TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6022, 12 December 1890, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

The afternoon beincf cWr tho partial eclipeo of the sun was plainly visiblo to-day. The eciipeo began at 2.50 p.m., and was greatest at 3J>'>., covering , nearly twothirds of tho suu'k disc.

Messrs Dalguty and Company (Incited) have received the following cable from London : -" Next sulo will open on 27th January. Quantity is not. limited, and arrivals up to commencement of stileH will bo admitted. Second Heries will open on '2nd April; limit -100,000 bales."

Tho fehohir-s of tho Marist Brothers' School broke up to-day for tho niidsmnmer vacation. Tho prizes vara presented to the HtiQceeeful pupils by Father Grogitn. Our reporter culled at the school to-duy for a copy of the prize list, but the Brothers do not desire that it should k; published, heuco tho non-appearimco of the prize in our columns.

The Board of Governors for the High School met this afternoon. Present: Messrs Ormoiid, Twurjr, H. S. Tiifen, Saran, SainsLury, ami Carlilo. The sum of JCO-l'J (is 8d bad been spout since iuft inei'tiiifr. chiefly in (--alaries, which the Board approved. Mr Mutton's rcMKuation on the Board was accepted, and Mr Shrimpton's appointment agreed to A letter was received from Gavin I'enuock, tlinputiny his liability for raten due on propevly on which the Nupier Gymnasium Club's shed .stood. Mr Tift'on wiid he luul uiveti a uuamiiteu to llui club, tho moiuhcrs of which «till wore indebted to him for £')■>. The Board resolved to pay the rnU:.«, «s Mr Peacock, as secretary »f tho club, could not bo considered liable. MirS Hewitt's report on the scholarship pupils was satisfactory, although some of them might work harder. T.lr Wood also reports favorably. On llis.s Hewitt'* Bugtfest'n-n, r>:iD wei'k wrm tiiken oti' the winter liolidayn iiri'l tin: i-umiticr term lengthened by o>i« week, to apply to both schools. Funds did not ponint <A an more;t.<« i» iiiS Browning-'s salary. Fracor'H .aervioeii wi-ru retained. It was docidi'd to draw attention to tho nature of the Latin paper for the matriculation, which whs intended for medical atudciiita only, hut dm.o by ull thoau competing. Thuexiimin«-'sf(;o, Dr. Macarthur, of' Auckland, wan authorised. Tho otatemr«n:. of accounts showed a balance of £."iO4 1-lH 7d ufter payiiif? accrued accountH of £103 l'ls Sd. Tho Board then adjourned.

Tho Five O'clock Tea is n poifect blftul, of tons, mid the fluvor is delicious. Davidson Irviuo and Co., agenta.

Dr. Mooro attends at Owen's rh:inn;icy from 11 a.m. to 12 noou and from 7 p.m. to 7.130 p.m. daily,—l AnvT.J