SECOND EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4733, 7 October 1886, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

The Kaikoura arrived at Port Chalmers early this morning with the English mail. Messrs Davis and Ruston are the successful tenderers for the erection of tho Naval Brigade's drill-shed. It is rumored on reliable authority — wires the Sydney correspondent of the Age that the Hon. James" White has refused £10,000 for Trident. The R.M. Court was crowded this morning with spectators, who Beemed to take a great interest in the alleged charges of robbery against two "spielers."A meeting of creditors in the bankrapt estate of John Moorcock wag to. ha/ye been held at the Cowt.houae this naoming, but lapsed through want of a quorauai.

Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Co. sold today the late Mr Burkes farm at Papakurn, of 44 acres, at. £42 per acre, to Mr W. Harpham, including buildings. Section 49, Taradalo, ]„-_■ perches, was sold at £17 to Mr T. W. Balfour.

Those who attend the High School sports will certainly have the pleasure of hearing good music, for the Garrison Baud have kindly offered their services, as usual, and will play selections during tho afternoon. The Sports will take place on the P.ecreation Ground on October 16th, and will begin at 12.30 p.m.

The public want to know, and very properly too, whether Mr Preece is to be Resident Magistrate of tlie Borough of Napier and travelling Magistrate for the whole of Hawke's Bay, or a Native Land Purchase Commissioner. We think Napier is entitled to h Stipenniary Magistrate, whose whole service shall be devoted to the Court in this town. It is bad enough in all conscience that about half his time should be occupied in attending Courts all over the country between Wairoa and Woodville, two places a hundred and fifty miles apart, without the duties of a Laud Purchase Commissioner being thrust upon him. For Tuesday next several civil cases aro set down for hearing that have been adjourned for a fortnight. This is law's delay with a vengeance.

The following special telegram from the Blnff to tho Christchurch Press was published by that journal on Tuesday : — "MrW. 11. Solomon, a resident of Mac • arthur-street, Ballarat, near the old Cemetery, some days ago, was playinsr with a cat, which bit him on the hand while frisking about. The bite was not considered serious by Mr Solomon at the time, but next day the hand and wrist commenced to swell, and finally the arm became swollen and the sufferer, at the request of friends, sought advice at the Hosviital, where Dr. Morrison, tho Resident Surgeon, pronounced tho case one of blood poisoning, and said serious consequences would probably ensue, This has beon tho case, for Mr Solomon died at a late hour last night. His body and his logs and arms were swollen to a considerable extent. Tho bite appeared anything but serious to the unfortunate man's friends, and the injury was considered one that other persons had frequently sustained without even inconvenience. Deceased was a strong healthy man, about thirty-six years of age, proprietor of a grocery store, and was unmarried."