LATE WISES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9144, 21 April 1898, Page 3

LATE WISES.

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Wkhumotok, This day.

Mr A. H. Adams, of the Eoening Tost staff, and author of the libretto of " Hinemoa," has been appointed literary secretary to the firm of Messrs Williamson and Mnsgrove, and leaves for Sydney in a fortnight. The valuation of the damage caused by the oveiflow sewaga at SSeaers Bing, Harris, and Oo.'s warehouse, is well over £1000, but the Oounoil's valuers put the amount muoh lower. The matter pomes before the Oounoil to-night, but it is praotioally understood thit they will accept liability. Wauqanui, This day.

Both the Horth and abuth in trains were delayed this morning through the respective engines breaking down. The former arrived half an hour late and the Palmerston train three hours behind time. The outgoing train to Wellington was delayed threequarters of an hoar. There has been heavy traffio during the last few days owing to a number of natives arriving to attend Major Kemp's funeral. Hawkba, This day.

iit a meeting of the .National Dairy Association (moorporatod), Messrs h. W. Foreman. M. King, iialfo J. Brown (Wairarapa). and Mitchell (Cheltenham) were oleoted oireotora

»he ttotorua Freezing 00. have arraiuged with the bhaw-aavill <Jo. for h fortnightly setvica to oairy dairy stuff daring the season extending from October, 1898, to March, 1899, and have secured praotioally the whole of the i'aranaki oatpat. Nbw Plymouth, ! i his day. The Mahinapua to-wotrotv will take one of the largest shipments of butter ever sent from here to Australia, comprising 3000 boxes. Auckland, Thia day. The American Consul here has reoeived quite a large number of ofiars from young men volunteers to fight for Amerio* Bgainst Spain, inoluding many by letter from the out disltiots, Tihabu, Ibis day. Mr Arthur Perry, solioitor r a very old and highly respooted resident, died this morning after suffering severely for about nine months from oanoer in the mouth. Hβ had boen a soliohor to the borough ainoe its incorporation. He nerved in tho Provincial Oounoil. He ' a'eo took great interest in acclimatisation and horticulture.

Tho bouth Canterbury farmers are'rejoioing in the first wet day for many tnonths. There is every proepeot of the rain continuing, A week of i* would do a world of good. Ohbi&tobuhch, This day. Drilling rain tot ia from the southward this morning, and there is every indication of a good downpour, which ia badly needed. Duhbdik, This day.

At the Police Court vViilium Measjor Uirstoiue Heash wftH oharged with having pretended to Alexander Mo re that he oonld, by cralty science, dieoover where a portmanteau and a watoh which were supposed to have been lost could ba found tor the defence it was pleaded that as tho care presented features of considerable intereat, ai the defendant pretended to be a praotiser of ngtrology, and as the question to be decided was whether this was illegal, the oaae ehould be heard before a Magistrate. The

police offering no objestion, a remand for a week was granted.

At a meeting of representative meat exporters convened by the Chamber of Commeroe it was resolved. "That it ia desirable there should boa Frozen Meat Tride Aseoo'iiuoa for the South Inland with Ohriet-ohur,-:h up the csntre, and the meatexportera <jf ' tago would be willing to join euch an Association with representation by subcommittee in Dunedin."