NAPIER NOTES.

Hastings Standard, Issue 114, 7 September 1896, Page 2

NAPIER NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Napier, September 7

Thank heaven for a glimpse of fine weather again ! The recent rains caused a good many slips in the town, some of the roads being blocked up for a time and it will cost the Council a few pounds to set things to rights again. One big fall of earth came down and covered up the school conveniences. I regret to hear that a good deal of damage has been done to the roads and bridges in the country and that repairs will be rather an expensive matter for the County Council. News from the country also confirms the fears that the floods will prove fatal to the young lambs. I heard from a gentleman well in the know yesterday that about £IO,OOO worth of young mutton has been lost in this way. I hope this will prove a very exaggerated estimate. The criminal session of the Supreme Court will be opened to-morrow morning by the Chief Justice, The calendar comprises nine charges against six prisoners, as follows : —John Nelson, Hastings, wounding with intent to do bodily harm ; Whiri Mihana, Wairoa, theft; George Henry Williams, alias Wethers, Napier, two charges of forgery and uttering and two of false pretences ; Mary Anderson, Petane, concealment of birth; Joseph Barry and Albert Kirby, Napier, breaking and entering. At the conclusion of these cases five civil cases will come on for hearing. In the first case, John and Margaret Johnson, for whom Mr W. Dinwiddie will appear, will apply for probate on the will of M. Spratt deceased, and George Spratt, represented by Mr Cresswell will oppose the application. The other cases are : F. Wilson and Co. v. Herbert E. Grainger, a claim for £431 on account of goods supplied and cash lent (Mr Cresswell for plaintiff, and Mr P. S. McLean for defendant) ; W. M. Broughton v. Hohepa Umurangi, £267 cash lent and goods supplied (Mr Kennedy for plaintiff, and Mr Lewis for defendant); same v. Hemi Nuka, £340 cash lent and goods supplied (Mr Kennedy for plaintiff, and Mr Sheath for defendant); B. and W. West v. P. Dolbel, junr., claim for £5lO damages (Mr Cresswell for plaintiffs, and Mr Humphries for defendant), special jury. Mr Jameson who has held the position of accountant in the local branch of the Bank of Australasia for some time has resigned to join Mr Hogg, formerly of Danevirke in a mining brokerage at Auckland. Both are wellknown and very popular business men and their friends will wish them every success. Mr Carnell, M.H.8., was in town yesterday, having come up on a visit to his family. He expects that it will be well into November before Parliament prorogues, A heavy sea is still running into the bay, and yesterday none of the boats ventured alongside the Glasgow wharf. The Te Anau, however, came alongside to discharge this morning. At a meeting of the Licensing Commit te to-day, the license of the famous Marine Parade Hotel was transfered from L, Falconer to Mai'y Nathan, Mrs Hill moved that'when two members of the committee meet to grant conditional licenses, their names should be recorded and given to the Press for public information carried. Mrs Hill drew attention to the prevalence of Sunday trading in Napier, and expressed the-hope that the police would exercise more vigilance than at pre? sent* to suppress the evil.