Tho deceased gentleman was tho son of Mr A. H. Cunningham ono of the oldest settlers in Canterbury. Mr J. A. Cunningham came to Hawke's Bay in 1882, and bought Mr Hindmarsh's Rakaumoana property for £35,000. He represented Pctnuo in the County Council for some timo, and after relinquishing slieopfurmiug, through adverse circumstances, commenced business in town as a stock and station agent. Mr Cunningham has left a widow and family to mourn his loss.

Some coach proprietors have a nioo idea of then responsibilities to their passengers. Yesterday Mr Curry drovo a coach from town. At the Shakespeare Hotel some ten minutes were wasted the passengers knowing not why. When tho Spit railway station was reached, he coolly turned round to wait for the arrival of a Hastings train, and on sonic of his passengers remonstrating, Sir Curry replied that he had not engaged to tako them to Petane at any particular time. It is needless to say several passengers left his conveyance, preferring one that did not stop for uncertain intervals on the road, and from them half fares wero collected by. tho enterprising go-as-you-please, Jehu—Mr Curry.

A singularly narrow escapo from being run over occurred ycstoiday. A lady with threo young children, one a baby in arms, was driving in a cab on Lambton Quay. Her little boy was looking out of tho c-b window, and over-roaching himself, fell out. The mother instantly put down tho baby in her arms and jumped out of the cab, which was of courso in motion, as tho driver had no intimation of the accident. She fell, and the cab passed over her, tho wheels, howover, fortunately keeping clear of her body. Dr. Robertson was in tho vicinity at the timo, and soon ascertained that neithor tho mother nor hor child was seriously hurt, although thoy wero both considerably shaken, as may readily bo imagined. It would be difficult to ehroniclo a more narrow escapo from a fatal accidont. —Wellington Press.

Tho telegraph people killed a man tho other day and ho is still living. The Foilding Star which published a touching obituary notice of the individual referred to, says in its next issue : —Wo aro glad to learn that tho report circulated in Feilding ns to tho demise of Mr Louis Brown in Wellington, was entirely without foundation. Our authority appeared to bo undoubted, and the surrounding circumstances of tho cas« led us to accept tho information without tho slightest suspicion of its inaccuracy. In fact the wording of a. telegram from Mr Brown himself was tho origin of the rumor. It was to this effect— "Come down at once expect undergo operation." Tho operator at this end wrote it " Como down at onco expect under operation." The word "expect" was written so as to read " expired," which explains the misconception. The fact of Mr Brown's name being at the foot of tho message was not noticed until tho first passion of grief had subsided.

Tho Lyttelton Times thus writes of tho abolition of consultations :—" For our part wo aro really anxious for tho time— which is fast approaching—when every man who wants to mako holiday will have to bo closeted for a week with the nearest Polieo Inspector, several lawyers, and a representative of tho Colonial Secretary, before ho can consider himself safo in taking his pleasure. But wo havo ono strong opinion left. When this happy timo arrives, and wo are out of our suspense, wo ought to bo supplied with copies of all tho laws bearing an tho multitudinous and complex interest- affected. At present Parliament annually passes a hundred statutes, more or less penal, and tho Government Printer leaves the publio to tho exercise of a more or less lively imagination to discover tho length of its tether. We havo no hesitation in declaring that all convictions under theso laws before their provisions became known, will be so many cases of gross outrago and high-handed tyranny."

Tho Carlton Hotel that has just been erected at Hastings to tho order of Mr H. J. Thompson, and which has been leased by Mr 11. J. Baker, was opened yesterday, and may be said to mark another strido in tho progress of that wonderfully growingtownship. The house, of which Mr T. It. Cooper was architect, has been admirably designed to meet a branch of the trade that is rapidly developing itself with the increasing population. Commodious as tho building is it will, probably, oro long prove none too largo, and with such contingency in view, tho arrangement of tho windows and passages permit any amount of extension of the houso. While abundant < accommodation has been provided for ordinary trade purposes, especial care has been taken to sccuru tho comfort and privacy of boarders, and no money has been spared in tho appointments and furnishing of tho house. All the rooms aro lofty, well lighted aud ventilated, and though some of the apartments are still in tho hands of tho carpenters there is sufficient evidence in thoso that are finished to show that tho Carlton will bo second to nono amongst tho hotels of Hawke's Bay. The contractors aro Messrs Grigg and McColl, who havo now established themselves in business at Hastings as builders. With the exception of the doors, the whole of tho wood work required in tho building was turned out of their steam factory which includes tho latest machinery for sash making, planing, morticing, &c.

The Rev. Mr Oliver preached at Woodvillo on Wednesday evening last, to an appreciative audionco, tho sermon he delivered the previous Sunday ovoning in Napier. ~ „_ „ ~ ,„ ~, Mr C. Redwood has named tho latest addition to his thoroughbred stock " Small Changs," because he said after experience at a Church Bazaar, " Nothing can go faster."

An editor says:—"Wo havo received a basket of fine grapes from our friend -, for which he will pleaßo accept our compliments, some of which aro nearly an inch in diameter."

' In our country,' said an Englishman, as ho leaned back in his chair, 'before we" marry wo arrange to sot.tle a certain sum upon the wife.' ' Yes, I know,' replied the American, ' but with lis it is after thoy are married that a certain class settlo everything on the wife, and arrange to beat their creditors.' 'Haw, I see; and how do'tho

creditors take it ?' ' Thoy never find any. thing to take.'

