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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3023, 4 March 1881, Page 2

The Rev. Father Reipnier, being detained at the Wairoa, there will be no Mass at Havelock on Sunday next.

Messrs Banner and Liddle sold the regatta privileges to-day for the following prices : —Publican's booth, £5 ; fruit stall, £2 ; gates, £11 10s.

There is to be a sitting of the Native Lands Court at Taupo on the 21st instant, when the celebrated Rangipo case will again come on for hearing.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Napier Grammar School Company was held this afternoon, but at too late an hour for a report of the proceedings to appear in this issue.

At the sixth preliminary competition of the Rifle Company this rooming, Sergt. King, with a score of 45, and Lieut. Duncan, wiih a score of 42, secured places for the company match.

There was a sitting of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy this morning at 11 o'clock before the Registrar. On the application of Mr Laseelles, Mr John Highley received his order of discharge.

From the list of New Zealand wool importers into the London market vre observe that the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company takes the lead with 45,295 bales, Sanderson, Murray and Co. coming next with 16,599.

That fine old Maori ohief Pairau, of Te Mimi, is now at Waiobike, with a hundred of his Uriwera tribe, to do honor to the memory of Tareha. Pairau has pledged himself to assist with the utmost of his power in carrying out the wishes of Tareha.

The small compartment of the resevoir is now being emptied in order to ascertain the whereabouts of the leak. In the twentyfour hours (Wednesday-Thursday) there was a fall of seven inches in the depth of water from leakage. As the compartment measures 42 feet by 55 feet, the fall represented a loss of about 8400 gallons, showing the necessity of at once emptying out the water for repairs.

We hear that, in consequence of the untruths in a letter published by the Herald yesterday, and signed " Humanity and Common Sense," and the vulgar attack on the writer of a letter signed " Common Humanity " that appeared in the previous issue of the same paper, the author of the latter has requested the chairman of the Hospital Committee to take the evidence of all the witnesses in the matter referred to.

Our morning contemporary is endeavoring to draw public attention from the Hospital to the employer of the girl who has caused all the fuss; that is to say, the Herald would make it appear that all was done that could be done, under the circumstances, by the Hospital authorities, and that if any blame attaches to any one it is to the employer of the girl for taking her to the Hospital. We are thoroughly well acquainted with all the facts of the case, and we take a very different view of the matter. The Hospital Committee met this afternoon at too late an hour for our report to appear in this issue, but to-morrow we shall probably have something more to say on the subject.

The Regatta Committee met last night to receivo the entries for the several events, a list of which will be found in another column. The committee decided that the Daily Telegeaph prize, subject to the approval of the donor, be awarded as a second prize for the Junior Fours, as only two entries were received for the Senior Fours, for which the prize was originally intended. It was also decided to award a second prize of two silver medals for the pair-oared race, for which there are four entries. In response to requisitions, the Mayor and Holiday Association have proclaimed the afternoon of March 10 a halfholiday, and arrangements will be made for special trains between Napier and Clive.

A thanksgiving service for a bountiful harvest was given in the Christ Church Wanganui, on Friday evening last. The Herald, noticing the event—the first, by the way, of the kind ever held in the district — sa y S .__" The interior of the building presented a very pleasing appearance, the fruits of the earth being used with excellent taste in the work of decoration. The chancel especially had received attention. Over the communion table a large star had been formed of wheat, oats, and barley, relieved by a back-ground of crimson cloth, while, at the foot of the table, corn, flowers, and fruit were massed together to form a bank. The reading desks were decorated very prettily, the bright colors of the flowers showing up most effectively among the bunches of corn and flax. The service was a full choral one, the beautiful harvest hymns being rendered with good effect by a strong choir."

Meeting for the formation of a rowing club at Clive, at West Clivo Hotel, this evening at 7.30. No service will be held in St. Luke's Church, Havelock, on Sundays, the 6th ancl 13th, in consequence of alterations. Tenders for metalling roads are invited by the clerk to the County Council.

The Simonsen Company advertise that they contemplate giving a season of ten nights if sufficient inducement is offered by the sale of season tickets.

The general entries for the Jockey Club meeting must be sent to the secretary by 8 p.m. on Tuesday next. Mr T. K. Newton will sell by auction on Tuesday next general drapery, etc. The election of Mr Winter to the Hospital Committee is notified. Mr E. Alger is authorised to receive money on account of S. Gk Thornton, of West Clive.

Charges of entrance to tbe regatta are advertised. Monteith and Co. hold their usual weekly sale to-morrow. A number of new advertisements will be found in our " Wanted" column,