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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 107, 10 September 1873, Page 2

Heavy rama fell throughout Sunday, at interval* during Monday night, and the early part of v Z a terday morning. On Sunday a strong gale set in with heavy squalls, continuing throughout the night. The evening tide was remarkably hiS We hear of no damage being done at Tauranea" in the harbour or outside. a >

Another performance was given by thoTauransa Dramatic Club on Saturday evening to a good. S°. U8 °: ? * Forty,” » The Better Half,”^ A silent Woman were presented with success. Mr Fred. George’s sailor’s hornpipe as “Th ’R d 6 d everybody. Mr Booth The British Lion” and “ Kathleen Mavourneen” excellently well. Mr Blake favoured the audience J£ th „ & °. 1 ™ h need a PP S y” and “Jessie’s Dream —both songs being nicely rendered Great credit is due to Mr Huddlestone for the care and pains he has evidently bestowed upon a new interior scene, lb is really a very nrettv little set, and will be of great service in nearly every piece put upon the stage. The instrument used for the first time on Friday evening is a first-class 7-octave “A" piano, made by Ralph Allison and Sons, of London. The front of the instrument is very handsome rosewood, with tasty filagree work against red silk. The tone is reißly fine, and produced from two wires with pedals, capable of modifying the sounds very considerably. We have very much pleasure, while on this theme, in testifying to the great services rendered to the Club by their indefati*. able pianist, Mr Bussell, who is ready and willing on all occasions to add to the amusement of the puouc.

In the Kesident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a ore Captain Tovey, J.P., one drunkard was treated m the usual manner.

By the mail coach from Napier on Friday amongst other passengers we noticed Mr Lascelies, solicitor, of Napier, who, together with Mr J. Joalgleish, of Auckland, has been appointed to fif ri S comi t ! *? sioQ of enquiry under the seal of t “ B .^ our ‘ ; of Common Pleas, regarding the habits of life of one of our old militiamen, well-known for many years in the Ist Waikato Begiment as M liliam Q-ordon Lowe. This gentleman went to imgland m 1868, and died shortly afterwards, navmg effected an insurance on his life'in the Sovereign Life Assurance Company, of London. The company believed that the state of health of tfle Usurer had been mis~l'- - th«ma, and refused payment of the policy pending an inquiry into the truth of the statements made to them. *Wh understand that Captains Tanks and Turner, Sergeants Davoren, Darby, and others were examined by the commission, and the result will be forwarded by the outgoing mail. Mr Lascelies returned to Napier by the coach yesterday. He states that the road is in tolerable order, but very bad in the bush part of the line.

Mr Boger Hill, the Collector of the Education Kates for the district, notifies that the same must be paid at the Court-house, Tauranga, on Saturday next, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Mr Walmsiey requests publication of the following : The librarian of the Mechanics’ Institute has great pleasure in acknowledging the following presentations ; Baynal’s “ History of the Indies,” 5 vols. ; Buffon’s “Natural History,” 9 vols.—by Mr Charles Pike, of Parnell. Mr Peters, our local representative of King Cobb, undeterred by the threatened opposition of Mr Quick, of Auckland, has just had a new coach built for the Napier and Taupo mail and passenger service. The coach, light and handsome, and capitally adapted for the line of road along which Bis destined to travel, has been turned out of Mr Shaniey’s manufactory, and is a highly creditable piece of workmanship.—Napier Telegraph.

At a meeting of the Hoard of Education, held at Auckland last week, the appointment of a schoolmaster for Tauranga was authorised in addition to the present schoolmistress, the master to be paid according to scale. The Eev. Mr Martin (Opotiki) was allowed to absent himself on sick leave for a time ; and the appointment of Miss Parkinson as mistress in this school at a salary of £2O per annum was approved of. By last mail we received the ninth annual report of the Telegraph Department, Reports from Officers of the N ative Contingent, and Be ports from Native Officers of Native Meetings. Those interesting papers (the two latter especially interesting to settlers in the Bay of Plenty) shall have our early attention. Commercial subscribers will be interested in “An &ct to further alter and amend 4 The Customs Tariff Act, 1866.’ ” It may be seen at our office. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, the other day, Thomas Kerr (formerly a member of the Armed Constabulary, stationed at Opotiki, and afterwards removed to Tauranga, at which place he was discharged for drunkenness) was charged with stealing a coat, value 10s, the property of Henry Palmer, of the York Boarding House. Prisoner said ho did not exactly steal it. Ho had lately come into the town, was hard up, and was obliged to sell his own coat, and so he borrowed Mr Palmer’s coat without his consent. The Court sentenced the prisoner to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

The September number of the Church, Gazette is lull of*excellent and interesting matter. The Gazette deserves the support of all members of the Church of .England, being carefully compiled, and con*lining as it does from time to time many able articles on Church matters.