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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5572, 27 December 1879, Page 2

Wo learn that Mr Hallett, accompanied by Mr Master, native interpreter, will proceed to Tahoraite to resume the survey of the roads through the Tahoraite and other blocks^where he was stopped by the natives last week. If the natives again interfere with tho survey they will be arrested, as Messrs Hallett and Master will be accompanied by two or three constables. Yesterday afternoon, while Detective Grace was perambulating the streets, he happened to look into a public house and noticed a man uained Mitchell examining, with apparent curiosity, a watch in the possession of a man named Whiting, which the latter had purchased the previous, evening for. six guineas. The detective suspecting that Mitchell had some object in view, waited some time after-

wards upon Whiting, and found . that Mitchell had departed and Whiting W.aß minus his watch. He then. Stfafcchecl tdv Mitchell and found him at : Mtf ; YodnV& Railway Hotel-, Port AMrfrij 'wifcni flic watch in his possession* immedi--ately arrested. Mitbliejl and placed hint in the lOck-lip. Whiting was also arrested last evening on a charge of drunkenness. Owing to the inclemency of the. weather , yesterday, the Waip'awa Sports C'drA'mittee resolved to postpone" the shorts until to-day* at the same hour and place. 'f\d persons who have : been searching lor the body of the man Ryan, who was recently drowned at Papakura, had not recovered the body up to yesterday after* noon.j » , ; poverty .Ba-^r we loanA. ttiat fdui s&narate charged Been laid against M!r j'dsc'pTi trice tor breaches of the Sheep Act. - The cases will be heard before the Resident, Magistrate at Gisborne on the sth of January next, In consequeiicc of the" I'aiii, yesterday morning thti Uawktt'.s SAy. Rifle As'spcia.JtuuVs! frize, nriii£ did ildfc eWe off; it will He' stAi'tdd tnis morning at 6 o'clock, weather permitting. The installation of the W.M\ and investiture of -the officers of the "Victoria Lodge for the ensuing year is arranged to take place at 3 p.m. to-day, at the.MaSonic • HalV Munroe-street. visiting brethren are invited to tie present. Th 1 c like ceremony in the Sciride Lodge will take place this evening. = W6 Remind Masonic brethren q£ the celebration of St. John's. Day, which will this year take theforni of a pv'dccSsioii ttt attend l)ivin'd Service .at St.. John's Church, to-morrow morning; . The town lodges will open at 10 a.m., after which the Brethren ,Will proceed to the scli,opl* rooni; front t^liictii tile pVdcc'ssidu will lie xorniecl. It is expected that in addition to members of the two Napier lodges, there will be present a considerable number of members of the country lodges, and of visitors. Tlie.Tciegrapil announces that the midnight extension of office hours at the principal stations iri the colony has been withdrawn, and the old hours from 8 to B presumed. The cricket match between me Wai* pawd County .arid Port AJiatriri Oliibs wiis postponed yesterday oh account of the rain and the ground at Waipukurau being sloppy. It is intended to endeavor to make arrangements to play it on New Year's Day. The match between the Hawke's Bay.Ctntiity and. the Waipawa County for NeW' Year's. Day has fallen through, go it Is anticlpate'd the Pdrt Ahuriri Club. will stejJ. iiitd tlie HaWke's Bay County Club's place'; A meeting of the menVbers of t]ie committee of tbe Waipawa Presbyterian Gift Auction was held yesterday afternoon; when it was resolved to p'dstpdhe the sale till a future period. At the;.sittmßJs of the 1 district Court held at Gisborne last week, presided over by Judge Kenny, Louis Dixey, who was charged with assaulting a . bailiff, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Henry Evans, charged with larceny, was acquitted. Judge Kenny returned to Napier on Christmas Day. On the announcement being made at Waipawa yesterday that the sports would not take place until the fdllOwihg day; a large number, or intending competitors became exceedingly gloomy. The monotony was, however, broken by a free fight between a native and a European m the centre of the township. A crowd of Europeans and natives soon gathered round the combatants, each side urging their countryman. The European, al- ' though severely punished, eventually succeeded in driving his opponent from the field. The Europeans cheered, but a number of natives who were present used provocative language, and at one time it was expected that a general fight between Europeans and Maoris would ensue, but wiser counsels prevailed. The police were consj>icuous by their absence, being engaged at the time enjoying their Boxing Day dinner. The Amalgamated Friendly Societies Dinner Committee meet this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, at 7.30. The usual half-yearly meeting for the election of officers for the Loyal Abbotsford Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.IT., will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Waipawa, this evening. The country settlers' ball held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Waipawa, last evening was largely attended. A number of Tamamu settlers who had purchased tickets would have been present, but were prevented by the inclement weather. We understand there is a movement on foot%» erect a public hall at Hastings, and tuat one of the principal settlers there has oifered a section of land for the site. The recent rains have done much damage to the crops in this district. As an instance we may mention that Mr J. N. Williams, of Hastings, informs us that he has ninety acres of wheat under crop, and he hoped to reap a good harvest, but owing to the rust which has appeared he intends, as soon as the fine weather sets in, to burn the whole crop. The Key. A. Shepherd will hold Divine service to-morrow at Havelock at 11 a.m., and at West Clive at half-past 3 p.m. The large majority of the Home papers appear to liave spoken favorably of the Five Million Loan. The Manchester Uxiardian, among others, said : — " WTiy, New Zealand in coal alone could, in time, pay off the National Debt of England, while, probably, its gold would discharge the public indebtednesss of all Europe." The New Zealander , says that " the -man who on the night of the Masonic ball found and restored to its owner the gold bracelet, valued at over a hundred guineas, which was lost by Lady Robinson near the entrance to St. George's Hall, has received the sum of 10s as a reward for his honesty." There was a crowded house last night at the Theatre Royal to witness the performance of M'Lean's Juvenile Troubadours. The programme was opened with the performance of " Conrad andLizette." Conrad was played by Master Parlato, who sustained his part as an eccentric Dutchman very cleverly for so young an actor. Miss Nina Tulloch played Lizette exceedingly well. Her songs and dances incidental to the part received great applause. Tim Flaherty was the best acted character in the piece ; it was performed by Master M'Lean, who is apparently the most juvenile of the "Juvenile Troubadours./ He sustained the part in a very amusing manner, and one of his dances was so very well done that he was called upon to repeat it. Miss Emeline Fox as Lxxcy Fuller sang the ballad " Speak only speak " with great sweetness, and received an encore. Her acting was fairly done ; so also were the parts oi Joel Fuller, taken by W. Perman, and Jacob Yon Wolfstein, Lizette's father, performed by Master Matthews. The duets between Conrad and Lisette were well rendered, especially " Smiling Face,' which was rewarded by a bouquet oi flowers thrown to Lizette. The "Muldoon Guards " was very good, especially the brave " Soudger Boy/ Tim Flaherty After an interval of ten minutes tht troupe played " Patchwork ; or, Hainlei on a String, '' which is a very amusing burlesque. The parts were all sustainec very creditably. Master Matthews, as th« Troubadour, caused a great deal of merri meiit by continually attempting to sinj "Gaily the Troubadour," but each time he was prevented going beyond the firsi line by the interruptions of the other performers, who at last imprisoned him in a box. Miss Nina Tulloch sang " Singing,

kissing, little birdie" very nlcelyi The troupe altogether are a clevei' lot oi little i,r'tisres> and 'are weu.^ortii.seehig: ; We,, must congratulate our Sporting v contritiuqr " Numa "' bn^the; correctness at bis ••tips" for the Havbloqlc^eytin^. In every race, without exception, his selections carried off the prizes.