NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 3739, 19 April 1898, Page 2

NAPIER NEWS.

(OWN COBBEBPONDENT.) Yesterday A decidedly pleasant and weloome uhaogo in tho weather took place yester day, heavy showers of rain falling at short intervals tbroughoat Sunday and to day. Providing the downpours are not prolonged to a very great extent the

Mungo will mean hundreds of pound* io this district. Last week scarcely a blade of grass was to be seen anywhere and farmers were anxiously enquiring where the winter feed for their oattla was to oome from.

Another baker, W. H. Carter, who was unwise enough not to profit by the re* cent experience of his fellow tradesmen, made his sppearanoe at the Magistrate's Court this morning, on three charge*, namely, selling light-weight bread, failing to stamp and failing to carry proptr scales in bis trap. As to light weight bread be pleaded that the loaf seisad by the Sergeant wae baked specially “crusty" to order, but the Benoh held that iu tint case defendant should have made farther allowanoa for evaporation. Regarding the scoond oharge Carter said be did not think it was necessary to stamp “fancy” bread, but the Bench bold a different view. As to scales defendant prodaced a spring balance, which be said had been tested and stamped by Sargoant Mulvillo. Tho balaoca was tested by Birgeaut Mitchell, who foand it ioaocu* ratfl, but strange to say the inaoouracy was two ounces iu the purchaser’s favor, Toe Benoh held that a spring balance ii not a proper eoales and weights within the meaning of tho Act. The defendant was mulcted in a penalty of £2 eaoh on the first Bnd second ohargei respectively, and £1 on the third, with separate coats in eaoh instance. It will take a lot of light weight bread to make up this little bill.

Tho annual ohrys&nthemum show, to bi opened in the Theatre Royal on Wednei day, promisee this year to be exception* ally attractive. The fine epell of weather to which wo have been treated has had

the effoot of bringiog tbe queen of aatnmn blooms to perfection, and as the circle of those who make obryemthemnai growing a special bobby is rapidly widen iog tho ehow eh mid be noted as inuob for its extreme list of competitors as for the excellence of the blooms.

The cycling sports to be held ou Wednesday, April 27tb, should prove one of tho biggest attractions over held. The entries, whioh closed on Saturday night, are representative of the best oyoliiti New ZiAlnod possesses, including tin cracks Sutherland, Barker, Ralston, and Reynolds, not to mention less:r lights from other parts of the colony who ire sprinting into the front rank of flyers. Given a fioe day the Wanderers should score a deoided success. The “ benefit ” tendered to caretaker Fiulknor by tho orieket association oo Saturday will probably result in a profit of about £4. Lieut. Harold Williams of the Napier Guards, proposes rntoriog tbo Imperial army, aud with that end in view left for Wellington to day to undergo bis preliminary examination to qualify for i commission. Liont. Williams, who ii i sou of the lato Nathaniel Williams, ii very popular with the looal volunteeri, who will wish him every auooeas in hii examinations and speedy promotion in the army. The Courthouse wore an uuusally buij appoaranoe to-day, the oaaie being tin sitting of the Assessment Court under the Government Lauds Valuation Act, 1896, for the borough of Napier and the Count; of Hawke’s Bay. Tho main room of tin Court was crowded all day long with dii contented property owners, anxious to prove to tbe satisfaction of the Judge (fir Turnbull) and representative of :ue Department that aa excessive valuation had been placed on their properties.