TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9871, 19 September 1900, Page 8

TOWN EDITION.

Captain Edwin wired at 11.20 to-day : - " South to east and north-east gale after sixteen hours from now ; glass fall; sea heavy; tides high ; indications ot rain." A declaration of insolvency has been filed by James Irvine, steam haulage proprietor, of Napier. Members are reminded of the annual general meeting of the Free Association, which lakes place at 2.30 to-morrow afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. A movement is on foot amongst tradespeople to organise an annual picnic, and a meeting in connection therewith will be held at the Masonic Hotel to-night at 8 o'clock. It has now been definitely decided that the junior football representatives wid j'eave here on Friday by the Waihora, and will play Gisborne on Saturday. The players who intend making the trip are reminded that the deposit of one p iund is due by noon on Thursday. Mm Watson, of the Havelock store, 1 is sold her business to her son, Mr T. P. Watson, who from his long association with the business is certain to command a continuation of the patronage so long secorded. The Daily Telegraph will, jib in the past, be procurable immediately l,h the arrival of the afternoon coach.

Mr George Garry, formerly of Napier, and'who has accepted a musical engagement in Dunedin, was presented by his New Plymouth friends, prior to leaving tbat town, with a purse ef sovereigns.

During Mr P. Denton's recent visit to Napier he generously offered to arrange a concert in aid of the Beautifying Abstention's fundß, and Mr C. D. Kennedy received a wire from him this afternoon iutimating that he had secured the assistance of Messrs Edwards, Ryan, Willomoff, and Barkley, four of Auckland's leading musicians. Two concerts will in all probability be given, on October 11th and 12th.

Messrs Magill and Campbell call the attention of the public to their second shipment ex s.s. Whakatane. The novelties in this establishment are worth a visit by all in search of a good class of general drapery.

. At nine o'clock this morning the thermometer readings at the places mentir.ned were as follows : — Russell 57, Auckland 56, Gisborne 5,1, Spit 56, Wan-r-anui 54, Wellington 58, Bealey 53, <;-risfcehurch 51, Dunedin 50, Invercar- %. Li 53, Bluff 47. The reading in Napier at noon was 65 in the shade.

There is now on view in Messrs Howe Bros' shop a life-sized photograph of Saddler Otton, who left Napier with the Third Contingent or Rough Riders. The enlargement was made by Mr Waite, of Dannevirke, from a photograph taken by Mr C. Sorrell just prior to the departure of the contingent.

The very pleasant recollections of the musbal treat afforded by Mr, Mrs, aud Miss Boult last week is certain to have the effect of crowding the Athenaeum Hall to-morrow night, on the occasion of -their second and final concert in Napier. The programme appears in our advertising columns, and it will be gathered therefrom that to those who can appreciate high-class music artistically inter-, preted a delightful evening is assured.

By private letters received in town we learn that the Ty-;er Line's fine steamer •'Star", of Englamt came into collision in the Thames, just below Giavesend, on her last trip to Lond<-n. The Star of England sustained damr.ge estimated at a considerable sum, and the collier (an iron steamer) was su 'k. The boats of the Star of England rescued those on Ijoard the collier. An enquiry into the affair will be held when the Star of England makes her next trip to London.

The Salvation Army's annual self-denial week will be celebrated in October, the dates set apart being from the 20th to 26th inclusive. Preceding the ab >ye celebration the 100-d corp- will make special efforts by entertainment", kinematograph and limelight exhibitions, juvenile concert, band serenading, subscription list?, etc., from which a good sum is expected to be raised to enable the ever-growing organisations to carry its work on successfully amongst the poor, the starving, the degraded, and the fallen. D&tes of the above entertainments will be advertised iv the course of a short time. The erection ot the new army barracks will be proceeded with as soon as the necessary arrangements are completed.

There is an admit able collection of art needlework at present on view at the Singer Manufacturing Company's showroom, Emerson street. Miss Dyer, one of the company's experts, is in attendance, and will be pleased to show customers aod intending purchasers how the work is executed on she improved Singer sewing machines.

An interesting wedding took place in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church this afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr William Davis (one of Hawke's Bay's oldest se tiers, residing before his death at Puketapu and Meanee), aud Margaret Macfarlane, niece of Mrs J. W. Carlilei The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. A. Asher, and the church, which wap prettily decorated for the occasion, was crowded. Mr and Mrs. Davis lelt by-*' the afternoon train for Dannevirke, on their way to Wellington. A large num.-1 ber of people assembled at the r-iiw.<y station to see ihem off, and '0 wish the happy couple every happiness and prosperity.

The Banks and Law v. Merchants and Insurance annual football match takes place on the Recreation liiotnid at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Merchants r>rd lusmance play in black and win c, and Bauks and Law in colors. Mr Weir will act as referee. The following are the teams :--

Banks and Law: Prentice, Nicholson, Fulton, Pace, Cut.hbert, Palairet, Goldsmith, Aplin, .Davie, Forde, HeUh ; emergencies, Hill, Jarman, Ha e ; der. Merchants and Insurance : Russell, Bow-' msn, Macassey, Fortune. Hume. King, Brophy, McCarthy, Jlea'h. Roscoe, College, Hill, Tonkin, Macfadanty. Caughley.

Or. the evening of Wednesday next, the 26th inst , a grand gymnastic carnival and concert will be given in the Theatre Royal. The feats of athletic skill will be performed by no fewer thau fifty members of the Napier Gymnasium, ard iv !he musical part .f the programme lalitS and g/mtlemen of high local and colonial reputation will <*Ri.st. 'Among the vocalists will U, Misi T. n ley (Dannevirke), Miss A. King (Napier), Mr Edgar Walton (Auckland), and Mr Burrows (Napier) wails XieSsr* W. AHen and T. iViclndson will contribute " funniosities," a d the orchestra of the Frivolity Minstrels will play some oho cc sclecfons. Tlio i-ymnastie it-ms will co>npri'e- execises with firo-Hicks, Swedish wands, dumbbells Indian clubs, Roman rings, horizontal and parallel bars, etc., an exhibition of boxing htiuv.' alao on the bill-of-fare. A programme of.stfoh exccl'er-.c'-. g ; vc- -.Tou.ise of a

thorough evening's enjoyment, and should attract"a very large audience.

The following paragraph, taken from the Ot'-.ffo Daihj limes of Saturday last, does not reflect credit on Dunedin : —"A distressing case, which shows the absolute and urgent necessity of steps being taken without delay to provide a small hospital for infectious diseases, came under notice yesterday. Late in the afternoon a boy between *13 and 14 years of age, who had only arrived a few hours previously with his mother from Oamaru, was found to Ibe suffering from diphtheria. The mother at once secured a cab and took the boy to the hospital ; but, in accordance with the rules of that institution, the patient could not be admitted, as no provision whatever is made for cases of infectious diseases. The unfortunate mother — a stranger in a strange city—was naturally in a very distressed condition at the refusal to admit her son, and in reply to her appeal to be informed as to the best course to adopt, was recommended to go to the police station,, aud thither the cab with th boy and his mother were driven. Inspector Pardy at once took the patient into one of the rooms in the station, and communicated by telephone with his Worship the Mayor as chairman of the local Board of Health. His Worship, unable to venture out himself, communicated with the hospital by telephone, and endeavored to induce the authorities there to either take charge of the boy or to secure him admission into some house close at hand where the case could be isolated. He soon found that nothing could be done in this direction, and he at once communicated with Inspector Donaldson, who hurriedly set out to try and find some place of refuge for the boy."