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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10313, 27 May 1896, Page 2

Oa the fcuvth page will be found telegraphic intelligence, the latest Auckland mining market quotations, sporting news, a report of the Napier Golf Club's competition on Monday, and onr Hastings and Makotnku correspondents' letters. Captain Edwin wired at 15 p.m. yesterday as follows :— Strong north«tfest to west and south winds; with rain and colder weather ; glaes rise. Colonel Fox will arrive at Napier on Monday next, and will inspect tbo Napier Bifles on Monday night, and the three different corps in succession on succeeding nights. Gunner M, Franklin secured honorary Qaarter«Master Fox's flllver medal for the highest score in the F Battery and Naval teams in the competition for the Coloman Shield. The clerk to the Licensing Bench has received eight petitions bearing 635 signatures protesting against the issue of a license for the proposed Marine-parade hotel. At the S.M. Court yesterday morning Win. Orange was fined 20a and coats 21s for failing to comply with an order of the Court for the malntenanca of hia Illegitimate child. The Premier addressed political meetings at Waiuawa and Oanevlrke on Monday and Saturday respectively, and met with attentive heatings and enthnsi-* astio receptions, on each ocoasion votes of thanks to the speaker and confidence in the Government being passed. Oar Waipawß correspondent writing yesterday saya:-The following is' the report from the county hospital for last week:— 2s la-patiente, including two females; seven maleo and one female admitted daring the week; four males and one female discharged ; no deaths; A farmer who visited the Anokland Art Society's exhibition was staggered at the idea of £20 being wanted for one of the pictures, He remarked to his better half, "It must be awfnlly dear paint this cove uses. Why, bless me, lfc wouldn't cost much more than fi2o to paint our house." At the S.M. Court yesterday mornios Mr Tarnbull gave iadßmeDMprtho p ] a io. tiffs in the follbwing eases:— J. R, Warden (Mr Rhodes) v. E. Englebreteon, £5 193 3d, coata £1 8i 6d ; H. P. Cohen (Mr Cresswell) v. J. Power, £10 10s, costs 151 lOa 6d; J. M'Kenny v. Matinl Toha. £1 2s, costs 8s 6d. A broshnre has been issued by tho I Survey Department containing the terms of disposal of landa in 'ttio Elsthorpß estate to ba opened for 6oleotion on Jane 24th, A nnmbet of photographs taken by Mr T. Humphries showing vsrlons puts of the property accompany a nuent ty of generai information, A very enccesaful Catbolio social was held last evening at the Princess Theatre, Hastings, uuder the direction of Mr and Mta M'Namarß, Dancing was kept np till a late hour, Mr W. Y. Dennett

lukluß an efficient M.C. and the music I plug pupplied hy Wiaa Canlton and leoars Barrett nod King, Mr W. A. Thompson, of Oamarc, who io!ds the 15 and 18 miles amateur road ecorda of New Zealand, has arrived In Sfapier and will leave the Poab-offico toilght at 10 O'clook (weather permitting), :o try and break the existing record made jy Fabian (22 hr 40min) between Napier md Wellington. Mr Thompson desire? in to ask any of tho local 'oycliata who ire disengaged tio pace him along part of ahe way. Tho Hawke c Bay roiids ate In sxcellent condition, and a ride in the moonlight will no doubt prove very pleasure able. Key. flawela has been buay inventing (nets for the Engliah abont New Zealand. Lißten ! :— They don's want • genteel ' people out there. Clerka are at ft discount; New Zaaland la overdone with' them. Domestic ser/anta are always in request, bo are farm-workers, and there are plenty of openings for professional men, and especially for anybody who can minister to the entertainment of the people ; they will have amneementa, and yonug men who could got np good variety entertainments would be received with opßn arms. Lectures, too, are much appreciated, bnt they must be good, A smart young man might find good openings on the Press I Commenting on the Key. W. ColenßO'a munificent offer of a site and a large oon- j trlbntlon for a museum and library, the Lyltelton Times says :— " Strange to say, the Napier newspapers instead of jumping at the ofier and warmly urging the people to »aiae the necessary money, have launched out into objectiono to the Bite, queries as to details of expenditure and arguments for merging the proposal with another connected with the janlor club. It is to be hoped that local jealonelss will not prevent the people of Hawke's Bay from enjoying the benefit of such a munificent gift, more especially as it is understood that Mr Colenao would present large collections to the museum if a building were