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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5414, 21 June 1879, Page 2

An extraordinarily heavy sea brokfe on theibeaoh yesterday afternoon* .and when the tide was at flo 6d y wave after wave came over the 6ea-wall and Marine Parade, tfhe ..water., surrounded the Supreme Court buildings, , penetrating beneath the front' dodrsj, and leaving a mass cjf Seaweed* -slilngle and; debris on '^he". verandah. - 'The cottages; im I-ftiedia-tely in front' 1 of the sea -were; in several instances swept through by the .waves, and even in Hastings - street several establishments were .'flooded, notably that of Mr Williams) ironmonger, .who had several inches , of ; water in his shop> Sown Browning-street the water ei?Gvf now and then rushed 'with great force, and at Messrs' Large aridTowriley's shop the goods had to be hastily lifted from the floor po save them from, being .spoiled"!" B is' Wo years since the sea has risen so high. Many think that we (experienced another iidal{ w&ve* -tKejre.:sult ofiin'ear'tnquak'e' hi' South. -Anierica ; Ibiifc &c" 'Me gently ' accepted "exIplanatipn is .that a heavy, storm at sea made its, effects felt along [the shore, by ; sending in. large rollers which broke with ; : terrific force on the beach. „■, i - Our shipping reporter is having— much | against hid will— what we, should think is • anything but a pleasant trip to Wellington; r He., went board. the^Wanaka yesterday morning^ relying uppn'returniingbythe latinon. on her second trip, but the very heavy sea in the ba^- jV^nde^ed, a second;, trip' impossible. The;.. outward ! passengers. and, mails, have, consequently been' left behind, and "a passenger, from Gisborne who came on shore 1 to have a ,look at Napier is obliged to remain here, f although' badly wanted in Wellington. .

[' We direot special attention to a? "lengthy- ttdv.ertisenlen.t in ...another ■ column, inserted;, ■■by ; Mr' '"$i Whitiiiore ( Isitti of the Australian MiitUal i^fdvident Societal Mr tsitt fidt only puts in a ; forttibfe- in'anner ■ the '- benefits; „6t life : . assurance, but he - remarks upon the ; special advantages offered by the society^ : wittwhibh' he :is most , intimately } nected. He shows that, a life assurance '■ policy, is. not .only a v provision.in,case r ,of ; ! death; sbui that xtj-nifty^ofCeiiVbe. "of "great" \ sel'vice to "the assured, as .the policy has a direct nioney value* and niay be used as 1 a security fttfi& &Mfti»,it tft^vbe used tb dbtaiil a direct loan from, the , society, at the lowinter'est of seven per cent.- The Australian Mutual Provident Society has, we observe, adopted the "positive" system of life- assurance," which > is so popular in 'England and America, by which at any time ail assured person may cease paying premiums, and yet secure to his .suryivors .at death a sum much ( in excess, ibf ,'the premiunid. paidi ' In iiiany ' life office's ttie >f ebuiire" ib pay the . premium forfeits "the whdle policy 1 . Those ! who hay^e np.t,,, yet. insured their lives should « c :read,\ledr]i;,>nd' inwdrdly/di^s't " ' the' .argu'ii^ntS; and' Examples' whicfimi* Isitt. has collected together in Buch a'clear and concise manner. r . ,„. * „

Mr. Joghua. Bennett has retired from the ''contest for the seat in : the Borough Council; vacant by the resignation of Mr Lee, and therefore 'only Messrs Brooking and M'yay are now before the public as candidates/. ' frobab'iy one of these may retire*; td save a contested election, and as it is 1 e'Sitee'le'd thdt andther' e'e'at will fall vacant in the course of a few days. In, the event of both candidates going to the poll the election will be held on Saturday next.

We understand that Mr George Scarfe has succeeded in making arrangements for,.agaia; eommeneing; business in Napier, and he hopes to te-dperl in. Ui& did Remises early in July. Mr Scarf e is well liked as a business man and as a private citizen, and we doubt not that his old friends, will again rally around him, and help to make his second venture more profitable to him than his first. . O&eiU&.A. 'fctori 'fill (D.V*) hold I>iyine ; service ,bh Sunday next," .ttie ;22nd inst., at Haveiock 'At' It a.m., and at West Cliye at 3 p.m.

