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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5891, 24 July 1890, Page 2

Tlioro was no business at tbo R.M. Court this morning.

Mr W. Kinross White, of Napier, hna just been elected a Fellow of tho Royal Colonial Institute

Tlioro will bo a rohearsal of those taking part in tho opera, " Rip Van Winkle " at tho Thciiire Royal this evening.

Nolh with standing tho great fall in tho price, the exports of flax from Now Zealand for tho lirst six months of the year totalled 20,016 bales.

Tho business before tho Supremo Court only occupied half-an-hsur to-day. His Honor Justice Conolly sat in Chambers in tho afternoon.

At, the rink laat night thero was a good attendance. Tho wheelbarrow race, which canoed great amusement, was won by I*arkins and Heron.

During tho month of Juno tho committee of tho Nyduoy City Night Refuge and Soup Kitchen in Kont-street supplied 17,0GG meals nnd 20'>H beds.

'Uio naso of tho Bank of New Zoaland v Bennett and Koch fort will occupy tho attention of the Supremo Court to-morrow, ooinirieneing at 10 a.m.

At a meeting of tho Wellington Rnoing Club l»st evening Messrs J. S. N. Thompson and }[. i>. 801 l wore appointed delogaie.i to tho raciug conference next month.

Mr Forrest, inspector for tho New South Wales Government, report." that tho rabbits have commenced the work of overcoming the rubbit proof fence by tearing the lower wires.

Out of respect to tho late Mr G. W. Culler), formerly Clerk of the R.M. Court, the oilic-ea of tho R.M. Court wero. closed from noon to-day to enable tho ollieiala to attend tho funeral of deceased.

The Bankruptcy Court will sit on Monday. On Tuesday the caso of Chas. I'alnier v. Bennett and Kochfort will bo taken, and for Wednesday tho case of Jno. McVay against the sumo defendants has been fixed.

Tho case of Oliver Mosen v. Colledge was called on at the Supremo Court this morning, when JVTr McLean said they would agrco to refer tho accounts in dispute to two gentlemen, who would bo asked to report cm tho mutter to tho Court. Messrs W. T. Irviuo and Jr.o. Craig were appointed to enquire into the accounts, and to report not later than Monday, 4th August.

Tho jury in tho action of Leupold v. Rathbono yesterday afternoon, after about an hour's absence, brought iv a verdict for

phrntiit' with damages assessed at .£5. Counsel for plaintiff applied for costs, but these His Honor refused to certify to. In tho counter claim of £'313 10s 2d, an application bus been rnudo that judgment bo entered up for Mr Ruthbono for that amount.

The case of W. Hullott v. J. Irvine will bo settled in Chamber*. In this caso the purties were partners in a cortain land transaction, aud a deereu hud boon issued dissolving tho partnership and cutting , up the land and selling , it. Mr McLean said tho defendant was undefeudod, and ho would move that a decree bo granted in terms of tho petition. His Honor agreed that tho matter in dispute between tho parties should be settled in Chambers.

A Groymouth telegram last night says : — " There is no further news from Brunnerton. T lie mines arc at a standstill. It is understood that the company will reply to Mr Andrew's letter combating his statement regarding tho aggregate number of men employed. There are no steamers in port, and only pne sailiug vessel loading ooko for Adelaide. Dredging alongside the wharf is stopped, and the dredge is laid up, all tho money allotted for tho job being expended."

In aid of tile Sunday r.ohool funds the cantata *' Under tho Palms," which was such a success last August, was again produced last night at Trinity Chun 1 !. Thero was a good attendance. Mr Koberta, as on its previous production, was tho conductor, Mr Apliu presided at the piano, and Mr Spackman at tho organ. The choruses were given excellently, while the solos were taken by Mrs Prime, Misses Mayson, Martin, and Wylie, and Messrs Finch, Simpson, Mayson, and Martin. Mr Welsman thanked the members of other choirs for their assistance.

