NAPIER NOTES.

Hastings Standard, Issue 103, 25 August 1896, Page 3

NAPIER NOTES.

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Napie;:, August 25

The news tlnit the Government are willing to subscribe a pound for pound subsidy towards the improvements to the Garrison Hall will be much appreciated by the volunteers in Napier. The Garrison Committee has for a long time been desirous of lining the interior of the hall, and making other improvements. Now that our member has succeeded in obtaining Government aid a vigorous effort will be made to raise the necessary fund. It is a big task to raise ,£IOO, but our amateur soldiers are very enthusiastic about it, and will doubtless prove successful. It is proposed to hold a promenade concert, and efforts are being made to have a war-ship of the Australian squadron here and obtain the assistance of her crew. Mr William McKenzie, the Scottish vocalist who was round with Bessie Doyle some two years ago, appears in the Theatre Royal on Friday evening next in a "grand popular entertainment." Mr McKenzie is very successfull in his Scottish songs, and he brings with him a, company including Miss Jessie Glover, a lady of great elocutionary powers. The prices are certainly popular, and should ensure crowded houses.

I see that a gold reef at Arrowtown, almost within the borough is to be taken in hand by a London syndicate. I lived in that out of the way township for some years, and I was assured by many old miners that where the town stands there are good reefs, and that it was a mistake to build it there. Evidently they were right in their theories, and Arrowtown will have a little boom of its own presently. I am sorry to have to chronicle the death of Mrs Heath, widow of the late Mr N. Heath, which took place this morning early. Mrs Heath had lived here for over 10 years and during that time had made many friends. When her husband was head master at the High School Mrs Heath was very popular with the scholars there. I can well remember the entertainments the deceased lady promoted and carried out with such success. Later at her own private school, she was loved by her pupils, to whom and to her many friends, her death will be a great sorrow.

A blacksmith at Fueroa bad his left thumb smashed into pulp by a blow from a sledge hammer the other day. " Mr. L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr. C., a Prohibitionist, the other day. "That's a nasty cough you've got," said L. " Come and have a rum hot; it'll do you good." " No, thanks; "Woods' Great Pepperment Cure for me; it beats all your rum hots for coughs and colds, it's sold everywhere."—Advt.