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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5660, 19 October 1889, Page 2

Tho Monthly Review for the month is to hand from the publishers.

To-morrow week there will be a confirmation service at St. Mary's. ■

A meeting of the Bovers Crioket Club will be held this evening at the Criterion Hotel at 7.30. Members are urgently rnciueetfcd to attend. ■ ■-.. . _■ -

The prizes in connection with the Friendly Societies Art Union will be on view in Mr. Holder's shop, Hastingsstreet, this evening. "'

Mr Macoabe, of whom we need say nothing oxoept that dull care always vanishes at his approach, will appear for a short season in Napier in December.

The sea-wall ■ from the Court-house ,to Coote rottd will probably be gone .on with next week. The prisoners have got out a good quantity of stone, and orders for two kilns of lime have been given. . . . ■:

Mr Sydney Dickinson delivered a lecture in Sydney recently on " Picturesque New Zealand," which, he said,, combined the beauties of Scotland, Switzerland, and Norway with a climate all ita own. ' ,

The gold returns for the quarter ending September 30th, 1889, for the whole of the colony, are—lo,9o7oz., valued at £161,781; and for the corresponding period of last year, 53i5910z., valued at £214,452.

The Payne Family had a good audience at the Theatre Royal last evening, when they brought a very successful season to a close. Next week the Payne Family will appear at Taradale, Clive, and Hastings. '

During the year 1888 the number of cattle slaughtered in Liverpool was 40,383, of sheep 227,623, latnbs 0584, calves 20,076 and pigs 70,378. In the twelve nionthe 166,3761b of meat were seized and destroyed. , ■ -;

The body of a newly-born infant was found yesterday in a garden in Nairn-street, "Wellington. The medical examination proves that the child was born alive within ■the previous twenty-four hours. Detectives are investigating the case.

The subject of the Rev. J. G. Paterson's eercnoh to-morrow morning will bo " The Living Power of au Endless Love." The subject of the evening lecture will be, " How tho Wall was Fiuished, in Spite of Tobiah, Sanballat, and Gashmu."

Tho subject of Mr. Danielle' address in the Theatre .Royal to-morrow night -will be " The Pro-existence and Divinity of Christ v. tho Modern Doctrine of the Trinity." This subject is given by request, and an invitation is extended to all who are interested, .i . • ..

In reporting a musical entertainment at Motuoka, the Nelson Colonist has the following sentence :—" A local gentleman visiting the district," &o.; and in apologising for tho blunder, siys, " it was a very evident printer's error." Poor printers"! what next will you bo made responsible for f

Mr. Lohr, the agent for Frank Lincoln , the American humorist, arrived in town this morning to make the necessary arrangements for Mr. Lincoln's appearance in about a week's time. So far in New Zealand the humorist .has thoroughly succeeded in delighting and amusing large audiences wherever he has appeared.

Alfred Shall, who was remanded at tho R.M. Court yesterday on a charge of having no visible means of support, was brought before tho R.M. this morning. Shall could show no cause why bo should not bo conviotel as. a vagrant, and the R.M. sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

Mr James Saunders will occupy the pnlpit at the Methodist Free Church to-morrow. His subject in tho morning will be "Practical Benevolence," and in tho evening " Christ's Success as a Preacher." A mission eervice will bo held in the afternoon .at 3 o'clock, whon there will be recitations and sioging by children. All seats are feo.

The Wellington Evening- Post has received an anonymous letter written in pencil, in which the writer says that he was the murderer of Hawkins, and that Chemis is innocent. He, gives as h reason for the murder that ho was out shooting, and that Hawking wanted to turn him off the land and kicked him. The letter is believed to be a stupid hoax.

The Payne family of musicians have kindly consented to ."ing , several choice Folcctions of sacred musio at the evening service in Trinity Wesleyau Church tomorrow. The morning service will be specially for children. Subject, "The Language of Flowers." The Rev. T.J. WalHs will preach morning and evening. Tho subject in tlia evening will be " Faithful unto Death."

The railway returns continue to show a satisfactory increase in the revenue. The total revenue for th« four weekly period ending 14th September was £68,351 0s Bd, and for tho corresponding period of last year ,£(>s,llG Is lid. The totulrevenue of the present fiuiinciaiyear to date is £468,021 12s od, and for the same period last year £438,278 12s 9d, showing , an increase of £30,612 lfls Sd.

The -Educational Committee of the Ha wlie's t'siy Caledonian Society met yesterday and decided on the regulations as to the examination of candidates for the scholarships. The papers will be set by Miss Hewitt and Mr. Wood, and the examiners will be the Kpv. J. G. Paterson, Dr. Innes, and Mer*re. P. S. Mcl can, J. McLean, and J. W. Carlile. Details of the examination will be supplied to candidates on application.

