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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 8034, 23 April 1888, Page 2

On the fourth page will be found an article entitled " New York Kestaurnnts." Mr Puliett, who has Oeeu appniuted as manager for the Union Steamship Company at this port, arrived here yesterday by the Mararoa, and will enter upon his duties to-day. The tournament of the Napier Chess Club has ,at length been brought to a conclusion. Mr E. J), Hpbeu takes lirst prize and Mr Hugh Aplin second. There was no third prize. We notice in the Wai/mica Mail that in compliance with the request of a number of his constituents Mr Tanner has decided to address them at Waipawa on Thursday next. The Hawke's ISay Freezing Company finished their season's killing on Saturday. The date of the next shipment has not yet been decided, but it will probably bo about October or the beginning ot September. The many friends of Mr Neil Heath will be pleased to hoar that he has been ollered, and has acceptedd, a I iterative, appointment in Auckland, for which city he left yesterday. For the present Mrs Heath will remain in Napier. The iinal performance by the Hrough and Boucicault company on Saturday evening attracted a huge audience, the extravaganza going splendidly. The company left by the Hotomahanafor Wellington after midnight.

The school committee elections take place this evening. For the Napier school district the proceedings will be opened in the sclio»lroom in dive-square., but an adjournment will he -immediately made to the Theatre Royal. The Mayor, we believe, will preside on the occasion. At the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Mr (». A. I'recce, K.M., Matthew liradley was lined lO.s and costs for drunkenness. —The three youths from U'aikato charged with vagrancy---l)oy!c, Howell, and Kennedy — were remanded tv (he Court at Cambridge on ,i clmrgc of horse-stealing, particulars of which eamu to hand after their arrest. The Napier Rowling Club played Iwo scratch matches on Saturday afternoon, Mde.3 being chosen as follows : — Messrs lialfom', Cook, and I. Dinwiddie (skip), against Messrs Revnus, Hodgson, and Gilbeid (skip), the latter winning by 40 to :!.'!. The other match was playeil by Messrs J. Dimviddie, Eraser, Sweetapplu, and Williams (skip) who scored 17, against Messrs Holt, Morrison, Stephens, and Heath (skip), wlio won with 20 points. In the latter Heath was replaced by Guy at the second spell. The Columbia link was well patronised at all sessions on Saturday. In reference to the open mile raco recently skafed at the rink, when Mr Finch was credited with doing the mile in -limn 2,isec, an Auckland paper has the following: — "L. Dixon, of the Columbia skating rink, aud lately of Wellington, has been backed to skate any man in New Zealand, prefeienco being given to Kincli, of Napier, who recently won the mile raeein4niin2osec." Mr Finch appears to be getting greatness tliurst upon him. A clerical error iv our report of tlio gathering at Omahu made the Hon. Mr Mitchelson say, with reference to proposed native land legislation, that " Another provision would be that any blocks of land which hud a, greater number of owners than ten could not be sold until it was so subdivided that no portion should have more than twenty owners." Tho word '• ten " should havo read twenty. Wo may add that this clause, aa Air JMitclielsou explained it, will not apply to leasing native hauls. In the single-handed competition on | Saturday •ttitli the Spit nuuiual engine the Spit rcpTCSiMitativus won. There were three entrieb from the town brigade and live from the Spit brigade. The conditions were fix fore-carriage, throw out levers, fix one length of suction hose, and run out one 50ft length of hose from each aide of engine, fireman Harry (Spit) linishud first, Fireman Siddltss (Spit) second, and Fireman Holland (Napier) third. Protest!) have been entered on the ground that tile winner did not run out the hose as .specified, but kicked the coil along the ground. Miss Lydia von F'inkelsteiu, an accomplished lecturer on Eastern lifo and manners, recently brought her third English tour ton brilliant termination and sailed by the Orizoba on the ,')Oth ult. for Melbourne, where her arrival is awaited with considerable interest. It is in order that he may not clash with this lady's lectures that the Key. Charles Clark has postponed his visit to tlm colonies. Miss you Finkulstein is a native of Jerusalem. She lectures in Oriental costume, the ladies aud gentlemen who assist her being similarly attired ; and in England and Scotlaud, whether sbe lectures in a hall or a church, the building is generally too small for tho crowds that flock fo listen to her.

Our Uuipawa correspondent writes as follows under Saturday's ilivte : — Our member, Mr T. Tanner, will address his constituents here on Thursday evening. — Special trains will run from Kaikora and Waipiikurau on Tuesday evening for the conveyance of patrons of the Oicliastral Society's concert at. Waijiawn. on that ni^ht. — The excavation part of the "lire tank " is now linisheil, not without a mishap, though, in the shape of n falling iv of earth on the hotel side, stripping; tlio fence and puttiup; the contractor to some expense. — The conceit, at Onga Onga last evening for the b.usli relief fund was a decided success. — Tlio mildness of the weather (with two excepted nights) has caused Hie spring Imlbs to " spring " up for flowering again and many trees have started to " put on thu bloom " only to he mockingly frustrated by the coming frosts. Yesterday was a thoroughly summer's day. — The Waipawa brass band are pine tising some new music for a sacred conceit on Sunday afternoon for the bush relief fund.

