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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11680, 30 October 1900, Page 2

On the fourth page will bs found somo remarks by Dr. Morrison regarding the oriaiß in China, sporting news, Messis Abraham and Williams' weekly stock market report, an arfcio'o entitled " Kin;j Solomon'B Mines," and our Hasting, Waipawa, Danevirke, and Ormondvill ) correspondents' letters. The annual general meeting of the Napier Working Men's Club will be held this evening. A meeting of the Napier Kanfurly Rifles was held last night at the Athenjenm. Mr F. tr. Smith was elected captain, and Messrs Natusoh and Dodds first and second lieutenants respectively. Sixty members were sworn in. According to the Dunedin Star, Mr Witheford, M.H.R. for Anokland, is disgusted with the late sittings of the Uousb and the failure to carry on the affairs of the country in a bußiness-like manner. He threatens not to put in another session. The heavy gale which blew yesterday played havoo with the telegraph wires, which were interrupted both north and south. At a late hour the wires to Auckland worked brokenly, whilst only 000 wire to Wellington was available, and that intermittently. This accounts for the paucity of telegraphic messages this morning. The fine oratorio "Messiah" is to be performed in the Cathedral during the week before Christmas. AH who are willing to assist in the production of the oratorio (ladies and gentlemen) are asked by advertisement to attend the first practice in the Cathedral on Tuesday evening next, the 6th proximo, at 8 o'clock. The revenue in the Napier postal distfiot for the September quarter amounted to .£3474, and telegraph revenue to .£1606 j total, .£6OBO. Daring the same period money orders were issued to the amount of .£14,336, and £9082 paid. The savings banks deposits for the quarter totalled £32 921, and withdrawals to £33,787, leaving an exoess of withdrawals over deposits of £865. A Waikato trooper now in South Africa says that whenever a farm or a store was met with the Bedford men would get enough to last them a day, but the New Zealanders would be carrying fowls for a week — in fact, their camp was like a little farmyard, and whenever the Boers heard the cocks orowing in the morning on the veldt they knew the New Zealanders were about, and it was time to clear. Mr E. T. Allen, picture framer, of Tennyson-street, is showing a very fine lot of pictures which he has just received, and which are for sale at reasonable prices. These inolude artists' proof etchings, some beautiful reproductions of famous pictures, exeouted by the Barrytype process, and some excellent water color sketches by two well known Colonial attists, Messrs C. N. Worsley, of Wellington, and T. Kane, of Christchnrch. The collection of piotures is well worth a visit of inspection. Mr Donald Macdonald brought his Napier season to a olose at the Theatre Eoyal last night, when he appeared before another large audience. He embodied in his lecture many incidents which he had related on the two preceding evenings, but what he had to narrate possessed such interest that everything was well worth retelling and listening 'to, and the audienoe followed with the greatest attention the stirring scenes laid before them, To-night Mr Macdonald will leotnre at Hastings, where the gifted . entertainer will no doubt be made cordially welcome. Attention is again called to the opening of the Sharp-Rafalewski concert season at the Theatre Koyal this evening. Judging from their Australian and Auckland criticisms, tho concert should prove not only a treat, but also inßtruotive from an artistic point of view. Miss Sharp possesses a soprano voice of unequalled ability, while Mons. Kafalewski ranks highest in the Australian colonies as a pianist and violinist. Miss Lorraine Tansley, always a favorite, will also assißt, and Mr W. 11. Williamson, the tenor of the company, completes a quartette of distinguished artists. Circle and stall seats may be booked at Howe Bros. A fully-attended meeting of the committee of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Asbooiation took place last night at the Masonic Hotel, the president, Mr E. H. Williams, in the chair. It was decided to hold morning practices four times a week on the first four mornings of each week. Extra lockers are to be placed in the pavilion, as the demand this season far exceeds tho supply. Besides a large amount of routine business, the draws for the remaining cup fixtures were made. Next Wednesday