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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9540, 28 November 1893, Page 2

On the fourth page will be found the nominations for the Watpawa Racing Club's sp.-ing meeting and oar, Wajpawa correspondent's letter. The business announcements of Messrs Baker and Tabutean, Messrs C. B, Hoadley and Co., and Messrs E. and VV, Lyndon are inserted to-day on our fourth page. ' We have to acknowledge the receipt of £2 from Mr H. Campbell, Poukawa, for the Fallen fried. We learn that six English wool buyers arrived in Napier yesterday to attend the Napier wool sales to-morrow, A notorious womin named Annie M'Kay wbb yesterday sentenced by Mr Tutnbull, R.M., to two months' hard labor for vibrancy, and keeping a brothel. The Hon. Mr Ward was met at the Napier railway station last Bight by Messrs Carnell, Q. Williams, Cohen, and others As the three first-nnmed and the Minister drove off iv a pair-horse cab some bystanders gave " Three cheers for Mr Ward," to which the visitor responded by raising his bat. The first of this season's wool sales will be held to-morrow in Messrs C. B Hoadley and (Jo's rnooms. The sales will commence at 11 o'clock, the brokers selling in the following order :— Williams and Kettle (Limited), Wenley and Lanasze, Hawke'n Biy Farmers' Association, and New Zealand Land Association. ' The JUnion Rowing Club's representative crew, who for the past fortnight have been waiting to meet a "challenge " crow from the same c'nb, on the refusal of the latter to row last evening as arranged, pulled over the two»mile course

oa the river diversion, and claimed tbe race. Tho distance was overcome wlthcnb much effort) in lSmin 25see.

Some bye-law cases were dealt with at the Court yesterday. B. O'Rourke, for allowing n horse to wander, was fined Is and £1 3s ccsts. Alfred Lynch was fined £1 Bed cosls for driving a horse round a corner at faster than a walking pice. A charge ngainsr John Dick of driiiog 18 horses along the street was withdrawn, there beicg some doubt as to identity. The following will represent the Waipawa Cricket Club in the return match with the Waipnkurau Cricket Club to morrow ot Waipawa :— Drs. L. Reed and Godfray, Pratley, Rathbone, Witherow (-2), Hughes, A'Deane, Evans, Lougbnan, and Bibby. Emergencies:. Collett and Cosgrove. Any of the above unable to play are requested to oommunicate with Mr H. Colletb. Play will commence at 1.45. At the Resident Magistrate's Coard yesterday, before Mr Turnbull, R.M., a man named Daniel O'Brien was charged with using obscene language, and with stealing a bottle of scent, a shaving brush, and piece of soap, the property of R. P. Paterson. It was quite clear from the evidence that defendant had behaved In a violent as well as a dishonest manner, being apparently in a state of very quarrelsome drunkenness. He was sentenced to 14 dajs' hard labor. John Kitchen, for too frequent drunkenness was sentenced to 14 days' haul labor. Messrs W. Hunter and H. A. Bamford met with a singular accident at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning as they were returnIng in a two- wheeled trap from Noruewood. Upon nearing Danevirke three horsemen were observed to be gulloping towards them. As It was raonnlighc and the drivers were in addition provided with lamps, no collision was expected, However, their feeling of security scon received a shock in a double sense, for the centre horseman crashed into them, doing no end of damage to trap and harness. The rider was badly thrown, and received a severe cub on his li^ht leg. Mr Bamford got a severe shaking, while Mr rlnnter escaped unhurt.

Oar Hastings correspondent) telephoned as follows last ni<>ht:— There was no political meeting &t the Princess Theatre to-night, Mr Reardon was announced to speak there, but be did not pub in an appearance. I hear that Mrs Reardon U seriously ill, but I am nob aware whether that was the reason that Mr Keardon did nob speak. — With respecb to a letter signed " Womau Voter " that appeared is the Herald this morning, I have inspected the Court-house, where the poll will be taken, and I find that the arrangements are very complete, and that ladies need have no fear of being in the leist degree incommoded in recording their votes. The Atherteum could not be obtained for the purpose. The bos plan for the performance of "Betsy" at the Theatre Royal was opened at Messrs Milner and Thompson's yesterday morning, and in consequence of the large demand for seats the m mage ment decided to extend the season to two nights, as will be teen by reference to our advertising columns, The public should not miss the treat in etore for them, and should book their setts early to avoid disappointment. " Betsy " is the best comedy ever written by Mr F C. Burnani, and had the longest run (next to " Our Boys ") of any comedy ever prodnced on the London stage. The clnb's cast includes the best local talent, namely, Messrs Sayers, Swan, Hughes, Davidson, and Dlnwiddie. The ladies taking part are Mrs Sheath, Misses Hltchings (2), Marett, Jago, and Miller, Mr Swan has selected the seats presented to the winning candidate of the Napier election for the first night. Our Danevirke correspondent writes :— Mr Hunter addressed a crowded meeting of electors at Norsewood last Saturday evening. Fully 150 ladies were present). Mr Lockhead was voted to the chair. Mr Hunter's speech was mainly the same &a that delivered in other centres. He was listened to attentively till the close, when a disgrncefal scene took place. A crowd of Mr Hall's supporters from Danevirke, Makotuku, and other places (wrne of whom figured recently in the R M. Court on a cbargd of disturbing a Silvation Army meeting) had appaiently made up their minds that Mr Hunter's supporters sbonld have no chance of carrying a vote of confidence, far upon Mr Petersen rising to propose thab motion they simply howled him down. Several gentlemen rose asking tor fair piny, but all met tha same fate, and Mr Hunter's supporters had to disperse without even giving a vote of thanks to the chair. Ib is generally supposed that the originators of this disgraceful movement were prominent members of Mr Hall's Danevirke committee. It Is at all events fair to add thab none of the Norsewood people took P'irt) in U. This dastardly attempt by Mr H ills satellites bo injure his opponent's chances will no doubt recoil on tbeir own heads.

