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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7548, 23 September 1886, Page 2

. On the fourth page will bo found an article entitled " The Antiquity of Oddfellowship."

We have received £1 10s from " Z " on behalf of the distressed Bartle family. " Owners aro again reminded that the acceptances and general entries for the Hawko's Bay Jockey Club close this evening at"9 p.m.

An inebriate named Robert Taylor was brought up at tho Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr G. A. Preece, H.M., and was lined 10s and costs. The annual general meeting of the Napier Cricket Club is to bo held at the Empire Hotel this evening, and it is par-, ticularly desired that tliero shall he a good attendance of members. ' At the meeting of the I' 1 Battery of Artillery last night £5 was voted to the Tankard testimonial fund. As Mr Tankard has been Garrison bandmaster for nearly six years a similar vote by tho other companies would lie a graceful method of acknowledging his services.

We beg to remind, owners that the following nominations and acceptances for the Napier Park Racing Club's inaugural meeting close to-morrow evening at 9 p. m. : — Acceptances— Handicap Hurdle Race, 2 soys ; Park Stakes Handicap, 4 soys ; Tramway Stakes Handicap, 2 soys. Entrios—Maiden Plate, 1 'soy ; Inaugural Stakes, 2 spva ; Disposal Stakes, I soy.

We learn from an occasional correspondent at Takapau that tho shares of the Hawko's Bay Woollen Company are going off very favorably in tho country districts. Mr Tod succeeded in placing over 150 shares among the. hands on the Maraekakaho station, in lots of from 5 to 10. '„At Oruawliaro, near Takapau, 73 shares were placed among the hands,' 5 being the largest number taken by any individual.

Some remarks having been niaile in an evening paper as to the work in tho Napier telegraph o/lico, wo have mado enquiries and have ascertained that there has been no increase — that, in fact, theio iias rather been a falling oil". At any rate, whatever the amount of work may lie, we havo always found that it has been attended to promptly, whether as regards the counter clerk s work of receiving and despatching messages or of the operators in wiling them.

Tlio F Battery of Artillery paraded in Browninff-stvebt'last evening for company drill ami inspection, Lieutenant Koss in command. Tliero was a good muster, '55 of all ranks paradinjr. After a good drill, extending ovor an hour and a half, by Lieutenants M'Cartnoy and Koss aucl Staff-Sergeant Nelson, tlio men ivoro marched i to tlio Caledonian Hotel, wlicro a_ meeting was lield for the purpose of electing a captain. Mr U. D. I). M'Lcan was unanimously elected to ' the position, and before the meeting concluded the no\v captain's health- was drunk with musical honors. Mr M'Lcan is an old Englhli Volunteer, and has always taken a great interest in the movement, so that the company may be congratulated upon the appointment, '

Tlio Amateur Athletic Club's sports on Saturday promise to be the most successful yefc'ltelil under tho auspices of tho club, and will certainly be so should tlio weather bold (inc. Tho fields for all tlio events rare likely to be large, and as a consequence there will bo keen competition. As in former seasons, the bracelet event is receiving considerable attention, both from those entered for the spin and from the public, the lady friends of the amateurs being quite enthusiastic in the matter. The bracelet will bo the gift of Mr G. 11. Swan, Mayor of the borough. The committee have allotted Mr H. M. Wilson's hnndsomo cup to tlio luilf-niile race, which will result in bringing out a bevy of starters to wind up the day's sports. All tlio prizes to be competed for are on view in Mr J. W. Craig's window.

Professor Woodroftn's glass-lilowiiifj oxliibition atliactcil another lingo nucHeneo to 'Watenvoi th's lin.ll last evening. All jivesont oxjiresseil tliomselves hi^l'ly <loliglttml with the entciiiiininent provided, a. sttliiifuctoiy result tlml, >vliilu it must

bo pleasing to the professor and his clever assistants, is only what is most completely deserved. We can, indeed, hardly conceive of the possibility of a visitor being in the slightest degree disappointed, the exhibition being a most unique and attractive one in all respects. The drawing for the various works of art in glass was most attentively witnessed, the desire to possess a specimen of the skilful work performed dining the evening being general. The exhibition can be fully recommended to nil who can appreciate an entertainment in which amusement and instruction are cleverly blended. The exhibition will be open thia afternoon for the convenience of families, and again in the evening) MrMatlliety Burnett's work yesterday i commenced with a visit to the girls' native school, iii which lie,w,as accompanied by the Bishop of Waiapin Mi-Burnett then went to the gaol, arid addressed all the prisoners, the majority of whom took the •pledge. The meeting in the Gaiety Theatre in the evening wound up Mr Burnetts work for i\io day! The attendance was better than on previous occasions, and the interest was well sustained throughout. Tlicliev. J; 0". Paterson occupied the chair. The lecturer gave some thrilling narratives of persons rescued by the mission', .• At the .close-, a good many, pledges were lakeii'. It is in personal narratives that Mr Burnett excels, and he takes that line again this evening. An open-air meeting will bo held in Clive-square at 7.15 p.m. to-day, previous to the regular meeting at the theatre. To-morrow a farewell tea meeting is to be given, to which there will he a small charge for admission. As this has been arranged on very short notice, friends who are willing to give any kind of assistance are requested to communicate with Mr K. C. Harding, the secretary. According to the •Ewninq Press D r Buller has put his name down for £5000 towards the establishment of a perniament colonial museum in London. According to a letter written by an old resident of Invercargill now living at tho hond of Lako Wakatipu, and an extract • from which is given in the Southland News, the writer says that -ho knows a few men that have been to the Big Bay districts, and they say they can make from £2 to £4 per week in nearly any place. The difficulty has always been to secure provisions. It was recently asserted in a Nelson paper that a ' stoat, which' had killed a lamb, had been captured at Bichmond, in Nelson, although no stoats were known to have beon liberated in Nelson, or nearer than Picton. Olficial investigation lias now proved that the supposed stoat was really a large Indian mongoose, which had escaped from the Rev. J. C. Andrew's place, near Nelson. It was found feeding on a dead lamb, but there was no proof.it had killed it,— Poit.