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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6738, 21 April 1893, Page 2

The Athenteum dance will be held this evening, when a .pleasant gathering is promised. The proceeds will be devoted to the funds of that institution.

Wβ hear that the engine-room of Wilding and Oo.'s saw-mill at Kopua was burned down last nitrht. No further partioulars are to hand. The breakwater road will be open for traffic in about a fortnight. A large quantity of material from the Bluff slip baa been trucked away lately and deposited in the Spit lagoon, which, by the way, is one of the eyesores of the borough. The Waihora, which arrived at the Bluff yesterday afternoon from Melbourne, is the bearer of an English mail. Desire Verechafelt appeared before Mr T. K. Newton, Justice of the Peace, today, and admitted a charge of intoxication He had not beeu up for some tima, and was told to try and keep out of the hotel and Court hnu to altogether A fiae of five elidings and costs was inflicted. A t the regular monthly meeting of Scinde Lolge of Freemasons last night, the followintt brethren were nominated to the undermentioned offices for the ensuing year:— Rro. J. W. AfcOougall, now 8.W., to be W M ; J P.M. Bro J. E. Provis, to be S.W.; Bro C. 8. Galloway, now 8 D., to ba J.W.; P.G.W. BroT R. Price, ro-eleoted secretary; Bro. A. V J. Lockie, re-eleoted treasurer; bro. J. Alexander, now J.D., to bo 8 D. ; Bro. J. A Muir, now I Q , to be J D.; Bro. D. A. Sturrock, re-elected [ organist; Bro. W. D'Authereau, I.Q-. ; I Bro. H Yarrall, re-elected Tyler.

Albert Fernandez, formerly of Napier, has filed his schedule at Wellington At hia creditors' meeting, which was a little lively, a statement was put in showing that bankrupt started business as a working jeweller on Maroh loth, 1892, with a capital of £8 and £19 money lent, in all £27. He did good business till June last year, when judgment wae given against him in a case brought through losing a valuable atone. He had to pay £30 for a new stone. A fire afterwards occurred and he claimed £60 insurance, but only got £42. After the fire his creditors pressed him, and the bailiffs being put in, he was com poll el to file. One of the creditors said, "Oh, you needn't come here and tell us that you made nothing out of the fire ;we are business men, and we know; you made £25. You ought to pay 20s in the £." The Official Assignee wae authorised to make an inspection of the stock and book debts, and call a further meeting.

The Auckland amateurs made a profit of £88 -is 9d from their performance of " Pinafore." The Amateur Opera Club has a credit balance of £358 18a 3d.

Tiere was a large attendance of persona in Bt. Paul's eohoolroom last night interested in the formation of a " Beoreation Club," Mr T. Humphries occupying the chair. The objects of the society were explained by Mr Mackenzie. It was proposed to hdve a gymnasium in thn schoolroom, while there would be rooms for ohess, draughts, and other features of a social character.

After it had been formally decided that such a society be formed, office-bearers were elected as follows : — President, Mr T. Humphries; vice-presidents, Messrs Laiog, Mackenzie, and Ootterill; cimmittee, Messrs Healop, Whitelair, Oaughley, George Kelly, Henry Kelly, F. Grainger, Chicken, and Lindsay; instructors, Messrs Pike and Anderson; treasurer and secretary, Mr Diddams. The gymnasium, for which a good supply of material has been procured, will be opened for the first time next Thursday evening. A settler living at Great Barrier Island named William Cooper was billed there on Monday by falling from a scaffolding on which he and another settler were crosscutting a log. Some of the Corporation staff are now engaged in putting down a valve in Hastings street at Newton's corner, and the effect, in so far as fire prevention is concerned, will prove most eatisf actory. Hitherto, when there has been a fire at the Spit, the turncock has had to go from his house down to the Marist Brothers' school, Shakespeare road, to turn on the water, involving a loss of at least twenty minutes. Now, when the two mains are connected in Hastings street, all this time will be saved. It is a wonder this improvement was not effected long ago. The amount of gold entered for exportation from the colony last quarter was £208,797. The Fire Brigades' demonstration U to be held in Napier next February, and with a view to meeting the expenses in connection therewith, tha Napier Fire Brigade laist night resolved to form a guarantee fund of £100, and that the co-operation of tha Spit Brigade be asked in the matter.

Two articles, entitled, " The Labor Question at the Cape " and " Kir)g and Qaeen of Herria," will be found on our bask psge to-day . The School Committee elections take place on Monday evening nex\ A sharp thook of earthquake was felt in town this morning at 10. *7 o'clock. ■Mnntfuy b-ing St. George's Day, the banks will not.b* open for bueineti.

"A Friend to the Horse" writes from Hastings drawing attention to the cruelty to animals that is practised in the district. He says that "hourly you can see men, women, and youths with the reins in hand the whole time sawing the horse's mouth. These poor brutes seem to have but few friends, yet countless masters, who ride them late and early, seven days a week ; no rest even on Sunday. The faster a-horse goes the faster he is wanted to go." Our correspondent, for whose letter in full we have no room, hopes that, by calling attention to the fact, it may lead to some persons "leaving off jerking the reins."

At Dunedin yesterday the following publioans were fined :—John Infield, of the Harp of Erin Hotel, £2 10s and costs for permitting persons of notoriously bad character to meet together in his house ; also fined £3 and costs for Sunday trading. Mary Knox, licensee of the Universal Hotel, £3 and costs for Sunday trading. A similar charge against John Laweon, of the Gridiron Hotel, was dismissed

A private Bill is to be introduced into Parliament in the ensuing session in regard to the will of the late Hon. W. Robinson, its object being to create five separate trusts of the shares of hie daughters in his real and residuary personal estate.

The Minister for Lands has been advised that a large store and some stables on the Cheviot estate were destroyed by fire. The buildings burnt were only recently insured for £500.

A Christchurch telegram says that Mr E. Chapman, of Springbank, while with a party hunting wild cattle at Mount White, was accidentally shot in the thigh with a carbine. There are no particulars to hand except that his companions intended to carry him to Springfield a distance of about 60 miles, 25 miles being through some of the roughest oountry in the ranges.

Although variable weather is being experienced here just now, the thermometer stood at 64 in the shade this morning. Auckland was the warmest place in both islands with two degrees more.

A girl named Sarah RolfE, sixteen years of age, was committed for ttial at Emmasville, New South Wales, for administering poisou to William Byron with intent to murder him. Byron is the girl's uncle, but has been keeping company with her for fome time. According to his statement, on one occasion when they met she gave him some cakes. He ate part of one, and was seized with cramps ; the cakes were afterwards found to contain poison. No evidence was called for the accused, who was undefended. I

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