week County meet Rivals at Hastings and Soinde meet Taradale on the Recreation Ground, The Saturday fixtures will be announced later. The Manaviatu Standard, edited by Mr F. Pirani, M.H.R,, in an editorial article on the recent session, makes some very serious allegations. It declares that thoße who feel any respect for representative institutions cannot but regard the result of the session with loathing and disgust. A depth of degradation was sounded, unrivalled, fortunately, in the annals of New Zealand. Our contemporary alleges that drunkenness was always in evidence, and was not looked upon as any offenoe by the majority of members; further, the Standard Bpeaka of the open manner in which persuasion was used and bribes offered* to pass objectionable measures, the bribes being the voting of £40 eaoh extra to members as sessional expenses. During the committee meeting of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association last night the question of official umpires cropped up In Wellington and other centres little difficulty is experienced in obtaining the services of old players — who though retired from active cricket, still retain a very keen interest in the game — to act as umpires, and doubtless there are many suoh in this district whose natural modesty alone restrains them from offering their services in a similar capacity. The local association wishes it known therefore that it will gladly receive the names of any old oricketers who would consent to take office as above mentioned. Any communication of such a nature will receive the prompt attention of the hon. sec, Mr J. E. Ludwig. A committee meeting- of the Wanderers' Bicycle Club was held in the Masonic Hotel last evening, Mr G. Kelly, senr., in the chair. The date of the annual sports meeting was fixed for Wednesday, December 6th, and the following programme was drawn up : — Maiden Race, threequarters of a mile; one mile second class, one mile amateur, two milo amateur, one mile H.B. provincial ohampionship, one mile open, two mile open, amateur flat races, 220 and 440 yards, and pursuit; race for cyclists. The gold medal presented by Mr E. A. Wall for the hill climbing competition was handed to the winner, Mr H. A. Symonds. Three new mombers were elected, A moonlight run was arranged to Fetane on Thursday next, starting from the Marine-parade rotunda at 7.16 p.m., and a cordial invitation is extended to all cyolists. In connection with the raid on Chinese premises at Wellington on Sunday night it seems that Sunday was a Chinese festival, and there had been a Chinese funeral in Haining-street which had been a great source of joy to the neighborhood. A number of Chinamen had ooine in from the country for the double event - from j Otaki and Wairarapa and Miramar— and were just having a quiet gamble as an appropriate wind-up to the day's proceedings. The names of the captured men are as follows i— ln the fan-tan den : Sing Kee (banker), Kum Chun, Wong Yung, Jim Yung Nen, Lee_ Pnng, Ah Bing (owner of the house in Haining-street), Wong Hung, Ah San, Tung Sung, a; Look, Ah Wong, Ah Ton, Ah Now, Ah Toy. In the dice room: Wong Doon, Foong Wah, Shak Pok, Wong Tong, Kay Yah, Pye Ge°, Weng Nee, Fah Chu, Hung Lee, Kum Ching, Chin Hung, Wun Hung, Wong Way, Ah Joe. It has been noted as remarkable that- the name of Captain Bussell does not appear on the division lists on the notorious. " Forty Founds Steal." Eumours have been ourrent that the leader of the Opposition was absent of set purpose—viz., beoause he was favorable to the proposal. The Wellington correspondent 'f)t the New Zealand Herald, however, says he has the best authority for stating these runjours are absolutely without foundation. The fact? are that the additional allowance to membep came on at 5 o'olook in the' morning. There was no sign of the Supplementary Estimates at 3 o'olook, and Captain Russell waited in the House until half-past 3, when he went home to bed, under the impression that the Supplementary Estimates would not be rushed through as .they were. Had he been in the House he would have protested to the utmost against voting pnblip money in the way that this thing was dpne. If o felt, however, that there was little use in. protests to restrain the Premier in. making any proposal he determined upon. It's a treat to do btieiaeßa'w th a tjm tliat keops his liver to order will ECOLIB" Oasc.\iu Liveb Beoomtob, Bottles, 2s 6d, ito'i.nfl, Ohemfit, Napier, .- v ; , . • -; ; .'/'■ -..'■ . I \^.-.-Y!-,CV.^i-i ■:',:;; .-,..,• ■.;...,..' '.'.'■,.