The sensational rise in the Round Hill Silver Company at Broken Hill was of an extraordinary character. Iv the morning of the -ith October shares were sold at ihe Melbourne Exchange at £9 2e 6d, in the afternoon they had reached £51, and after hours £150 was touohed. The corner was a very stupid affair, for it was known the shaft would have to be sunk 560 ft. to get the main lode, while at tl-e time chosen for the corner the depth was only 116 ft.

Volunteers are reminded of class firing on Monday morning , at 5 o'clock, which will be carried on iv squads irrespective of companies, so that the markers engaged will do (iutv for any members present. Captain Smith (N'avals) aud Lieut. Stubbs (Rifles), are the officers detailed for duty. The parade for Major-Geueral Edwards whioh was expected to be held on Monday morning , will not come off then, as no notice hus been received of the General requiring a muster at that time.

At the R.M. Court thia morning , , beforo Mr. Precce, R.M., Anthony Callinan, who stepped into tlie box minus his coat, was charged with being a lunatic and not under proper control. Calliuan, it will be remembered, w«»s similarly charged only the other day, but was liberated on the medical officer certifyiug that the man was sane. Thu unfortunate man's mind seome now to be seriously deranged, and this rnorniug he was remanded for the purposo of being examined by the medical officer of the goal.

Is the education system breaking down by its own weight? If not, what is the meaning of the complaint of over-crowding that comes from Napier, and is not unknown elsewhere P Indeed tho cry everywhere is for nioro room. Suppose by some miracle of perversity tho Catholic population were suddenly to take to the secular system, and insist upon sending many thousands of children to further overcrowd tho public schools. There is a standing invitation for us, but if we accepted there would be a terrible quandary. The moral of this over-crowding is that the Catholics are »g.\ing the State tho necessity for adding yaet'y to the too great weight of the school system.—Catholic Times.

A committee has b«»n appointed by the Duiicdiu Synod of the Prcslytpriiui Church to curry out tho project of having jtho part which the Church played in tho eettietusnt of Otugo represented at the exhibition. It will make a good show. An intimation has been received by the exhibition commissioners from the Kov. Mr Banuerman, who has been in tho New Hebrides for several mouths visiting the missions there, that he has mude large eollectiono of native curiosities, dresses, and food prod.ucis. An intimation has beeu received from the ,Govei-nor-in-Council at the Mauritius that tho time allowed for the collection of exhibits was too short, and consequently that that colony had decided with, regret not to take part iv the Dujiediii exhibition.

A member of the legal profession in tills city, being anxious to engage a country girl as a domest-io servant, confided his wishes to a friend residing , in a country district, ami sought hid gaod offices to obtain what he wanted. He received a reply in tho following strictly professional form :—Dear — '■ I received your telegram and iHado search, lis 8d ; and consulted several, say iiulf a dozen, at 6\s Sd, £•2 ; long consultation uiih one i thought would Buifc you, £1 Is; she is nearly 1"> years, and would expect 7h .per week tv begin with ; advice to her to go, tis Sd ;. consulted lu-i- father and another, who wero. anxious for her to go, U!s 4d : total £i Is8d She is to give me n S-iiol reply (omorrpw. Yours, &v.—Put*.

.". According to the statement of a witness ie the larceny case at the R.M. Court thia

morning, port wine is not The witness admitted that he had not had a drink for two years, but confessed that he went into a local hotel yesterday with the prisoner and had a drink. The 8..M.: ''But I thought you hadn't had a drink for two years." Witness : " Nothing intoxicating,- Your Worehip." - Prisoner to witness:" Didn't you have a glass of port wine with mo?" Witness: "Yes." -Prisoner : " Don't you think if you took too much of that it would make you drunk f" Tho witnpgs pondered for a while, and at length replied in the affirmative. Those in Court wore luft to wonder whether the witness wbulddie soon, not having had;- •*• according to his own story, a drink for, two years. ■ ■■ ■ ■ .'•■:•* \ lam pleased-to note (writes Australian" in the Europenn Mail), that the weekly organ of the . London "corn trade " has an editorial netting forth the amount of 1 land in New Zealand available "for cereals, and taking care to point out 20,000,000 acres, now covered with forests,- may b& <r r converted eventually into rich arable land. To thoso who know and watoh the course" of the great Eugliet grain trade there is special significance in this editorial, for it evinces how tho thoughts of ebVn factors/,*,■ here are turning to the Austral World for ■';'■'■ future assured supplies of wheat, and it in- . " dicates very plainly how, before long, if only Austral agriculturists are wise and careful of opportunities, the foundation ' may be laid of an enormous and indefinitely .;■■<■ expansive grain trade between England and Australasia. To the Editor: Sir, —Having occasion to pass along Carlyle street last evening, myattention was drawn to a number of young lads who were amusing themselves throwing- xtLbtuah. in through tbe - doorway •of a grocer's shop, which I afterwards ascertained belonged to Mr J. Spence. The chopman came out and civilly aaked them to 1 desist, but, immediately his back -was turned they commenced' again. Now, I consider that it is a crying shame that our rising generation cannot find something more manly to pass away their leisure"time than annoying tradesmen... Perhaps, if one of our officers would catch one or two of. them and have them up and administer an ~ application of the birch, the nuisance would ■* abate; for a nuisance it, moat certainly, is, ' and if not checked in time may lead to more . serious offences. Hoping that my remarks may have a beneficial effect, —lam,&&o f Peo Bono Publico. v

