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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7600, 20 February 1896, Page 3

There was no business at the Magistrate's Court to-day. The F Battery will parade at the drillehed this evening at B.*

We have to acknowledge reoeipt of the following donations in aid of the Grant fund, per Mr R. T. Smythe;—Friend (F.W.8.), £1; F. Wilson and Co., 10a.

At the Supreme Court this afternoon the case of A. O. Loughnan v. I. H. Loughnan waa oomnienoed, Messrs Oarlile and M'Lean appear for plaintiff, and Messrs Oornford and Williams for defendant. Thia is a claim for £604, involved ia the partnership oi the parties.

The hurdle-racer Turk was put up to auction at Woodville on Tuesday by Mr Treaaor, bailiff, and waa knocked down to Mr T. Quinlivan for £20.

The following amounts of winnings have been paid over in connection with the recent Woodville meeting:—P. F. Tanored £180, J. Proaaer £160, W. Homea £115, G. F. Hathawav £80, W. Davieß £50, A. Nopera £45, A. Sore £45, J. Collins £40, F. A. Young £40, W. Oorlott £40, W. H. Fergus £40, A. Walton £35, T. D. Thompson £10, O. Hansen £LS, W. Carr £10. Total £900.

MrThomaa Beattie, for- many years en the composing staff of the Daily Tblbgbaph, died at hia residence to-day, after a lingering illness, at the age of thirty-two. The funeral of deposed, who leaves a wife and several young children, takes place on Sunday.

'in reply to a temperance deputation at Wellington yoa'orday the Premier said the transfer of the Wavorley Hotel lioensa from Lambton Quay to Newtown Bhould never have been granted. The committee asked for the removal of five members of the Licensing Committee who had voted fcr ihe transfer. Mr geddon said the matter wan of ench grave importance that he would refer it to his colleagues.

Mr H.. C. A. Wnndram, Inspector of Buildings for tho borough, has been granted a month's leave of abaanca, en the score of ill-health. He intenda tasting tho curative propertiea of the Botorna baths.

Messrs Dalgety and Company (limited) have reoeived the following London offico cable:—"Woolmarket ia firm. Expect a riae in price of meitfnoß at next sales."

Forty-nine seotiona of Crown land in tho township of Ormondville aro to be cold by auction at Napier on the Bth of £.pril.

At tho Cartertoi; Magistrate's Court, before Mr T. Hutchison, 8 M., five proaecutiona under the Babbit Aoi were heard. N. Grace waa fined £10 and costs, auisfoijr natives from £1 to £6 each and oosts.

Tho Magistrate's Court at Haatinga sits to-morrow. Mr Turnbull will be unable to be present, ielng" .engaged at the Supreme Court.

We regret to learn that %' H. S. Tiffen, who haa been confined to his bed for some time, ahowa no signs of improvameu.t, and hia condition is giving serious anxiety t? hia relatives and friends.

Ecta? weeks ago attention was drawn in these colucina to the oondition of a horeo wandering iifeout the Meanee flats. The animal haa been allowed to linger on, and the polioe aro now takiar; sfcepa to inatitute a prosecution. This aotlori"certainly cannot be said to be premature.

'Iho United Tradesmen and St. Crispin's elevens plsyed a one innings match on the .Becreation Ground yesterday afternoon, the former winning by 28 runs, the soorea being 127 and 99 respectively.

MrH. S. Wardell, 3.3Y1., will parry on the work of the Wellington Magistrate's Oourt in plaoe of Mr Martin, S.M., .until. the end of the month, when hie place will j be taken by Mr Greenfiold, S.KL, of $6 -. West Ooaat, who will remain there until j Mr Martin haa reoovered from his indisposition and has concluded his labors on tho Horowhenua Commission,

In Chamb&ra at Wellington tho Chief Justice, ou the application of Mr Treadwell, granted un order for the a.sryiaa of a writ upon Mr F. M. Ollivier, now in lagland, claiming £4526 13a 4d, for calls due on Bank of New Zealand .hares.

Our Waipawa correspondent wired this afternoon :—" A man ftll off tho express at Fufeehou to-day. He was considerably hurt. There are no further particulars." Mr L. H. Holmes, of tho Wellington Magistrate's Court, h3s arrived to temporarily assume Forater's duties at the looal Oourt, ponding the arrival of Mr Eaife from Dunedin. oapt«i9 Forater leaves fo. Giaborne 40-moirow to give oridence in tho Na'man oase there, and on hia return he will imm&dietely proceed south. Gavin Mclnty. o Park, postmaster at Taapo, who was placed in the lock-up there pending hia trial at Rotorua, coo. plaineof ot the of the lock-up.' Ho said it waa alive with v.onn*. . The Taupo constable, Borriman, stated that the look-up waa little uatd, being in an out-of-tha-v/ay > place. Pigs had access to it, an. Gov. r. - pent would not effect any repairs. oaptafn Stoddart, who for some yearn wbb in tho Union Steamship Company's service, haa been appointed to tho command of Messrs A. Currie -nd Co.'. s.a. Olytua, a .constant trader from Melbouiae to tho East. One of hit, passengers on the preaeni voyage was Oaptau-''Oharlaa Todd, formerly of the Io .Anau, who* proceeds to Singhpoto to take char, c of a vet 'el thero.

Mrs William Lucas, who has been a prominent and usoful momber of the i*'apiev Cathedral brunch cf tho N.Z. Mothers' Union, waa yeatorday the recipient of a.

haudsomo aouvenir frt,m that body, on the

eve of her departure for Ormondvilio. The lady president, in making tho presentation, expressed the regret they all felt in losing Mrs Luca . but trusted ehe would null continue to fool an interest iv the work of

the union. Tho Cathedral choir presented Mr Luoaa, who has ceon connected with the ohoir for twelve year,I',1 ', with an addresa and a handsome tablu lamp. An i/jtovu-iiitig coatebt will h.z ''.',-i.'.:,1 o:i tho iiecrouiion Ground at sp.m tv-morrow, when MeEßrs 0. W. Ford) and Goo v;.o Edwards, both running iuua of fame, will walk a niiio aguiui-t timo for £20 a-j-ido. So far the oiida are all in favor of Sidwarda. The following enquiries for missing friends nre from Lloyds' W'oekly of January 5 .— James Baker loft Qravesond for How Zaa-

land. Brothor John and father enquire. Arthur McEncanoy was last heard of from Wellington, Kow Zealaud. M. Enaaney asks. Henry Jeff cry went to Australia on H.M a. Noßmi, and waj last heavd of in 1882. Mother enquires, Harah Pratt left Bedworth in 1865 ; is supposed to bo in Now Zealand. Mister uaks.

During tbe progress of tho Byron enquiry yosterday Drs 2. Menzies and Moore had a little discussion on thoir own account relative to tho treatment of cancer patients. Tho former exproased a desiro to experiment with the new cure ichthyol on an inmate of tho Sefuge who was suffering from cancer in a very advanced stags, but owing to lack of proper nursing facilities, ho was unable to do so. Br. Mooro did not aeo any reason why the pr.tient should not bo removod to tho hospital and the experiment conduoted there undor tho most favorablo conditions. Speaking aa ono of the honorary staff, he would only be too pleased to meet Dr. Menzies in the matter.