The new Baptist Chapel in Hooper'slane was opened yesterday, though the building is not yet quite 'finished. The chapel is an unpretentious but comfort-

able structure, designed with the object of being' ultimately converted into a schoolroom when tho congregation is able to build a more pretentious structure. It seats about 120 people. The baptistry in front of tho platform, when not in use, is covered in, to utilise space. The builder, is Mr Holt, who has done l"s best to make the interior as handsome as finely-figured red pine will go, and the seats are exceptionally comfortable in desisu. The communion table is the gift of Mr Spriggs, and Mr H. S. Tiffen has generously provided a service of communion plate. It is hoped that, when accounts are finally made up, the church will be found to be practically free of debt, the ouly liability being a small annual payment for seven years, when ground and building become the absolute property of the church.

Our Taradale correspondent ■ writes as follows under Saturday's date : — Some disappointment is felt here at the decision of the Tramway Company to hang the business up again until June, as it is felt that at the present time, when the men and plant are all on the ground, the embankment part of the work would be done at a great deal under the estimate. — The dancing fever has again set in, the Mikado Quadrille Club having commenced their season in the Oddfellows' Hall last Thursday, to enable those who intend to sport the light fantastic at the Fm esters' Ball on Thursday next a chance to get themselves in form. It is anticipated that the said ball will be a very stylish affair, and if the efforts of the committee ar<s to meet with their just reward it should be most successful. A large addition is to be made to the refreshment accommodation, so as to leave the whole of the rest of the space tor dancing and cardroom. The refreshments are in the hands of Mr D. B. Watt, wish a most liberal "carte," in fact I hear it would be hard to mention anything in reason that is not ordered. The only thing to be regretted is that the hall is not larger, as I hear the limit is to be 60 couples, so those who have received invitations must be in time with their replies, only a few tickets being available now, — Mr W. Jell'ares has been unfortunate in losing his racing mare Teal, which it appsars took fright and galloped into a fence, and injured herself so that she had to be shot.

It is estimated that in order to be able to wear all his decorations and orders at one time Prince Bismarck would require a breast thirty feet in breadth. Their weight amounts to a little over forty pounds.

A Falmerston exchange has the following:—Some amusing stories are current relative to the adventures of shooting parties in search of spovt, but the best one so far comes from Snndon. A resident of that district recently invited two gentlemen of Palineiston to enjoy a day's shooting on his estate. They went in due course, and after about an hour's ramble the host commenced the day's fun by shooting bis dog by accident. Shortly after one of the. visitors descried what he thought was a bare, and he fired, killin" a cow. The other visitor was satisfied with lesser game, and he killed a lark, which was triumphantly conveyed to l'almerstou.

A somewhat unexpected tnrn was given to a matter in the Christchurch Supreme Court tbe of.ier day. Mr H/yrper, who was the counsel for defendant in tho case of Merson v. lnglis, wished to get the contents of a power of attorney held by Mr Naldpr, another legal geutlemau. Mr Nalder first raised the point that he was entitled to have the costs of the preparation of the document before producing it. This was overruled by his Honor, ami Mr Harper then handed it triumphantly to the Registrar. Tho eagle eye of Mr liloxam, however, discovered that the power of attorney i\vas not stamped. The fine — which by law is payable by the person producing the document — the Kegistrar gravely informed Mr Harper would be £5 IOsI Mr Harper's blank look on receiving this information caused a smile to ripple aroufid Bench and Bar. Subsequently, after looking at' the document, Mr Harper decided that the game was not worth the candle, and it was returned to Mr Nalder.

Some idea of the difficulty of eradicating the Californian thistle can be formed from the following experience of Mr Macpherson, manager' of the Totara station, Oaniaro. He says : " A piece of land infested with the California!) thistle was let for potato cropping, and the cropper undertook when lie leased the land to completely kill this patch out. But after all the ploughing, harrowing, grubbing, drilling, etc., that the laud got in planting the potatoes, the thistles still kept growing. He then set his men on to pull up every shoot that could be seen. This they did at three difterent times, but it grew ns luxuriantly as ever. They then hoed it downthree or four times, but that did no good. Mr Macpherson then advised them to keep cutting it above ground, which they did nine times before harvest commenced. Now, when they are digging the potatoes, the plants aro all about the size of the sample sent (twelve to eighteen inches high), and cover about a quarter of an acre of land. It is now proposed to cover the patch with straw, and see what ellect that ■Svill have.

Thus moralises " Puff" in the Press : — " The various industries in Victoria are agitating for increased Protective dnties ! " "Yes, is'n't it beautiful? The Protectionists always pretend the duties are only temporary, just to foster local industries in their infancy ! Yet after all these years of Protection iv Victoria, the industries are clamoring for increased dnties ! " " Will they get them?" "Oh yes, I suppose sol I don't see how they can be refuted ! Protection is the fiscal policy of the colonj 1 , and it will liavo to go thronifh with it to the bitter end ! The only way to save the protected industries! from ruin is to go on piling up the monopoly, and paying prolifc outx>f taxation, till the whole thing bursts ! " "But the farmers are beginning to cry out lustily! They want Protection too!" " Certainly, and why should'n't they have it? Why should'n't the public be compelled to pay 50 per cent, on beef and bread and oats and potatoes, as well as on clothes and boots and soap and candles and matches 1 The farmers have to pay other people's profits, so why should n't the other people pay theirs?" "Ah, there's no getting away from that 1 It's a horrid muddle, altogether !" "It is indeed ! Yot with that horrid muddle right under our nose, there are folks who want to get this country in the samo state !" "They're not going to succeed though ! " " No, they're going to fail all along the line ! lint it takes a lot of lambasting to make 'cm see it ! "