TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5631, 16 September 1889, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

At present there arc nineteen patients in the hospital. Captain Edwin wired as follows at four o'clock this afternoon :—-" N.E. to N. and | W. strong winds; glass further fall." Mr. 11. P. Cohen offered at auction the Petaao estate land (Villera , ) this afternoon, when it whs bought iv by the mortgagee. Our Wairoa correspondent wired to-day that Mr J. R. Redstone, manager of the Napier Bus Company, has crossed tho Wairoa bridge with a mob of really grand hor.sM. Tho members of tho several choirs who nro assisting iv tho performance of tho cantata " David " in St. Paul's Church arc reminded of tho practice to-night at 8 o'clock. Wo are requested to state that tho rehearsal of ladies and principals in connection with " loluuthe," which was fixed for this evening , , has been postponed on account of tho inclemency of the weather. Tho Ogdcn Company ro-open here at the Theatre Royal on Saturday week, with Byron's well-known comedy " Our Girls." Their agent, Mr Dix, has arrived in town to make the necessary arrangements for tho appearance of the cjjinpany.

The Chiiritable Aid Board met this) afternoon. Present: Tho Mayor (in the chair), and MoKsra Beg>?, Cohen, and Bennett. A letter was rend from Mrs Hanuen etating her present husb>.ind would no longer keep her son by her first liUHbaud. Tho lad was a cripple and an imbecile. Enquiries to bo made as to tho best course to pursue., the information to bo furnished for next meet-

The Hospital Trustees mot this afternoon. Present: The Mayor (in tho cli'iir), Messrs. Bejrsr, Cohen, and Bennett. The accounts for (ho month amounted to £125 loa. "id., of which .£'2s l;'w. hud been received from patients, leaving tho net cost of tho institution £100 os. 2d. Mr. Miller aud Captain Eussoll wero appointed the Visiting Committee for tho ensuing quarter. Tho Visiting Committee reported that everything , was satisfactory at the institution. On tho motion of Mr. Cohen it was decided that in future all probationers before being eniploved should bo required to obtain a certificate-of competency from the aurgeonsuperintendent. A payment of £5 for wages during tho time fever cases were in the hospital was iiuido lo probationer O'Connor.