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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5547, 26 November 1879, Page 2

The members of the Napier Licensed Victuallers' Association appear to "be under the impression that a large amount of sly-grog selling exists in JSTapier. irresolution was passed at the meeting of the Association held on Monday evening, to the effect that steps be taken to obtain information as to who are the guilty parties, and on sufficient proof being obtained to take proceedings in the Resident Magistrate's Court. At a meeting of the members of the Loyal Blue Lodge, 1.0.0. F., MU., at which the District Officers were present, it was resolved that the Lodge should in future hold its meetings in the West Clive schoolroom, instead of at the Famdon Hotel as at present. An excellent concert was given in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Waipawa, on Monday evening, in aid of the funds of St. Peter's Church. The programmo was entirely supported by amateurs, who one and all acquitted themselves with credit, and they evidently succeeded in pleasing a large audience. The entertainment resulted in about £14 being raised. The Artillery Band will play the following selections on Clive-squ«re at 8 o'clock this evening: — Quick Step — Madame Angot; Polka — Ans. Freundschaft; Quadrille — Covent Garden ; Waltz— Gene veive ; Galop — Periohole. A telegraph station has been opened at Duvancelles Bay, County of Akaroa, Canterbury. We are requested to state that the Charles Mitchell who was on Monday fined in the Resident Magistrate's Court for drunkenness, was not Mr Mitchell the proprietor of the West Clive fellmongcry establishment. It is reported that one of the results of ihe Licensed Victuallers' Association's meeting on Monday evening was a decision to petition Parliament against the vending of intoxicating liquors by clubs, unless the clubs be compelled to take out a license at the same rates as publicans. There are two clubs in Napier which would be affected by such an alteration in the law. Mr M. R. Miller will sell at 11 o'clock to-day, at the Criterion Hotel, several valuable freehold and leasehold properties, . including Mr Newbould's Willow Home farm, Papakura, adjoining the Little Bush. This is a splendid property, and is in a high state of culture. It will be offered on most reasonable terms. The sale of surplus stores ex May Queen will take place at 11 a.m. to-day at the Government Sued, Breastwork. Routledge, Kennedy & Go. will sell, instructed by Messrs Kinross & Co. The Colonial Treasurer stated that his budget was prepared with a special view of fostering local industries. The first effect of the new tariff is a notice issued by Messrs Kitchen & Sons, candle and soap makers, of Wellington, that in consequence of the imposition of the duty on stearine they will be compelled to close their works. Messrs Kitchen have a capital of over £20,000 invested, and they employ about 70 hands. The Rangiora Standard says that Mr W. Rhodes' contribution towards the new property tax, if it becomes law, will be some £4000 a year. That of that energetic if unpopular gentleman, the Hon. W. Robinson, generally known among his acquaintances as "ReadyMoney Robinson" — a title which he doubtless richly deserves— will be something under £2800 per annum. The once famons mine on the Thames Goldfield, the " Caledonian," was closed on the 3rd instant, and all hands were discharged. The shares in this mine stood ouce at £210, and the tailings from the battery, during the period of the richest crushings, used to bring from £5 to £6 per ton at auction ; one parcel of several hundred tons reached to somewhere about £7. The fabulous amount of gold which came from this mine in its most flourishing ■ days could never be correctly

asce'rUlne'd dn accou&tl.oj tile wiiolesd|e% plunder. which was parried on aliiqst itt-" „discrimin'4^ely by theilwo^jmien.:;''^;' '-?fjl $Pi/Bt_ paries Napier, m^Etiglakdi has; been t||iing the truth ofy Liebig'« itheor^'; ;tliat lit|)ior-drinldng is^", <; cibm'patible ; wit|b^ tfciod, but not wiffi-^a farinaceous' diet. Tfii^s experiment was tried upon tw.enty-seven liqilor - drinking 1 -'.p^sonsj siilistantiatillg the Lidllig theofy. N -^ An extraorcllSary statement is made by the Chief GovernmentEngineerof the Province of Liege in-his trade report for 187.8. He alleges tlfat during last year a good dqal of hardware manufactured in JJelgiiim was exported to England, whence it was shipped to British colonies after the Belgian trade marks had been obliterated and replaced by spurious English ones. Is7B was the worst commercial year which Belgium lias known since 1830. jjfews from Melbourne says that the shipping business is very dull. Over BdO sailors are out of employment. Many ships. are laid up and offered for sale at absurdly low prices. Captains can engage all hands at one shilling for the run, the men being willing to work a passage out of Melbourne. Colliers ac now running from Newcastle to Melbourne with coal at 6s to 7s per ton. The brigantine Eoderick Dhu waited three weeks there unable to obtain a ton of i freight, and left for Newcastle awaiting orders.