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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7439, 9 August 1895, Page 3

Captain T-'dwin wired at 2 8 p.m today :—"!-outh to espt and north-west he-ivy gale poon ; with heavy sea acd high tide.,; glass further fall, aud rain."

Three first offending drunkards w.re arraigned before Mr Turnbult, S.M , taia inoruiug, and dismissed with a caution.

The Kennedy-Lucas Company played " Ihe Ticket of Leave Man' , at the Theatre Royalist night, 'ihe piece aSorded the auaienoe nearly three hours of thorough enjoyment. Messrs Lucas and Kennedy, and Mies Wilde, in th«priDcip»l parts, sustained their oharaoters well, and the etory of the play was followed with the greatest interest. ''The frhaughraun" will be staged to-night, when Mr J. J. Kennedy will appear as Oonn. On Sunday night Miss Lilla Wilde, in ooDJupctiou with Mr Lucas, bothelocutionists of great merit, will give a sacred concert at the Theatre Boyal.

This evening a limelight exhibition of dissolving vit>ws will be given in the Baptiat Church by the Wev G-. D. Cox. Admission, adults 6d, children 3d eiuh. :io commence at 7.30. *

A. writ has been issued by Mr 0. M. Whittington against Mr dC. P Oohen as a member of the Hospital Board, for a breach of ■' the Local Bodies Contractors' Act, 1885." The action is taken under the third olauae of the Act, whioh provides that any member of a lonal body who knowingly supplies anything to that body, shall not be entitled to any payment for the same, and any sum paid in oonceution with sush dealings, together with £10 in addition for e.ich item, with full costs of Oourt, may be recovered by any person swing in a <Jourc of competont jurudiction. The amount involved in tbe present action is about £500, che dealiugs extending over a poriod ranging from 1886 to 1895. The case will come on for h»ariug at the next sittings of the Supreme Court.

At the Hastings Cours thia morning, before Mr Beilby, J P., there was a very sad oaea, when the young daughter of a respectable reaidunt was charged with vagrancy. Sergt Mitchell stated that the •tie?. J. Hobbs, who waa present,, had interested himaylf in tho matter, and had taken steps to provido a home for aocused ia one of tho establishments provided for those cases by the Church of Sngland. He would therefore aek the Court to remand the acousad for sight dayd, bo that tha arrangements might be concluded. The Court willingly aoceded to the request of the Sergeant.

The itsoyal Humane -'joaiety of Auetralaeia has awarded a certificate of merit to Frank H 11 Glover, of fsupijr, for bravery in connection with the Bad drowning fatality in the Tutaekuri river by whiuh Misa M. Ouuninjjham lost her life. Miss E. McVay being bravely rescued, it will be remembered, by young Glover.

She loud clanging of the town fire-bell at about 5.30 last evening , quiokly drew a la; ge orowd together at tha tirq station, '.the cause of the disturbance, however, proved to bo only a burning rubbieh heap f»t the rear of Mr Lang's residence in Lucy road, the fire having spread to o> fowl-houie in close proximity, iiio damage of any consequence was done.

The Urewera natives have assumed a moro friendly altitude in connection with the road making and survey work, an<s under instruction from the Government tho detachment of police stationed at ie Whaiti to-day returned to Auckland, Tho Permanent Artillerymen will, however, leinttin on the scene for the present

Boot?, shoes, and slippers at g;eat reduotions in prices. Kealand Oioee ofier the whole of their stock at cleutiog pricue, as the stock mast be disposed of during the month. Inspection invited.

Notice to quit their present offiaes has been served on the police, in preparation for the erection of the new station, tiergt. Mulville has been intruoted to remove into a private dwelling temporarily, and hii residence adjoining the present polioe station will bs utilised for business purposes.

Mrs Heath's house, Cameron road, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire about a quarter past nine laet night A fire broke out in ft!i«s Heath's room, the curtains, wall paper, arid other iniamtnable material being burned. Moat of the oocupants were out, but fortunately the flames were suppressed in time. The window of tUe room waa shut, otherwise, had the flames been fanned by the wind, (he whole building might have gone

On htr recent passage from London to Freemantle the Shire Line steamer Nairnshire experienced some very severe weather. Captain Uisen reports being in a terrible storm. Fearful seas brosu on board, damaging tho deck fittings and smashing a lifebo'it. The saloon was swampjd, and the officers , rooms washed out. Uil vcas used to break the effects of the sea with great huccesa.

Aα Abyssinian well is being funk in Olive r'quare for fira prevention purposes to replace the gait well there. Tiie sides of the latter have fallen in, rendering the ground ia tho i'nmediate vicinity dangerous for trafflo.

We have received from Dr Oaro a pamphlet entitled '* Memoirs of the late ferey Herman Malcolm Oaro, 8.A., AjL.B., flantab." The memoir, which is a tribute to the talent and stetliug worth of tho deceased, is written by Dr Ojro, and wili be a very acceptable memento to all who knew Mr Peroy Oaro, while at the same time it is au affecting testimony of the lore borae by the writer to his eon.

MrTurnbull, 8 M., this morning delivered judgment iD the civil case J. Oresswell v a. it. Haw.ley, a olaim for £6 19s 8d for professional services rendered in connection with the defendant's bankruptcy. Judgment was given for £5 7s Bd, Mr Turnbull being of opinion that expenses incurred after the bankruptcy were chargeable to the estate. Costs amounting to 10a were granted. Mr Dinwiddiy appeared for the defendant.

A really pleasant gathering was the plain aud fancy dress ball of the U-arrison Band held in the drih-h-tll last evening. The attendance wag hardly up to expectations, but that was not the fault of the committee, foe the arrangements for the comfort aud convenience of dancers were most perfect, the decoration* of the hall weco quite a feature of ths bal l , and the effeot waa greatly enhanced by the many guy and pretty costumes worn by those present. Ihe prizes for the bust dressed ludy and gentleman were dfoiJed by popular vote, ftlisfl Q-. Hughes (Fisher Girl; and Mr A. Kiu;< (ipauish O»valier) being the selected. Sir King, however, handed his prize to alias Kiley (Uaros) who ran Mii» Hughes vary close for tho pcofuier position. 'ihe muuic was in the capable imnd.i of Mr Clarke's Btrinjf bund, exetas being played by Messrs Kiug" ii. S. Waltou, and OolUtt. Xhu cupper, supplied by Mr<s James, proved vaty refreshing. BSesara P. Franklin and cmith gave every satief*otion ac M.O.'s.