Tho time in somo of the races at Petane yesterday was very fast. As there was no doubt about tho timing there must bo considerable uncertainty as to the length of the course, for it is absurd to think that cither Now York or Christina, on such a slow course, could break lmin. 18secs., at their weights, in a six furlongs spin.

The Faust Family, who will bo remembored as ono of the leading attractions in connection with Chiarini'. circus, will commence a short season in St. John's schoolroom on Saturday next. Certainly the family were far and away the best acrobats that havo been seen in Napior for many years, and whilo their entertainment was undoubtedly clever, it was at tho same time wonderfully artistic in its phases of posing.

Tho good intentions of tho local manager of the railway are not apparently appreciated to tho full extent. A good supply of covered ballast waggons wero put on to form part of the accommodation for the trip between Napier and Farndon yesterday, but not until overy available space of standing room was taken up, inside and outside tho carriages, did anyone attempt tho pleasant ride in a ballast waggon so kindly provided by a painstaking and accommodating management.

An amusing episode (for thoso who wore on term ftrma) occurred at tho Farndon sports yesterday. Mr Waterworth, Mr Tankard, and Mr Tychenne, acting as committee, were on a punt moored about twenty yards from tho river-bank, whero they wero about to start tho competitors in the swimming race Just as they wero starting the race tho punt canted to ono side and all on board got more or less a ducking, Mr Tankard gotting up to the neck in tho waters of the Ngaruroro, and the many hundreds of onlookers were unkind enough to join in a long continued laugh at the expense of tho victims.

Miss Amy Johns and Company gavo ono of their "Pleasant Hours " entertainments at the Hastings Town Hall last night to a good house, which would havo been still bettor filled had it not been for the races and sports held that day, which prevented many from going. Miss Amy Johns, who has appeared hero on former occasions, is a great favorite with the public, and always suro to draw good houses, last night sho was iv fino voice and great form, and was frequently encored. Mr Wilkinson has also appeared hero before, and in his laughable sketches, songs, and dances created roars of laughter. Mr St. Clair, in his characteristic Irish songs and dances, was very good. Tho whole entertainment was a great success, and as tho company play here again to-night they should receive a still larger audience. Tho programmo will bo entirely changed, now songs, dances, &c.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before G. A. Preoce, Esq., R.M., Richard Carter was charged with assaulting Daniel Flannigan on tho 3rd Novembor last. Inspector Sullen deposed the accused had. been twice convicted of drunkenness this year ; he was the cook at tho Refuge, and was a pensioner, and when in recoipt of funds ho took charge of tho whole placo and knocked tho inmates about. D. Flannigan deposed as to his being struck on tho day in question ; ho had never struck him before, but ho had knocked others about; ho admitted in answer to prisoner, that ho had hit back, but it was under great provocation. T. Hut-Inns deposed ho was an inmate of tho Refuge, and know accused, who was the cook; whilo sitting outside, Carter, who was drunk, came out and began introducing Flannigan to the others as Mr and commenced knocking Flannigan about; they closed, and Carter fell, and on the latter trying to get up ho again fell; Carter was always drunk when ho received his pension or got his salary as cook; ho had two or three men whom ho intimidated into constantly bringing him in liquor; sent for Dr. Koyworth, who telephoned for tho police. Tom Boyle deposed he know tho accused, who had been at the Refuge about seven months; Carter was drunk last Tuesday, and assaulted Flannigan, who gavo him no provocation ; he was sent by the men to tho Hospital to tell Dr Keyworth Carter was playing up. Accused said ho was not guilty of tho chargo, and would make a statement on oath ; being the cook he had to come down to see Mr J. A. Smith, and had two glasses of beer whilo waiting for that gentleman ; Flannigan, when ho went back to tho Refuge, threw hitn on his back; thcro were men at tho Refugo who could give evidenco that Flannigan had assaulted him ; ho had not asked tho witnesses to eomo down, as he had been told not to interfere with tho men ; ho had a pension of one shilling a day ; ho was not in good health, had been wounded, and suffered from rheumatism ; had been convicted of drunkenness upstairs, but not in tho Court. Accused was fined £4 and costs, in default ono month's imprisonment. Tho R.M. said it was a disgraceful thing that an able-bodied man should be living at the Government oxpense, and then that ho committed an assault on the inmates of the Refugo who could not defend themselves. Carter protested his innocence, and that ho could not got any monoy till next pension day, hut retired to tho residence on the hills,

Noxttho Criterion Hotel, Hastings-street, is Cottrell's City Hairdressing Saloon, whero two first-class men aro always in attendance, and whero Best Tobaccos, Cigars, Meerschaum or Briar Pipes are to bo procured. Musical Instruments of every description and Quality. Birds or Animals Stuffed. Hair work of overy description. Wigs and Whiskers made to order. Latest Novelties by every mail. A. W. L. Cottrell, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist (next Criterion Hotel) Hastings-stroet, Napier.

Carter and Co. havo opened a Special Job Line Velvet Filo Carpet Squares, size 0 feet 6 inches by 4 feet G inches, worth £3 will be sold at 25/6 ; also a lino of Brussells Tapestry Squares, same size, worth 30/-, will bo sold at 15/6. Call early to provont disappointment.—[Advt.]

For influenza, hay foyer, colds in the head, Owen's Anti-Catarrh Salt is an excellent remedy. Sold by Aickin nnd Owen. chemists, Hastings-streot, Napior, prico 2/6, —[Advt.]

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