At tho Supremo Court this morning Mr Lascelles said it was understood that Hie Honor should eit m bankruptcy, in the ciise of Deputy Official Assignee v. Kylands, on Monday morning. Mr Travors was engaged in that action, but on account of sickness in his family Mr Travers would not be able to leave Welliugton till Monday, so ho (Mr Lascolles) applied to have that case adjourned to some convenient day. His Pionor said ho would endeavor to necommodato foreign counsel, and would adjoin ii the c:iw. but to what day he could not just yet niimo.

Thero was a fair downstairs audience at the entertainment given in the Theatre Royal lust evening for the benefit of a gGUtltitmm who in the Federal Minstrel Comb-nation possessed the hum tie theatre of " Darkey Joe." The programme, while sotting forth tho classical names of the perfemers, was of .stieh a diversified description that the denizens of the pit were abuudently fatisfied ; in fact, tho gods had it all their own way. Despite this, however, those who gave their assistance were well received, the singing, farces, und dancing meeting with tho approval of the audience.

The report of the Broken Hill Propiotary S'lvcr Mine, Now South Wales, for the half-year milling- Juno, shows that at the prcßuut rate of output the- mine is turning out 7,1>00,U000z of wlvcr a year, and when the now smelters commend) operations the animal output will be at least 10,U00,U00oz, while tho lead will increase from 30,000 to about Ki,OOU tons. Thcso figures, says the Silver •< l »gu, Jo Jiot take into aoeount tho general increase, and it may bo remarked that if tho mino progresses during next year us it has douo in tho past twelve months, the yield for ISDI will bo the enormous total of 1,"),U00,U00ok e(]uul to more than onosixth of the present annual production of tho world, and one-third of time of all tho American mines put together.

The aummi meetiug of the members of St. Augustine's Church was held in the schoolroom Inst night, the Rev. J. Parkineon iv the chair. The chairman in a short address detailed tho year's progress. The attendances had been larger than ever bei'oro, and the offertories had satisfactorily increase d. Tho choir services had been greutly appreciated, w'lilo tho Sunday frchuol with a i'air statf of teachers hail shown an increase in the number of scholars. The Band of Hope meetings had been well attended, and a prayer union had been blurted. Tho treasurer's balancesheet showed the income had been £3&s 7n 2d. During the year the parsonage had been built at a cost of £SUO. After passing the usual votes of thanks tho benediction was pronounced and tho proceedings dosed.

Tho Women's Penny Piipir i.s exceedingly angry with che i.tt. James's Gazette fur cayiiijf that tho lady crick* tens ought to In; at homu learning to boil potatoes iiiotoad of careering utter cricket balls aud msikiug unwomanly exhibitions ti thomselvt;-'. The W.P.I*, thinks it might s;s reasonably say that the iiK'mli-r.s of a University cloven ou<;ht to bo at homu cleaning tho plate. " Feminine logic is, of course (comments our evening , contc-mpariiry), beyond refutation ; but we" may perhaps bo permitted to remark that it hus never been utual fur youny •jent!uiu-u to clean the plate, but that it is, (or ougliL I'J be) usual tor Yuimy ladies trj know how a potato is boiled. Women aro constantly bewailing tho disinclination of men to marry, mid tho late n;re at which they !."> to the filter ; and if tho Worn.".".'.----h "■ ;• l .'.!r>L-v(k.:.'-- ':,->(■ k:io'.- !■»:■- -J.!n'! : ri.'i;;"---i ■ ; 'hu- >h.".;v.; V.---. ')o. ;:.\\.. :l.::,- w<l kno',,- vh:tl. liii-i■.?-.-. ouM- : r!:u «.-i:i".!>a Zi-H ;: prime i" v iiut irom oih; 'h:it iias e'nwo i'."n:i» Kv'.v '/.:.;>'.:'i'd ; --'n' i , ■; . n .-vw ii:'.!l -v ■:! tVe •iT ■.■; iiiiii'.-iL'i:'..'.; «vvv-i!i; v : tt'.r.i t-;>. i- i;;:n;!----■>ii:-' iii.-lv'i'ier •;.-•; h<.r !.;;sb-,nu'-, (•:■- : \:i:iiVj' i:'m'" i.; y : -\lAih\", :.v..l wv do wt j <y.i:ni.\:-. m <» i:), :,.ii his c •);,:,;!;. 1,..- "ikHi;; l',:~ •■ ■'. Uiiiirc-e.il oy :; i.'U.-:1;u..-.i w! .H <\;c Cn.<u:t );ot iiiiih.;^!iHiil.'' \ >~.',;. .:,: :. :-\A '<:■<! F:vu O'Cl-.v-L- 'i'i-'a i. , i'urfcctioi:. iJuvicdo:.'. isviiiO, and Co., w^ciiti.