The Parsons episode at Wanganui is inatruc'ive 'in two ways. In the first place, it shows how the Premier is abusing his prslbion by using a public depirtmeob for the furtherance of his private or party ends. It will he noticed that bis communicitioos to Mr Parsons were iv the form of telegraph luemos, which are nob paid for, and of which no departmental record Is kept. Neither legally nor morally has a Minister more rigiit to n=e the telegraph for party electioneering purposes, or to have his messages transmitted at the pubic expense, than has the meanest candidate amengst the 196 now bpfore rbe electors. Sitne score of years ago a flimilar misuse of the telegraph by a former Ministry was exposed in Parliament, and caused a great uproar. The practice was universally condemned as an intolerable abuse, and lb has since been left to the honor of Ministers not to t'.'ke advantage of their positions in suoh a manner. The

reliance on Mr Seddon's honor in this

respect has evidently been misplaced. The W anganni case affords an indication ef how extensively and unscrupulously the Telegraph Department, and no doubb

other Government departments as well,

is being u*ed by the present Ministers for the advancement ot pirty purposes and in the endeavor to secure themselves in oißee.— Fost, The fin \\ heat of the Napier Rowing Club's trial fours wa3 rowed on the inner

harbor yesterday afternoon. The coarse was in splendid order for rowing, there being hardly a ripple on the water, and the evening was ciol The race was

rowed sgainst a sllfibb inflowing tidn. Mr R. C. Tylee acted as starter, while Mr W. H, Tylee officiated as jadge. The competing crews were Shaw (3troke), Hislop (8). Ferenson (2), and Smith (bow), Tim Jogo (cox) ; and Rose (stroke), Reid (3), Harrap (2), and Baker (bow), A. iialfour (cox). Both crews' hnng a bit at the start but Rose was the fired to strike the water. Shaw was not long in following suit, however, and rowing two strokes to his opponent's one, at once iush?d to the front, and hid gained a lead of a length by the time the boats were through the gut. At the three qna'ter mile post Shaw had drawn still further ahead, and when half the distance had been covered was leading by a length and a half. Both crews were rowing their utmost, and no further

change occurred until the l)oata were a

quarter of a mile from home when Rose, spurting, gradually drew up on his opponent, and at 100 yards from the winning post tae boats were almost level. Both crews responded gamely to their strokes' calls, but Shaw's crew lasted longest, and eventually won a splendid race by half a

length. The crews can be congratulated on the form they .showed and on the game way in which they stuck to their work. The weights of the winning crew were as follows : — Shaw list, Hislop list 61b, Ferguson lOst 101 b, and Smith 9at average, lOat 7^lb.

A correspondent sends us the following : —Mr Carlile addre«sed the electors at Daneviike on Friday night. He commenced by telling bis audience that on

the vexed question of the railway terminal he always had been for having it at Woodville, and he was in favor of that still, He would nob attempt to get anyone's vote on false pretences. Mr Carlile was accqrde4 an attentive bearing on the whole, and received a vqte of thanks, which was carrlod In opposition to a more hostile motion. In reply to a personal question put by Mr Rose as to his ( Mr Carlile's) ohances of election, he said that if anyone had attended his Woodville meeting on the night previous he wonld not have thought they were bad. He was there greeted with ringing cheers at almost every pause, and at> the end received a vote of confidence without a single no. One would not have thought there was a Hallite or Hunterite In Woodville. On Saturday night Mr Oarllle addressed a meotlne at Weber. He bad a good hearing and received a vote of thanks. Before leaving next day he addressed an assemblage in front of the hotel, and took occasion to contradict an Accusation that had bean mtde by Mr Ryan that he (Mr Carlile) was working in oollnsion with Mr Hanter. Mr Carlile said that with the exception of a passing word in tin street the other day, he had never had more than five minutes' conversation with Mr Hunter in his lite, and that was three years ago. He (Mr Carlile) had been twelve years in Woodvtlle and twenty-seven in Hawke's Bay, and be had never at any rate been eanght out in any dirty lying or trickery. His record, he mipht fairly claim, bad always been that of an honorable gentleman. Almost all present assured Mr Cirlile that they believed every word he said. They shook bands with him and gave him three riog ing cheers.

Dr. Wallace MacKenzle, of Wellington, will be in Napier to-morrow, the 29th }nst., and may oe consulted at Mr Owen's Pharmacy. Appointments can be arranged with. Mr Owen,-[ApvT.] 881