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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11590, 17 July 1900, Page 2

Cablegrams and reports of the business at the Magistrate's Cuurt yesterday and of the meeting of the Lower Gorge Bridge Commission at Woodville will be found on the fourth page, together with sporting news and our Hastings, Danevirke, and Wairoa correspondents' letters. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday:—North to west and south-west gale with rain ; glass fall and poor tides. The series of literary leotures will be continued at the Athenaeum this evening, when Miss Spencer's subject will be "Browning." Elsewhere Messrs Williams and Kettle announce that they have received instructions to offer for sale two properties about the middle of Ootober next. The properties are Maraetaha, comprising about 2300 acres, and Lavenham, of 770 aores. It is all rich land, suitable for dairying and for outting up into small lots. The terms are easy and the plans will soon be ready. Don't Abuse your family ! I It is only a torpid liver. One dose of D«. Pasoau's Vbobtame Pilis Will put thingß right. Prloe, 1b 6d per box. Agent— Ecciia, Chemiet, Napier and Hastings* and all Storekeepers,

After a long and painful illness Mr A. J. Parsons, one of Wanganui's best known public men, passed away at his | residence, St. Leonard's on Sunday evening. Mr H. P. Cohen yesterday afternoon sold the hull, masts, sails, rigging, &0., of the sohooner Elizabeth Price, as she now lies at Long Point, Mahia. Mr H. Jaoobi was the purchaser at .£ll los, on behalf of Captain Widerßtrom. Sir James Hector and Mr J. W. .Toynt, Chancellor and Registrar of the New Zealand University, panned through Napier yesterday by the Flora on their way from Auokland to Wellington. The following are the Napier hospital returns for the week; — In hospital at last date, 15 males 17 females; admitted during week, 6 males 4 females; diecharged, 3 males 4 females ; remaining at date, 18 males 17 females, A meeting was held in the Masonio Hotel last night of the grocers and drapers. There was a very good attendance, Mr J. M'Grath being voted to the chair. It was decided to hold an annual football matoh between the two trades, the proceeds to be devoted to the hospital funds. The first matoh will take place at an early date. A committee meeting of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association was held last night at the Masonic Hotel, the president, Mr E. H. Williams, in the chair. A general discussion took place on the financial position of the association, but owing to the small attendance of delegates, it was deoided to adjourn the meeting till next Monday, and also arrange for a general meeting of cricketers We (Wairoa Guardian) again call upon the Hailway Leagues, both here and in Napier, to wake up and put in their demands, in forcible terms, if need be, for a share of the big loan whioh it is likely will shortly be put on the market. To neglect the present opportunity and let other districts — already highly favored - seize our undoubted birthright would be little short of folly, and we hope there will be no need for us to again call upon our public men in this district to do their duty in this matter. Commenting upon the appointment of Sub-Inspeotor O'Brien to Napier the Christchurch Press remarks : — " It is 15 months since Sub-Inspector O'Brien came to Chrißtchuroh from Dunedin, where he was chief detective, and during the period he has been here he has shown himßelf to be a careful and efficient officer. Mr O'Brien's many friends in Christohurch, while regretting his departure, will wish him all success in his new sphere. Sub-Inspector O'Brien will probably leave for Napier in about a fortnight. His successor at the Christchurch" station has not yet been appointed." The Mayor of Auckland received by the San Francisco mail from Home a communication from the Horsfall Destructor Company, Limited, London and Leeds, respecting the erection of a rubbish destruotor in the city. The company is of opinion that a four-cell destructor, capable of burning 40 tons of ordinary refuse per day of 24 hours, would be suitable for the requirements of Auckland. It would require three shifts of men, and, including freight and cost of erection, would cost about .£SOOO. The company will Bupply the materials at a cost of ,£3OOO in England, and provide a competent engineer to put it up at a salary of £30 per month, with passage paid both ways. Our Waipawa correspondent, writing yesterday, says : — The Local Bodies Conference re the Gorge bridge adjourned on Friday till to-day, at Woodville, and Mr A. E. Jull, ohairman, left for there this morning.— Tenders were received by the Town Board to-day for digging and filling nine and a half obains of trenoh for the public drain. F. Barman's tender at 19s 6d per chain was accepted. Muir and Beaohen, Mitchell, Avison, Parker, Dunn, and Colquhoun also tendered.— The matron of the County Hospital reports as follows for the past week : — 31 in-patients, including 11 females; four males and four females admitted during the week ; one male and two females disoharged; no deaths. For Auckland's testimonial to Lieuten-ant-General Baden- Powell a sum of .£206 has been raised. An escritoire of New Zealand woods, to be made by Mr Seuffert, the " Auckland artist in wood," is to be sent. The design of the escritoire is very artistic. The side drawers are to be of inlaid work. Above the desk is to be a large centre piece, with two Bide panels. On the top will be scroll-work, and underneath native clematis, and a view of Auokland harbor. On one of the panels will be depioted a native whare, and punga, with Maori wahine and ohild in the foreground. The other panel will have a Maori whare, with nikau palm, and a chief in the foreground, holding a taiaha in one hand and a mere in the other. The inscription will be, "Auckland, N.Z., Mafekmg, 1900," and the Baden-Powell orest. A parade of Nos. 1 and 2 Companies of the East Coast Battalion was held last evening. The parade state showed — Napier Guards, Lieutenant Forsythe in command, 49 ; Napier Kiiies, under Captain Halpin and Lieutenant Hudson, 42 ; Battalion Band, under Bandmaster M'Glashan, 20. After inspection by Major Chicken, the marksmen's badges won daring the last volunteer year were presented to the winners. Lance-Sergeant M'Goldrick (Guards) and Corporal Storkey (Rifles) were the highest scorers in their respective companies. The Lee- , Metford rills presented by Mr It. D. D. M'Lean for competition by the two companies was then presented to ColorSergeant Blom (Guards), the luoky winner, the sgcond prize, a silver-mounted walking-stick, going to Corporal Pirie. The battalion was then marched to its parade ground and exercised in various movements by Major Chicken and the acting-adjutant, Lieutenant liingland, of the Guards. It has been decided that a garrison non-coms, ball will be held on August 15th in the Garrison Hall. The proprietor of a small hostelry recently applied to the Adelaide Licensing Bench for permission to change the name of the place to " Mafeking's Hero Hotel." i The inspector of police said he did not , think it was right to name the hostelry after 'such an illustrious officer, and he maintained that the name of Baden-Powell should not by any means be associated with such a place, "It would," he averred, " be a standing disgrace to the colony if it were allowed," and as an after thought he added' "not only the coloDy, but to the British army." The i applicant protested, and asked whethei ' the inspector had the power to call Me . hotel a low one, whereupon the inspectoi , stated that there was no doubt about it, The place was frequented by the scum ol the city. Then the applicant naively re--1 marked that that was his reason foi , changing the name. He wanted to establish for the place quite a different reputation from that which it had hitherto ' borne, and in his opinion to accomplish ■ this it was imperative that the name ■ should be changed, The Benoh approved i of the alteration.