It appears that the power of the press ' depends in some degree on the presence in journalism of one or two really good journalists ; and it does so for this reason, ; amongst others too obvious to need mentioning. None are more Btrongly impressed by a man of that sort than the sensitive brethren of his craft. His influence is felt not only by the littlf group of scribes his colleagues, but in every newspaper office in tho kingdom; and by the strength and warmth of it, raises the power of the wholo machine. No hall-dozen merely able, though vary able, editors, such as the newspaper press may boast of now, can do as much; and there has been no genius of an editor in England since the decline of Mr Delano. In the north there waa one at about the samo time, Mr Alexander Russell, of the Scotsman ; he, too, dead these many years.

Now Zealand shippers of agricultural produce havo acquired a reputation for dishonest tricks which they will find it hard to

get rid of. Utter rubbish has been found fatido their trusses of hay shipped to Australia, and loose salt in their kegs of butter sent to England, and now their new flax industry has been seriously injured through, the packing of inferior fibre inside the bales. No doubt, the young people of New Zealand, as those of other countries, write "Honesty is tho best policy" in then-copy-books, and we should be sorry to believo that our fellow-countrymen in the colony, as a body, are less mindful of that adago than other people ; but a few rogues havo power to do an enormous amount of mischief to the export trade, and unless tho Colonial Government adopt special measures for stopping their malpractices the commercial reputation of the colony throughout the world will bo irreparably injured.— London Standard.

It will be g°°d news to our musical readers that Mr Sydney Hoben finds himself sufficiently recovered to give a pianoforte recital at the Theatre Eoyal on Wednesday next. Had it not boen for the break-down in his health which he came to

tbo colony to cure, Mr Hobeu would now bo giving hia recitals in England, as he was compelled to refuse a flattering offer for an English concert tour. The same cause prevented his fulfilling similar engagements in Melbourne Napier is, therefore, peculiarly fortunate in being made the scene of Mr Hoben's colonial debut, and judging from the gonoral interest taken in the event, tho Theatre Royal should bo crowded on "Wednesday evening. In addition to Mr Hoben's own contributions, there will bo vocal and instrumental items contributed by our best amateurs, who have kindly coma forward in order to assist at tho first Napier appearance of the talented youug New Zealander. Tho circle plan is now open at Jacobs'.

Mr Bishop, mine manager of tho Grey Valley Company, writes to the Argus controverting tho figures published by Mr Andrew. Mr Bishop says that in the first placo for the four weeks ending the 2Sth of Juno there woro 17S coal hewers, not 194. Tho total number about tho mines was 413, including 38 boys. Tho gross earnings Of 170 coal hewers was £2537; for shift work the same men received £119. This return for four weoks from tho 25th Juno is considered a fair average for any like period instanced by Mr Andrew. Tho average earnings for coal liewera for tho time mentioned is stated tohavobeon 15s 2d per shift for <Jl hours at tho face, exclusive of £119 for slitft work. Mr Andrew in his letter s.iys that the liowers earned jEo-10 per week sinco March, whereas tho amount is said to

have exceeded £017. Tho manager compliiins that the association will not allow the men to earn more than 15s per day, though all could earn a good deal more if they were allowed. A fuller statement is in course of preparation.

Ask your grocer for Five O'Clock Tea al 2s id per lb Daividson, Irvine, and Co , agents.

Smokers whose indulgence, in tho weed ia continuous should use such a cordial as Woltk's ScitSAtrs.