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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5592, 1 August 1889, Page 2

Tho Fire Police meot at tho Brigade Sta> tion on Friday next, at 8.30 p.m.

St. Paul's Band of Hope hold a tea meeting and entertainment to - morrow evening.

To-morrow night, in connection with the production of " II Trovatore." there will be a special train from and to Hastings.

The Colonial Sugar Refining Company havo reduced tho prices of sugar as follows :—Nos. 1 and 2, £2 per ton; No. 3, £2 10s; cubes, £1.

It is very seldom an estate in bankruptcy pays anything liko twenty shillings in the pound. The creditors of W. Ebbett, of Wanstead, will, however, bo paid in full.

A meeting of the Rugby Union will bo held at the Criterion Hotel this evening at 7.30. As important business is to bo transacted, a largo attendance of delegates is desired.

The Press Association agent at Timaru telegraphed:—The Yen. Archdeacon Harper leaves for a trip to the Old Country. The Wellington Press received tho item—The Rev. Archibald Sharper, &o.

Tho Customs duties collected at the Port of Napier for the month of July amounted to £4,494 13s 4d, and beer duty £173 15s Id, as against £3099 13s Gd and £99 Os 7d for the corresponding month of last year.

In connection with the writ issued by William Christie against Judge Ward the firm of Hislop and Creagh do not act for the plaintiff, as was previously stated. A Dunedin solicitor has tho case in hand.

Last night difficulty was experienced with one of the sides «f the prison _>oene, and it seemed likely to fan. on Miss May. Tho latter took the matter very coolly, and as the canvas was prevented from toppling over, all danger was speedily averted.

We arc glad to notice that Mrs Blackwoll intends to continue her husband's business as tailor in tho same premises as ocoupied by him, and we are informed that all his old customers will continue to her their patronage. We do not. like to sco an established name disappear from the list of well-known tradesmen, and wo wish Mr Blackwell every success.

" A.8.C." writes to the effect that Mr Black, tho Municipal Road Inspector, appears to know all about river diversion ■md to spend a lot of his timo over that abortive scheme of Ids, but ho would bo confcrinir a boon on many ratepayers if ho would kindly divert his attention to suoh matters moro immediately concerning tbe duties for which ho receives a salary.

Is it a conundrum ? A contemporary, in a cablegram a*, to the new Victorian duties, says:—"Tho tonnage dues havo been reduced to half tho duty on cereals." As the duty on cereals will amount to threo pounds per ton, ships entering Victorian waters would bo charged thirty shillings per ton, a trifle in excess of the freights from London to Melbourne by sailing ships.

Some short time back our telegrams stated that, there was a largo number of spurious half sovereigns in circulation at Wellington, and wo warned our readers that theso imitation coins were sure to find thoir way to Napier sooner or later. Thoy havo now made their appearance here, and it is reported to us that yesterday several of thorn were detected. A word of warning should bo sufficient.

Juno was a very wet month in some parts of New Zealand. Auckland city and Mount Vernon, Hawke's Bay, had 25 wet days. Summit station, Rimutaka, 2S ; and of 3o stations reporting 18 had more than 20 wet days. Tho heaviest total falls for tho month' were at Inglowood, Tara*al_i, 10-43 inches; New Plymouth, 13*37 ; Te Arohn, 12 - 32; Flaxbourne, Marlborough, 12-19.

At the R.M. Court this morning, beforo Mr Preose, R.M., Robert Harkness was charged with drunkenness, and with having .damaged a cab to tbe extent of ten shillings, the property of John Page. Defendant pleaded guilty. For tbe first offence he was fin>.d 10s and costs, and tho other charge was dismissed on the understanding that ho would pay the amount of thq damage. Tho '7-unoy was paid.

An advertisement in another column informs the publio that tho Club Hotel at Wellington lias been opened by Mr. J. Kennedy, formerly of Wanganui. The Club Hotel was the best in Wellington under Mr. Lichtseheindl's proprietorship, roomy, comfortable, excellent table, and admirably managed: and we mako no doubt that Mr. Kennedy will fully maintain tbo reputation of the houso which made it so popular with visitors from Hawke's Bay.

The result of a crushing of 4 tons of stono from the Bhut Slate Company, Nenthorno, Otago, was at tho rate of 20o_: 7dwts lOgrs per ton. A large reef is reported to have been discovered at Fiddler's Creek, Nenthome, and some fifteen or twenty claims have been pegged out. An assay of pyrites from the Eureka Company's claim yielded at tho rate of 320z 13dwts per ton. Tlio gold is alloyed its usual with silver, but. tho H>siiyer reports that of the many samples of pyrites be has examined for gold this was tho richest.

A preliminary wanting in connection with th» conference of delegates from tho metropolitan racing (dubs of tho colony was held at Wellington yesterday. The delegates pivs;'iit wero —Captain Russell, M.H.R., Hawke's Hay : Mr Samuel, M.H.R., Taranaki; Pr Earle, Wanganui; Mr G. W. Kiiey, Marlborough ; Mr J. S. M. Thompson, Wellington and Greymoutli. Apologies for absence were received from the Hon. G. Alel.eau. DiiHedin, aud tlie Hon. G. H. Clitl'ord, Canterbury. Captain Ruhsall was dueled chairman of tho conference. The next meeting takes placo in tho Parliamentary buildim/s to-night.

The reported prevalence of typhoid fever in Wellington proveß to bt» largely exaggerated. Tho city authorities yesterday morning addressed communications to twelve medical men on tho siAject, with a request that they would each state tbo number of typhoid cases they wero attending. Mr I'age, Town Clerk, states that eleven doctors have replied, tlio result being that only four patients arc reported as being r.ttended by them in the aggregate. Tho members of tho medical profession are almost unanimous in asserting that tho city at present is singularly free from a visitation of fever.

Tho following story from thu Patea Press has only ono drawback—it is no*- true :— " A rather neat story is going the rounds anent » commercial traveller who is frequently seen in Patea, and noted for his excellent tenor voico. It appears that recently he was at Napier, and as is his wont, he went on Sunday to the Church of England, and took yj) a position in tho choir, at tlio sains time donning a white surplice. All went well until it was time to tako up tho collection, and ono of tho churchwarden's being absent through illness our friend, tho commercial, was pressed into tho service to fill tlio gap. He is well known as an obliging character, heneo he, without any compunction, seized the plate, and sailed away in his white surplice along tho aisle, handing the plato round. He was quite a success in his new vols, and the admiration of all tho girls, but suddenly an awful mishap occurred. He was ascending the steps to place tho offerings in tho hands of tho minister when he trod on his whito surplice, aud fell full length on the floor, the money being scattered in all directions. A sonsation ensued, and our friend tho commercial has sworn nover to act as churchwarden again."

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