A general meeting of the Napier Swimming Club was held in the Masonic Hotel last evening. There was a fall attendance, Mr A. E. Eagleton being in the chair. Correspondence was read from Mr Cox, proprietor of the swimming baths, offering terms for the nee of the bath's for the ensuing season, It was deoided to accept the terms, so club members will have the use o£ the baths until the end of the present season. It was resolved to hold three sports meetings, including a ohainpionship meeting, during the coming season. Mr E. D. 1). M'Lean's oup will again be presented for competition, the • holder, Mr J. M. HamUton, of Westport, is expected to come up to defend his title to it. Altogether a most succeasf ul season is anticipated. The following new members were elected: — Meßsrs G. Ei Cotterill, G. Foreman, E. Oliphant, E. M'Lernon, and C. G. F. Eagar. The seoretary was instructed to send a letter of condolence to Mr Scott, of Waipukuran, father of the late Trooper Scott, who was a prominent member of the club. The Otago Daily Times, referring to the JMO allowance to members, writes :— To cay that the proposal was monstrous is to characterise it in mild terms. It was an outcome of the compact, which was made between the Premier and a section of his | followers at the time at which the increase of the Ministers' salaries waß proposed. These high-souled members were not prepared to support the Bill to raise the Ministerial salaries unless their own salaries were also inoreaßed. The vote on the Supplementary Estimates is the proof that they obtained their price. The whole circumstances surrounding the compact were discreditable alike to those who proposed and to those who accepted the terms, and the means by whioh the Government performed its share of the arrangement were little short of despicable. A Bill to increase the members' salaries from .£240 to £280 would have been objectionable because there is absolutely no reaßon why there should be any increase, but suoh a proposal wonld at least have had the merit of being made in the constitutional, and consequently the proper form, but the Government adopted an underhand course of aotion, and smuggled a vote through in the clobing hours of the session, under the authority of a measure whioh they had forced through Parliament 24 hours previously, and which has every appearance of having in part been constructed for the purpose of evading the law that fixes the salary of members. Writing from London regarding the loss on the Paris* Exhibition, Mr W. E. Luoy Bays in the Sydney Morning Herald: — " That is a burden of loss the State will have to bear. It may perhaps, donbtless will, be balanced by revenues drawn from other sources. Hut those revenues taking the form of rents charged upon exhibitors and the enterprising proprietors of side shows are really crushing in their enormity. I hear from a member of the English commission just returned from Paris that most of theshowmen are on the verge of bankruptcy. They have paid enormous sums for sites and structures, and their takings have been hopelessly inadequate to oover even these first charges. A capital of something like two and a half millions was invested in these enterprises. It is all gone, without hope of return. These are oiroumstanceß calculated to aggravate any pre-existing tendency towards quarrelling. The failure of the Exhibition is due to a variety of oauses, not the least powerful the war in South Africa. That; ia England's affair, and coming on top of the avowed intention to boycott the show by way of reprisal for attacks on the Queen, it suffices to convince Frenchmen that the real culprit is their neighbor across the Channel. There are not lacking prophets who, considering these things, are able to annonnoe an outbreak of war with France as soon as the affairs of the Exhibition are woundup. With Germany watchful on her flank, with Sedan unavenged, Alsace and Lorraine still in the grip of the German, that would be a auiwdal undertaking, worse even than Oom Paul's ultimatum. It is an apprehension of recent birth and growing persistency. But it is not a novel idea. Nearly a year ago, before he set out for his command in the Mediterranean, Lord Charles Baresford confided! to me his assured belief, for whioh he claimed substantial grounds, that Franca meant to pick a quarrel with this country, and that the two nations would be at each other's throat before the last daya of the century." Messrs Fletcher, Humphreys and Co.'a celebrated Golden Apple Cider may be obtained at the Criterion Hotel.