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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5677, 1 May 1880, Page 2

Tlic two Civil Service Commissioners — Messrs A.Sauuders, M.H.E., and Charles Pharzayn, Cliairman of the] West Wairarapa County Council — lielcl a sitting yesterday in the Judge's Chambers in the Supreme Court .House. The evidence of of Mr J. W. Miller, raihvay manager, Mr 11. E. Mackay, raihvay storekeeper, and His Honor Judge Kenny was taken, after which the Commission adjourned until this morning. Mr W. A. Parkinson, a reporter on the Uansavd staff, accompanies the Commissioners as reporter and assistant secretary. The Commissioners leave for the IS T orth by the Eingarooma to-day at 4 p.m. A disturbance took place at Pakowhai on Thursday evening between Mr G. Hcslop and the Maori chief Manacua. The latter complained that Mr Wcllwoocl of Hastings had promised him the use of a threshing machine, when Mr M 'Hardy had done with it. This Mr Heslop, who is part owner of the machine, denied, and Manaena then said he would prevent its removal. Constables Motley and Livingstone were sent for, and on their arrival Manaena was induced to allow Mr Heslop to remove the machine to his station without further molestation. The Court of Enquiry into the charges of insubordination made by Captain Garner^ IS T .A.V., against Sergeant Turpin ' au'd 1 Sapper Luke of the Engineers, terminated its labors last evening. On the Court assembling at S o'clock, Captain Garner intimated his willingness to accept the apology offered. ; by Sergeant Turpin on Tuesday evening. The Court rose after expressing satisfaction at the course adopted by Captain Garner. A half-caste, Maori was brought into town by the train last evening from Waipawa, charged with stealing a bottlto of brtincly. As under the present state of the law only a Resident Magistrate can hear a case against an aboriginal there vras no other course open to the poli.ee than t© bring the accused down to Napier. I 1 if l3 r -two game licenses were taken out in this district up to yesterday afternoon. The shooting season for imported game commences to-day, and as birds are abundant sportsmen are likely to have good shooting. A list of those who have taken out licenses appears in our advertising columns. Mr E. Conroy, of JS T aper, has taken out a license for selling game. We mentioned a few days since that a fund was being raised, chioily by the Mayor, for presentation to the Spit Eire Brigade in recognition of their services at the fire at the Commercial Hotel. The lists have now closed, the amount collected being MO 12s, of which £34 12s was the amount of the Mayor's list. During the month of April there were registered in iN'apicr 30 births, 8 mnrnnyc.-,, and iJ deaths; 7 uf the death.s Wi-iv uf children. During the corresponding mouih i,L" la^t year there were 30 births, 8 niiirriages, and 7 deaths. Last evening we received the following correction of cablegrams previously forwarded : — Eor " Sir H. E. (JimmWrk.i.i," read Mr Joseph Chamber] am is appointed < President of the Board of I'nuie. jA.r "Sir Charles Gavan Dirtly," rend Mr Grant Duff is appointed Under-Secretary for the Colonies. The Customes receipts at the port of Napier for the month, ending April 18S0

were £2339 13s \;ffi; the receipts fqjf. ? the coiu'dsponding Hjon,tfr^last yeai'#|w;efe.! £■2598 Bs'."Btl>v-;Bp tliat^tficrfe|";an inefpase' i in ivceipts aa^G"o : mparM^mtH;last year 6f:"J The< .first -£•£ the' Un» Cosp!iy^s|i . steamers. tisgss6srpß Bi<fMf,Wo^W.-at'U'i i o'clock, instetfd .-of at 5 "-'S'clock/ is tlio Ringarooma leaving to-day. Tlie billiard tournament at the Provin- ( , .cial, Hotel ...closed last ; evening at "11:30. • During tjia ipurnament: there wero"4Bo--bre~aks;--MT 3F.' Gilb SVcf, 'wko scared 3<L,' ' ... "eai'ried-off-<-tnepi > iß6,'j»; Miter '$JpY "TMs ' is about the tenth-- pi&3 -Ml 1 (3-ilberd has carried 0$ siheo tile .commencement of the , present year, iv his several capacities as a . cricketer, Artillery Volunteer, Fire Brigade officer, 0.v.& pla3 T cr at billiard ■ , tournaments. At the meeting of tho Taradale Ploughing Match Society, held on Thursday evening at the Greenmcadpws Hotel. Mr , James Lyoli Was' ele'ete'd ' chairman :t arid : MrM'Cartney sccrctary-i. TJie following gentlemen'- v^i-e Vilcd'tea'-mcmbcrs of the i committee '.—Messrs G. Hcslop, W. Ilcslop, J. Heslop, JV Bennett W. Wilson, S. Graham,P. Robertson. J\ ITollis.G. Rymor, Cr. Condie. I\ Jeliares, sen., T. Lawtou, J. Boyd, and A. M'Cartney. The committee will meet at the Grccnmcadows Hotel on Thursday evening neit at 7.30 o'clock to draw out a programme for the next match,

