TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7499, 19 October 1895, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

Captain Edwin wired at 2 p.m. to-day aa follows.—"North-east to uorth and west gale, with rain ; glaas further fail."

The Union Rowing Club received a further consignment of theic racing boats from Mr Norton, tho Wellington builder, by the s.s. Tasmania yesterday, consisting of two Binglo sculls. 'Ihe boats are the bast of their kind, and the club hope to compete with eucoess in many aquatic contesta with them.

A novel race is contemplated by the Wanderers' Bioyole Olub committee, conBla:iog of a hill olimbing competition. Ihe

ourse will be up Shakespeare road from the post office, continuing along Fitzroy road, and finishing at the junotion with Lincoln road. 'Ihe event, whioh will be got off early in the morning shortly, is creating a considerable amount of interest amongst tbe olub members.

A special parade of the Nupier Garrison oorps has been called by Major Wood for next Tuesday morning, for the purpose of according His Excellency the Governor a fitting reception on his arrival to open the breakwater.

Another ballot waa held at the Land Offioe thia morning for several vacant Whetukura village allotments, with the following results :—Seotion 48, O. E. Collins, 8 applications; seotion 51, James Goodwin, only applicant; several village homestead sections were also drawn for. _ Seotion 28 was taken by J. F. Berhahn, and H. Y. Bevington and Sam Chad wick were the successful applicants for sections 31 and 32 respectively, there being aix competitora in each instance There will be another ballot on Monday morning for section 62, for which applications are freely pouring iv.

W. P. Woodlooh, cirous proprietor, presented himself at the Magistrate's Court this morning to answer three judgment eammon&ea preferred against him. by JVTr J . V. Brown (£4 19a), Messrs Waddell, M'Leod. and Weir, of Wellington (£4 lis 8d), and William Elliott, an emplojc (£4 17s). Messrs Sainabury, Luck, and Carnell appeared for the judgment creditors reapeotively. Under examination, the debtor said he was totally unable to meet the debts at present, but he hoped to be able to do so out of the Gisborne season, for which he had received a guarantee. He oomplained of very bad treatment iv this diatriot, and he had been compelled to pawn everything he possessed of value in order to pay his way. Mr Turnbull, S M., ordered the debtor to pay the amounts forthwith, or seven days' imprisonment.

A preliminary announcement ia made in another oolumn iv reference to the annual concert of the Napier Diatriot School in aid of the prize fund, whioh will be he:d in the Theatre Royal on Thursday, 31st inst. A varied programme of action songs, grand marches, gymnastic exeroisee, sooga in Frenoh, and a burlesque by Mr F. W. Oollina's juvenile company; is in course of preparation, and the concert prorriees to be of a very enjoyable character,

An old man named Joseph Leatham was charged before Mr Turnbull, S M , this morning that he did, oa the 17th inst, at Clive, steal a watch and chain, valued at £1 3a 6d, the property of J. Motlardy; and also an accordeon, worth £1 2s 6d, belonging to J_. Rowe. The accused pleaded not guilty, and on the application of Sergeant Mulviliohe waa remanded till next Thursday. David fopplewell, who waa in a very thaky condition as the outcome of injudicious indulgence in strong drink, was remanded for a week's medical treatment at the gaol.

A t the monthly meeting of the Napier Prohibition League laßt night, it was decided to forward the following resolution to the Premier and Mr Carnell, Sfi.H.R.: — " That thia general meeting of the members of the Wapier Electorate Prohibition League hereby records its indignant protest at the action taken by the Legislative 0 juticil with regard to the Liquor Bill now before Parliament, and recognises iv it neither trudenoe nor policy, but a determined devotion to the vested interests, as represented by the liquor traffickers The JLeague views Buch aotion aa a domineering insult and defiance to thepeoplea' representatives, and respectfully urges the House of Representatives to maintain a policy of n> compromise."

In another column it will be seen that Mr Galliohan's advertisement rel-»tive to ointment has undergone a complete ohaDge 98 regards name, and for the future'the specific will be known as the "AO. Ointment." His pills and corn cure, bearing the same name and trade mark, will be found to be all they are represented. Mr Galliohan and his specifics are well known in Hawke's Bay, as they are in all parts of the colony, and the large business being done proves that Mr Galliohan is receiving the same patronage with his new lines as he experienced in the past with hia now well-known ointment.

Mr John Maginnity is leaviDg nothing undone to present bis patrons at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday night with a programme thst will eclipse all previous ballad concerts held here. Mr Maginnity has studied the pubic taste well in tbi3 respeot, and guarantees that those who attend on I'uesday will thoroughly eDJoy themselves. The songs to be sung by Mrs Miller, of Wellington, and Miss Cameron, of Dunedin, will be thoroughly popular, and the violin selections of Herr Handke, and the items by Mrs Finch, and Messrß Finch, Davidson, Dean, and G. Swan, will form a programme of unusual excellence. Setts may now be booked at Messrs Milner and Thompson's .