•! Mi? H. Eyre Kenny; B.M;j is gazetted &Mgd' Q'f 6H^ Asse'ssriie'ili &&*$ for Napier. -:.: • ."-; ',-, ;f. ,

The heavy sea yesterday caused the pile-driving on the eastern* pier to. be suspended. It is said that every wave washed huridred-weights'of shingle round the pier into the chaiinel. 1 ;?^!';:'- : ; ' ; ■

Mr T. Carruthers, Waipa'wa, writes , stating that [several days, before the civil case of Joli v. Carruthers^ was_ heard he paid the amount claimed into Court. He feqUeets a "further acknowledgment of the same." .> Mr Carruthers. -neglected ,to ■ include in his remittance the costs of the Court-; and the case had' therefore to: be heard in. the usual way. Defendants who wish to settle civil cases without publicity should remember that to do so they must pay the Costs oi ike ■ summons as. well as the amount of the original debt. ( The Royal Illusionists gave their final; performane last, evening to a full. house.' ,The Artillery Yplunteer band' was in at-:; tendance and played several selections. , < : A football' match between the Napier; and County Clubs will be played to-day,; at Taradale. The following will forhv .the Napier, team: — Messvs Begg, Bogle,; Bremner, Caldwell, Dewes, Gibbons;(2),; Kennedy, Lascelles, ■■O.m<&i& } , Ridings* Tilley, Rose, Von Tempsky, and Wad-; dirigt'on. . Emergencies: .Messrs 'Badcock, Edwards, -Monteith, Miller, and Yautier, John.. -. Coaches will , leaver the Criterion: 'Hotel;, at two; 'o'.olock sharp. Members are therefore requested to be punctual: : A ' general meeting of .-.the club will be held in the evening, and as i$ will be seen from a notice in another column that matters of importance are tq' be brought forward, it is to be hoped that there.-will be a full attendance. . . . ; The.. Dunedin limes says that" at a school examination in the up-country district in Otago, one of the co.mmitiiee was told off to examine in .geography. Ho was a person of bucolic proclivites, and though an authority on turnips, or, as he Wnld say, "neeps," hardly proved himself a past master in terrestrial science. His" first question was this; "How many hemispheres are there ?'■ The boy whom he addressed dre'amingly answered that there were two. " Wrong,'.' quoth the husbandman. The question was then put to the rest of the class, with no other result. They had' been taught that there were two, and with one accord they replied that two , was the " dem'd total," as Mantalini would say. After a solemn and portentous pause the cx T aminer exclaimed, more in pity than in wrath, " When I was at the schule the used to be fower."

In the Auckland Herald are appearing sketches of local society. The lasfc contribution is on " The Clerical Eace,' and the writer says:— "One peculiarity of this race that claims my attention seems to me rather remarkable. It is the universal wearing of black or dark clothes. This is not indispensable •or compulsory, but a light colored olerio would stand a good chance of being considered unorthodox. Now, why is this thus ? The clerical race are the sworn enemies of the devil, yet, is he not painted black, and why should they adopt hfa color in their outward habiliments P Another similar thing here strikes me, as being equally anomalous ; the clericals here aro invariably of themale persuasion; devils aro invariably spoken of, and painted as niasc\iliucs, while angels arc equally invariably referred to, and painted as fomines, yet a female clerical would shock our notions of the nior^l fitness of things." , ,' , .... '', , ','■ [i(

The times are hard, no doubt, with us Britishers, flaya a contemporary, but none of bur towns have yet been reduced to the condition of Elizabeth .(" city," of, course),* in . the state of New- Jersey, which, in February, declared itself bankrupt. It owes wages to workpeople id the amount of £12*000, while no official has received his salary since October last. It is. 'expected that the gas will be cut off from the whole town, and the public schools, at which there are 7000 children, will have to close, their doors.

An amusing tale at the 1 expense of "Jack ashore" is told fey the Auckland Siafi. One of tte sailors ' from. HJ/LS; ißmerald, notioing the -■ -placards announcing the opera of "■ H.M.S. Pinaforej'V made 1 it/out as: "H.M.S.;Pianoforte,"-, and he thereupon grew very excited, declaring that: -there was no such ship in the ( navy, and „it must ,b,e, a pirate. He swore .he, would '• g6" 'for the captain and crew, and it was some time 'before he could be convinced of the true 'state of affairs,,:- ; - „, '; ', r '- S/ ;"' ' " ,';.

. Mr Barton's oosts in the famous case of Doherty v. the Wellington 'Education Board were on taxation reduced! : from £445 to £160 for the first ab'tiony^aiid' :from £72 to £61 for the* &ppeali°The total amount to be raid by , the . board 1 is ' Despite the .ontory about hard tiiiies |(says the Lyttelton Times) there is evidently some loose > change, left. On .Saturday one of jthefleading: retail drapers jot the toWii took upwards ,of ; in cash. Thafccdrap'ef ris the. most, .exten'siv.e; 'advertiser ihiCHnstohufohi ■■. >,><> </>?,— ,w/ii