TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5972, 27 October 1890, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

We are very glad to hear that Dr. Russell linn declared Mr Thomas Tanner out of danger, and in a fair way towards recovery.

To-morrow beina: tho festival of S. Simon and S. Jude, there will ba celebration of Holy Commueion in the Cathedral at 7.30 a iii", Evensong at 7.30 p.m., with address by the Dean,

At the nomination of candidates for the repiesentation in Parliament of tho Eastern Maori oltotora.l districts, to-day five gentlemen were nominated, namely, Me J. Carroll, Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, Mr Wi tYre, Mr Kudoiph "Sturm, and Mr Timi Wata Kimitii, of vv hakatano.

Two delegates from the labor organisations in Wellington, Messrs Meyer and Skinner, have been visiting the- various towns in the Wuirarap* during the past few days, soliciting , alms for the families of strikers in the Kinpire City. The reception they Iμ ye met witli has, "we are informed, not been over re-as=mring.

The members of tlio Charitable Aid B-'iud to-day paid a visit to the refuge, ui'i'iHMjimied by Mr Lamb, nrchiteot, for the purpose of seciutr what alterations could be carried out ti) add to tin- comfort of the inmates. Mr Cohen's plan, which was discussed a fow week ago at a ■meeting' of the Board, wu> nlno considered, but of course no decision was come to.

A meeting of creditors in tho estate of Willoughby Brassey was held at the Courthouse this afternoon. A motion that tho sale of furniture bo postponed until tho question of ownership is decided, was loet, and the furniture will be sold. The question of maintenance was brought np, but no notion whs taken on that matter, and the meeting adjourned.

In the Australasian of the 4th October is a cable message stilting the Royal Insuraneo Company of England had amalg.tmuted with tho Queen Insurance Cornpaiy. Why this lias not been forwarded by "tho Press Association it is difficult to state, as tho Royal Insurance, Company has bteu doing business in New Zealand for over twenty years.

Mr. A. V. Maedonald, who has been in charge of the Napier section of tho New Zealand railways for the last six years, has received notice of bis removal to Christchurch, where he will undertake charge of the locomotive department of the HurunuiBlulF section. Mr, Whitcombe, at Napier, will take charge of the traffic branch, while Mr. Kox will act as locomotive engineer. Mr. Macdonald leaves here as soon as possible. Iff will be greatly missed locally,

for in a quiet unassuming way ho has over been attentive to the local wants. As treasurer of the local Philosophical Society ho hn.il done much to place that institution on a better footing.

At tho R M. Court this afternoon a native named Wheretu was d with having stolen n wether sheep, viiluud at. fourteen shillint,'.-;, tho property of Arini Donnelly, of Oniiihu. Mr Stock appeared for tho inform tint and Mr Cresswell for tho accuaed. Mr Mock siiid the infoiniiint was Mr Kjran,

liead f-lii'pherd oi Mr Donnelly, from whose property sheep wore continually missed. Accused worked on Home lund of Una's, mijoiuing Mr Uonuelly'e property. Ou tho liith tho shepherd .«:i\v accusod catch one of Mr Donnelly's cheep and take it into Ihia's .-hed. The sheep was killed, and although accused Niid it bolongot' to Una, he afterwards admitted that it belonged to Mr l).»uncliy. in his evidence, caid he Irid toid aceu-ed he would take fifty sheep to sett!,- the mutter out of Court Th" evidence showed that the earniitrks of the sheep of the two stations were very much :i!ii;e, and that last reason a hundred .-heep from Ihiu's lot were exchdtikred for foine rams from Mr Donnelly's station. The f-hoep that was. stolen, after it had been lulled, was taken by Mr Donnelly's shepherd and converted to his own U"o. Kjran said ho was. acting for Mr Donnelly, and that teniH had been offered for .S'lltlcmcMt; Mr Donnelly's inntruotkiis were to take fifty wethers from accused to j pay back the neighbor for sheep that had been killed and the matter would be. kept out of Court. On the application of counsel for informant the vti*e was adjourned to ThiiM<lav next at noun, to ctiuble counsel to get tUt; evidence of Mrs Donnelly.