erected and managed according to his ideas." The Druids' plain and fancy dress social and dance, which' was held in the Garrison Hall on Monday evening, was a great (success, ■ Tlie attendance was large, 100 couples being present. The hall was tastefully decorated and the floor in splendid dancing order, Mr Newbould's string band supplied the music, and in this resriect fairly surpassed themselves. Extra dnnees were played by Miss Dobbie and Mv C. Wilson. Messrs L, J. Carmine and H. Graves as Ma.C. gave every satisfaction. The majority of the dancers were attired in evening dress, though a nnmber of pretty fanoy costumes were worn. Mr G. Glasutord, of the Cafe", was entrusted with the catering, and supplied a most , recherche supper. During the evening Miss Mlna M'Kevnan sang a selection very nicely, Mies Violet Taylor gave a splendid recitation, and Mr Sylva Tennah, a visitor, aang " The Sleeping Camp " in splendid style. Admiral Bowden-Smith, addressing a meeting at the United Service Institution, Bald:— "New Zealand is very creditably provided with lights, and would compare favorably with many Enropean countries." The colonial cool supply was dealt with at considerable length. Admiral BowdenSmith said that the Newcastle (New South Wales) coal waa " not very popular with the navy In consequence of the thick blaok smoke ib emits, ' and ha said em- I phatically "at present the best coal on the station is that put ont from the mlnea at Graymouth and Weatport, in New Zealand, about ZOO miles from Wellington ; and If coal mny be classified by numbers, and the ordinary Welsh coal be distinguished by the highest number, 8, then that from Weatport might be numbored 7. and that from tha mines near Sydney 6. On the other hand, however, whilst the latter coal could be puton board our ships at Sydney for 93 6d a ton, the New Zealand would be more than double that price even at Wellington in the near vicinity of the mine." While the Premier waa in the Walpawa district on Monday he visited the Maori pah, and waa welcomed by a number of prominent natives, the band also being in attendance. After being conducted to the meeting house Hori Koplha addressed Mr Seddon on behalf of the tribe. He stated that a railway station was wanted near the pab, the one at Waipawa being too far away ; they considered that leave should be granted them to fiah in the Whatuma Lake: and they desired the Government to pass an Act to prevent the Maoris selling their lands la the Rakautatahi block. The old chief then presented the Premier with a handsome mat. Mr Seddon having enveloped hims self in the mat (a proceeding which gave the assembled nativea considerable satisfaction), and returned thanks for the gift, promised to bring the matter of a railway station before his oolleagae, the Minister for Kailways ; he promised to enquire into the fishing difficulty and ccc that the Maoris were jnsbly dealt with : and alao referred to the land question and other matters of interest, finally taking his departure to the strains of " Auld Lang Syne" given by the native musicians. By the last San Francisco mail news was received in Napier of the death of Mr William Sim, of Easter Cardno, near Fraaerburgh, Aberdeenshire. Deceaaed resided in Hawkeß Bay distrlcb for many years, and lefb Napier with hia family about 17 years ago, to reelde in tfraserburgh. He was a brother of Mrs J. Davle, of Cllve-square, and also a brother of the late Mr John Sim, who died at Mohnka in October last. The Fraserburgh Herald, dated 31st Marsh, 1896, sayß :— " On Friday evening, when returning home from Fraserburgh, Mr William Sim, farmer, was suddenly taken ill, He waa driving at the time, and was accompanied by a eon. They had reached n point of the road near Mr Kettle's of Smlddyhlll. To this place Mr Sim, who was unconscious, was quickly taken, while a messenger was sent to Fraserburgh for Dr. 'frail. On hia arrival Dr. Trail found that Mr Sim waa suffering from apoplexy. Later in the evening he was taken to his own farm of Easter Cardno (Catehiebrae). He never rallied, and early In the morning passed away. Mr Sim belonged to Plttullie. Early In life he left hia native place and went to New Zosland to join a brother there. He re» rnalned abroad for a nnmber of years, and returned to the district aboub a dozan years ago. He entered a furm in the Loumay district), which he left when the f wm of Easter Cardno was vacated hy Mr Robertson. There hfj has been since. Mr Kirn was a well-known man in the neighborhood. He was respected universally aa a quiet, unobtrnsivo, and Bteady farmer. He was a member of the U.P. Church, Fraserburgh. Deceased leaves a widow and a family of two sons and one daughter, grown np.