TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6297, 5 November 1891, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

The representatives of the local Volunteers who are taking part in the Wellington , tournament leave by the express train tomorrow morning. TheNavals proceed by the early train at 7.10, joining the others at Danevirke.

Baker and Tabuteau sold by auction this afternoon, by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, tho leasehold (eighteen years to run) of 35 acres, with the hotel, at Upper Mohaka, till now kept by Mr Bodley, the price paid being £405. The furnifcrre, fixtures, &c, were also sold under a bill-of-sale for £26. The purchaser in both instances was Mr Wm. Armstrong. Possession immediately.

Mr James Sidey, manager of the local branch cf the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company, has been appointed by the directors to a post in the London office. Mr Sidey will probably leave for England next month. While every one who knows him will much regret his departure, all his friends will unite in congratulating him on his promotion, and in wishing him health and happiness in his new sphere.

Tho following date 3 have been booked with the Theatre Royal proprietors, which show that Napier audiences will have ample amusement foreome time to come: —November 9th and 10th, Payne Family ; November 20th, Mrs Sheath's concert; December 4th, "The Captives of Babylon" (repeated for charitable object) ; December Bth and 9th, District School concert; December 11th to lfjfehTW. H. Manning's dates; January 18ft to 6th, MiBS Amy Vaughan's Variety Company ; March sth to lltb, Williamson's Comio Opera Company.

Our Waipawa correspondent wired this afternoon as follows:—"At the ReaiSent Magistrate's Court to-day, beforo Mr Turnbull, R.M., Martene Ropiha was charged with obstructing Mr Skcrrett, bailiff, in the execution of his duty on the 20th October, when seizing the horse Musketeer under a warrant for debt. Fined 20a, costs Ub witness's expenses 14s, solicitor's fee £1 Is.—lraia Rophia, charged with indecency, pleaded guilty, and the charge was withdrawn by leave of the Court, it being shown that accused was not responsible for his actions."

" The Chinese Gambling Emquiry Commission in Sydney," tho Morning Herald states, " have so far been almost exclusively engaged in examining witnesses, and most - of the evidence elicited haa had reference to ' the charges of corruption against the members of tbe police, indeed, it ia the intention of the commission to conclude this portion of the enquiry before proceeding to deal with the more general circumstances of Chinese life in the city and suburbs. It is probable that tho police question will form the Bubjfct of a progress report to be shortly to tho Governor. At a recent meosfiug it waß decided to call the attention of the Inspector General to the fact that public notices in tho Chinese language announcing that gambling is carried on day and night are affixed to a largo number of ' houses in Lower George strent, Campbell street, and Goulburn street, At the sumo time the commission expresses the opinion that the exposnre of these notices affords ample evidence that tho law is cominually broken, aud ought to have led to prosecutions."