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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6003, 20 November 1890, Page 2

Mr Neal, J.P., sat on the Bench at the R.M. Court this morning, aud lined John Todd 5s and costs or 4S hours imprisonment for drunkenness.

Tho numerous friends of Mr Thomas Tanner will be glad to hear that gentleman has so far recovered from his late serious illness as to bo enabled to visit town to-day.

A few prominent Freemasons left town by first train this morning to meet the M.W. the Grand Master and his officers at Danevirke, whero Lodge Rawhiti will be consecrated to-day.

A3 no applications havo boen received by the clerk of the Napier Licensing Committee in respect of licenses, and there being no business to bo brought before tho Committee, it will not be necessary to hold tho licensing meeting on the sth December.

Tho average cost per head in schools with an attendance over 150 is, £2 18s 10d, varying from £2 os 9d iv South Canterbury to £3 1. s 2d in Hawke's Bay. In schools under 150 the cost varies from £1 0s 7d in Turairiki to £5 8h od in Otago. Iv Hawke's l?ay the cost, is £4 12.

A meeting of the Public Sorvico Association wilt bo held at Wellington on Friday week, when rules and regulations, based on suggestions which havo been received from all "parts of tho colony during tho last two months, will be submitted. When these rules aro finally adopted tho association will be formally constituted.

A new serial will shortly be commence . in our supplement.

In consequence of tbo ceremony tomorrow night in connection with the consecration and dedication of tho new Masonio Hall in Tennyson street, the regular monthly meeting of the members of Scinde Lodge will not be held to-night. In the place of that meeting, however, the brethren will assemble at 7.30 o'clock this evening in the new hall for choir practice, &C, to Which visiting brethren aro invited.

Tho parade of the Volunteers last ovening was inspected by Major Wood in the Garrison Hall, aud tho remainder of the evening was devoted to company drill by the Rifles and Navals and gun drill by the Artillery. It was intimated on parade that Colonel Hume would hold his annua! inspection on Wednesday next, which will necessitate the attendance of every man on tho rolls, under penalty of a heavy fine. Nol. lvoof absence can bo obtained, except on the count of illness or temporary absence from tho district.

A challcu .v rifle match is contemplated between ten" members of the Napier Rifle Volunteers, divided int. two teams of five men a-side which will eventuate on the mornin .h of Tuesday next and that day week, on tho Tutaekuri range, at '■> o'clock. The following will represent the respective teams : No. I.—Captain Chicken. Lieut. Swan. Servants Strudwiek and Thomson, aud Private Scoble. No. - - Privates Chambers, Harpham, Hands, Hendry, and Bugler Fo-tett. The conditions will be 300° and IiOO yard-, five rounds per man at each range with the Snider rifle and theu with the Martini-Henri weapon, Wimbledon target and scoring.

Mr Cook, the manager of the local branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, has left with us a, new Yankeo invention, being a magic pocket lump and cigar aud pipe lighter. It is one of tlio handiest little things wo havo seen. It is not much bigger than au ordinary silver match box, which can lie flat in tho waistcout pocket, and by pressing a spring the lid Hies open and reveals (.lighted taper. By closing the lid the light is extinguished, and this operation oan be repeated till iv tho course of time the « hole of the materials ate used up, whin they can be renewed. It is a wonderful and useful invention, and the magic lighter has only to be known to come into universal use. Iho prico is os, and it is worth twice

as much

The hc.ivv sea wliich was rolling in all yesterday increased towards tho evening, and as the sluuondotrs waves curled and broke on tho sl.oro the sight was a magnificent one. There was a new moon obscured by clouds, which added to the beauty of the scene, aud despite the drizzling rain wliich fell at intervals, a large number of spectators were on tho Marine Parade to watch the sea. Occasionally a wave broke over the wall, and tho spray wetted thoso who ventured too close, but this seemed, if anything, toadd to theenjoyment Later on iv the evening tho sea became still higher, and ut times broke with a terrific crash, almost shaking the very foundation of the buildings near the beach, but the substuitial wall resisted the mightiest efl'oris, which was n matter of groat consolation to those living on tho Parade. By .his morning the sea had considerably genu down, but it was t. ill high, and attracted many people to the beach during tho day.

Nothing strikes a render of American newspapers so much as the great progress of tho Southern Scntes. Kecent returns show an extraordinary increase iv all hues ot wealth and production in the last ten years. Tho property assessment totals have gone, for example, from 21 Gl million dollars to 3837 millions, whilo the indebtedness of the country shows a decrease of 15 per cent. The 7000 miles of railway have gone up to 40.000, tho output of the ironworks has gone from _;.0,000 tons to 1,780,000 tons ; the wealth per head of tho people has risen from four hundred to six hundred dollars; and agriculture has increased by some oi per cent. These figures show tho wonderful richness of the Southern States. Iboy point to their predominance iv the Onion in timo by hhecr superiority of weight. *'"■■ tho present this prosperity is tiro oauae ground for the arguments of _ reel ri■ :Ao ■ Protection. The North :._!. • > v ,k* '/•■,„, find fault with Protective b<T"V!;" a !. ;„, when it has done so much for .yon . South replies '• Fleetnulo would lui^tw.ee as well for us.'' U, ment rages. but fare ..a..-'-' progress.--*./. Tunes. ~, , , ~,., v v tieiieet blend 0[ J - iJ '»- son Irvine and Co , agt" • • For value, strength, and puiuy, K adi A.'W_£C°PP°"* '*•>« '."ia Co,, drapers.