An attempt was recently made at one of the hotels at Port Ahuriri to pass a bronze token for a sovereign. On. one ■ side of tho token there is ft) ikeness of Her Majesty, will), the date 18G2, and on the rovei\su a man on horseback is represented riding _to_ Hanover! Underneath is the date 1837. Unsuspicious persons might very easily mistake the token for a . sovereign-. Mr and Mrs lie welt, who give their iu-et performance of "Zip" on Monday 1 evening, will arrive by the Arawato, from ■ North to-day. Mad&mVisellc Camilla ■ ' Urso will be a passenger by tlic same vessel. Mr Pcrcival Bear, who has been established in Napier during the last nve years, and has experienced milch success as a ■ ,- teacher, announces in our advertising ! ' columns that he continues to re- ■ ccivc pupils for tuition in music, ; . drawing, elocution, and, in fact, in ; all branding of education. Mr Bear has overling classes on Mondays and Thursdays, and prepares candidates for Government and legal examinations. One of the classes at the AlhenaUini, it ■ . will be perceived by dv advertisement in : another Column, is to be started in a few days. Mons. Bourgeois announces that he will commence his French class on the Oth instant, at 7 p.m. Particulars may be obtained at the Athcnanim. The programme for Mademoiselle Camilla Urso's concert at the Theatre ! lvoyal on Thursday evening next -will be i found iii another column. The lovers of music will perceive that it promises ti rich treat. ■ The steamer Australia, with the San Francisco mail, is due at Auckland to-day. The rink nt thr Theatre Royal will be open Ironi 2 till 5 this afternoon. The Oliawa Road Board invite tenders i for the construction of a portion of the road laid olf between the Patea-road and the Pukeliritiri Bush. Particulars will 1 be found in our advertising columns. The licensing day for cab proprietors, drivers, carters, &c, is postponed to tho Bth instant. Messrs Hoadlcy And Lyon will offer for sale at noon to-chvy, at their stores, damaged Hour and. colonial produce ; also some valuable property situated in the township of Hastings. Mr E. Lyndon will sell at his stores by auction to-day, fruit imported from Hobarfc Town, and 3-5 cases of porter. Mr.'"'"Ch'arlcs Gee Smyth is authorised to receive moneys in the estate of Newton, Irvine and Co. The billiard tournament at the Empire. Hotel closes this evening. The prize to bo awarded to the winner will be a gold ring offered by the proprietor. In connection with the fatality on the railway at Addington some singular facts arc recorded by the Li/ttelton Times. The son of the dead man, who is driving an engine, on -tUc .Oxford branch line, had a dream, in which, he saw sonic one lying across the rails, and iv the morning, talking to his mate, lie expressed the opinion that it was his father ho had seen in his dream. It is also strange that Duffy was to have been replaced on the very day ho was killed, by a man from Amberley, but some trivial circumstance prevented the man being despatched as was intended. _ Mr John M'Larcn, well-known iv Wellington and Dimed'm as a very noisy stump orator and "working-man's friend," has got into trouble in "Victoria; and been seutenccd to four years' imprisonment f or houscbreakiug. For the last ten years he has done nothing but prate of the wrongs . ipposed ou working men, but during the whole of that time he has never been known to do a clay's hard work, always depending upon some gentle swindle for a livelihood. There seems to be no limit to human folly, at least so far as sensationalism is concerned. At Leeds recently one Herr Holtum entertained the public with the feat of catching in his hands a ball of 71bs weight fired from the mouth of a cannon, and offered £50 to any man who could perform a similar feat. The challenge was accepted by a man named \Fcntoii, who got so seriously wounded that little hope is entertained of his [recovery, and Holtum has been brought before the Leeds magistrates on a charge o£ maliciously wounding. The legal aspect of case may be doubtful, but the moral responsibility of the defendant, who must have known more of tho risk that the silly fellow who accepted tho challenge ran, is clear enough. Isr Curie, of Marton, writes to a contemporary that lie will send small quantities of seed of Falkland Islands tussic grass to persons applying for it, provided such persons are in suitable localities to grow and propagate it. It grows best iv damp situations where it gets the sea spray carried by the winds. It is said to be the most fattening and best grass for cattle, and should prove most valuable to all avlio grow it. The Tcu'cnuilci Herald tells an amusing 'story about some Maoris, who, being curious to know what gas waslikc, requested a storekeeper in New Plymouth to show them how the gas was lighted. The storekeeper complied immediately, turned on the grass at the meter, and, striking a match, " applied it to the burner. The Maoris appeared to be greatly astonished at the result. One of them asked to smell the gas, and accordingly applied his olfactory organ to the burner, but soon jumped away, exclaiming that it smelt like the "Taipo." The natives came to the unanimous decision that his Satanic Majesty had something to do with the production of gas.