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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7587, 5 February 1896, Page 3

Captain Edwin wired at 12.35 p.m. today as follows :—" Indications of easterly winds and glass fall; increasing tides."

Miss I ranees Boss, actress, was granted an unconditional discharge from bankruptcy at Wellington on Monday.

Tho Napier branoh of the National Association met last night. There was a large attendance, and sixty new members were enrolled. Arrangements were made for tho formation of branches of the Association throughout Hawke's Bay. Mr a. Howell was appointed secretary. _ He has had twenty years' political experience in tho Old Country, and is therefore cognisant with the work of an organisation of this kind. From all quarters offers of support are being received, which augurs well for the career of the Association.

The fallowing tenders were reoeived for the erection of a hotel for Mr W. T. Limbrick at Waipawa:—W. H. Taylor (Danevirke) in conjunction with O. H. iiash £1481 (accepted), Glendinning (Napier) £1700, J. Adams (Waipawa) £1565, T. and F. Taylor (Napier) £1520, T. Wright (Hastings) £1389, Jones (Napier) £13_9.

It is reported that the Government has purchased for settlement purposes the Ngapiruru, or Manawakaitea Block, situated between Mangotoro and Weber. The block has an area of 56,000 acres.

At the request of the Underwriters' Association, a Magisterial enquiry will bo held on Saturday next into the oiroumstanoes attending the fire which destroyed Mr P. A. Herman's business premises ajt Hastings lust week,

A company parade of the Navai Artillery was held last evening, when there was a good muster, Captain Smith was in oommand. The men were exercised in field movements by Lieut. Hawdon, 0.P.0. Franklin, and Sergt.-Major Hopkins. At the conclusion of the drill the company were ordered to muster at 7 p.m. this evening for the purpose of marohing to attaok the F Battery in camp.

At Newcastle the barque Kathleen Hilda is loading coal for Wellington, and the brigantine Stanley loads at the same plaoe for Napier.

Mr Brophy, the Corporation turncock, has designed a very effective automatic self-closing valve, and several of these are now conneoted with the mains. By their use Mr Brophy oan turn the high pressure water into the mains, in case of fire, without the necessity of first goiog to tho plugs to shut off the low pressure water and to close the pipes leading to the artesian wells whioh supply the town. By this means much valuable time is saved when an alarm of fire is raised. The valve, although so effective, is very simple in ooDstruotion, and refleots great oredit upon the designer.

The Auckland friends of Herr Tutsohka, the well-known musioian, who has been incapacitated from profess'onal duties for some time past, are about to give him a benefit concert. His wife and family are in straitened circumstances.

Hira Pou, ohief of the Ngatirahiri hapu of the Ngapuhi tribe, who died at Oromahoe on January 20, for many months had been ill, suffering from consumption. Archdeacon Samuel Williams conducted divine service in the native churoh at Oromahoe on January 19, and no one expected that death was so near them. In the old war times in the Bay, 50 years ago, Hori Pou, father of Hira Pou, was with the missionaries at Paihia. He was always a friend of the British. Hira Pou was a well-educated man.

A real hard fight with fira took plaoo at Kopua on Sunday. It had crossed the Manawatu, and it was the objeot of the settlers to confine it to the gullies near the river, so as to prevent it getting a hold on the flat, in which case it would have been a serious menace to the buildings dotted about there. From six in the morning till towards evening twelve or fourteen men with a bullock dray and a four hundred gallon tank of water fought the flsmes, and when it dropped calm succeeded in clearing a tract a ohain wide of fire. One of tbe residents tells ua that so long as the wind holds northerly there will be no danger, but that should it ohop round they will have a pretty warm time of it.— Advocate.

The nsual weekly meeting of the Bond of Unity Lodge, 1.0 G.T., was held last night, when the following officers were installed for the ensuing quarter : —Bro J. J. MoLeod, ohief templar ; Bro. W. M. .Mitchell, Past 0.T.; Sis. Stcrkey, jua, Vice Templar ; Sis. Mole, Chaplain ; Bro. Robinson, S.oretary; Sis. L Edwards, Assistant Seoretary; Sis. Mitohell, linanoial Seoretary; Bis Edser, Treasurer; Bro. Weßtoby, Marshall; Sis. Sicolson, Deputy Marshall; Bro. Ernie, Guard; Bro. Honarin, Sentinel. The following were recommended to the Grand Lodge to fill the following offices for the ensuing year: — District Deputy, Bro. Heron; Lodge Deputy, Sis. Btorkey, sen. ; Eleotoral Deputy, Bto. J. T. Mc Leod. Ihe quarterly report showed that there had been a steady increass of members. Tha meeting closed in the usual manner.

The town olook suaourabed to the weather to-day. At eleven o'clock it chimed out one o'olock, and a litsla later it startled the community by striking fifteen ! Mr Cooper, however, speedily applied a remedy, and now it goes as good as ever. It is a treasure, that clock.

The following amoanta have been paid over in connection with tho Danevirke J.O. race meeting:—W. Douglas. £70; 3. Lindsay, £60; J. Hollo, £30 ; "A. Portland," £25; A, E. Walton, -625; W. Oarr, £25 : D. Knight, £15 ; F. Witherow, £0 ; O. feiddells, £10; H. Robinson, £13; B. Dennehy, £5.

Amongst the N.Z. University scholarship winners ia the name of H. D. Bamford, son of Mr B_mford, Registrar of Deeds, Auokland (formerly of »apier). He was head of the boys' fide and winner of the Pond and Old Boys' Essay Prizes at the last examination, and is the holder of a Senior Foundation Scholarship at the Auckland Grammar School.

The Wanganui Gun Club's autumn programme is tJ hand, to bo hpld on March 4th. The Great Autumn Handicap is wcth £105, open to all comers, the first prize being £60 ? second £20, third £12, and fourth £8.

Writes the London correspondent of the N.Z. Herald:—"The Key. Leonard M Ititt ca'.ied oa me a day or two back, and we had a long ohat. Ho is hard at it as ever in temperance propagandise.. Hs be.B been crusading lately at _tookton-on-Tees and goes in a few days to Manchester, Gateshead, and West Hartlepool. At his last tamporsneo address he had an audience of over 3000, the hall being crowded to excess, and huud-ede being unavoidably turned from the doors. I hear on all sides that his intense earnestness and vigor, combined with hia remarkable eloquence, have produced quite an exceptionable impression in E_gland, where there are many who would gladly keep him altogether if he would stay."