There are many indications that Australasia and its commerce are becoming more and more a matter worthy of careful consideration in the great centres of mercantile activity of what are known as the Old and New Worlds. The latest evidence that this is so is the project now beginning to be i : seriously taken up in New York for for the"' establishment of a line of direct steamers to this fifth quarter of the globe. One of the ; papers, of that oity writes concerning, the i proposal:—" It has been suggested that a : line of steamers between New York and

Australia could be made pay were it not for the fact that a return cargo would be difficult to obtain. Facts do not bear put this supposition. Vessels are constantly plying; between Australia and European' ports, and" no complaint is heard, as to their losing inouey. But it has been suggested that; a more certain means of making a line from New York profitable might be dovised if a round trip from the States to the Cape of - Good Hope and the colonies, to return via Chinese and Indian,.ports, could be arranged. ... For a return cargo coal could be loaded at Newcastle or some other Australian port for the Asiatic market." The following is from the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The leading members of the Little Lord Fauntleroy Company have just arrived in Sydney from San. Francisco and intend going on to Melbourne by train after a day or two of rest. They are represented in Australia by Mr George Wotherspoon,, who has ajrreed with Messrs Williamson, Garner, aadMusgrove for their appearance at the Princess* Theatre &t the close of the Achurch - Charrington season. Every member of the new company is a stranger to this country, except Mr Harry Edwards, the leading man. Mr Edwards reminds us that ho was in Australia between and 1866, playing seconds to G. V, Brooke, and also for a long period to Mr and Mrs Charles Kean during their famous colonial: tour. il lam older now than I was then," remarked Mr Edwards, though, in point o£ fact, he is one of. those soldierly-lookingr men who carry their years very lightly. Mr Edwards is still remembered here by veteran playgoers, as even in those early days his position was sufficiently assured to gain him the stage managership of the Theatre Royal, then newly built. He was one of the first- stage managers under the first lessee, Mr Chas. Poole. •

Ruddock and Fryer issue with to-night's paper an inset which should convinco purchasers that now is the time to pick up genuine bargains in the hardware line.

NOAH'S ARK. DISCOVERED. A haven during the flood, and thereby enabled the family to start housekeeping upon a fresh basis after the water and excitement had abated, but the excitement caused by Webbbk ; A3TO Wilsos's Cheap Sale of Ironmongery still continues.— [advt. - ]

HOR3E COVEEB.—John MaVay continuea to make Superior Horse Covers, which possess the following advantages:— 1. The materials are' better. 2. They are made better, i. They fit and wear better. 4. And they are far better , value than anyother Covers made in tho District. Prices run from Us 6d each; , Thoueauds of them in use. Hastings street, Napier, and Waipukurau.

Fancy Basket arid Ferns Is 6d, Large Sponge* Iβ, Ladies' Baskets, New Lines, Music Folios la 6d and 3s 6d, Large Boxes Envelopes and Paper 9d, Transfers Id, Toy Whips, Barrows, Carte, Dolls, Trumpets, &c—Novelty Depot.—[advt.]

Now opened np ex s.s. Coptic, Aorangi, &c.—New Tyrolean Embroideries, from 2Jd per yard; Ladies* Black and Colored Leather Belts, Is Cd to 2s 6d; Striped Print Norfolk Garibnldis, 3s lid, 4s 9d, 5a 6d; Fancy Embossed Silk Squares for the neck, Is lid, :2s 6d, and 3s ■ 1 Id; -French. Guipure Lace Curtains, 2s lid, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s lid, 3yds long ; a job lot of Ladies , Italian, Durable Silk, and Laventeen Silk Umbielks, at 2s 9d, 3s lid, 4s lid; eeveral rolls Striped and Check Heavy Linen Drill for Boys' Suits, at Is the yard; the New: Tinsil Reversible Mantle and Brookit Draps ng, Is 3d par yard, very wide; real French Linen Gingham in Pink, Sky, and Lavenders warranted fast colors, - wide width ; opes work stripe for Pinafores . and Summer Dresses, ofd, 7fd, 9Jd per yard; fifteen more cases and bales to open up as the season advances. ' Skaklk and Co., Ready Cash Drapers, ■ next Clothing Factory.— ADVT.]

Dr. Moore will attend at Mr. Owen**: Pharmacy from 11 to 12 (noon) and from 7 to 9 p.m.—fAEVT.]