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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3025, 7 March 1881, Page 2

We understand that Mr S. Carnell has been awarded the first prize and gold medal at the Melbourne Exhibition for photographic enlargements. A telegram from Mr Doury, received at 11.30 this morning, says: — "Watch barometer; bad weather approaching between south-west and south-east; likely much rain." The Hawke's Bay County Council have accepted the tender of Messrs Wilding and Bull for the supply of totara required for the repairs to the bridge between Hastings and Havelock. The timber is to be delivered within a week. A cricket match was played on Saturday between eleven of the Grammer and High School, which resulted in a victory for the Grammer School boys by one innings and 8 runs. The ecores were—Grammer School, 78 ; High School, 44 and 26. The Rev. Father Lo Monnant de Chesnais, missionary priest of the Society of Mary, who arrived hero on Saturday last, preached both morning and evening in St. Mary's Catholic Church yesterday—in the morning on the observance of Lent, and in the evening on Liberalism in its relation to religion, the latter sermon being a powerful exposition of many of tho so-called liberal religious ideas of the present day. Father Le Mennant conducts a letreat for the clergy of this district daring the present week, and will open a mission on Sunday next for the people, lasting a week, during which time ho will preach twice a day.

A cricket match, was played at Petane on Saturday between, an eleven of tho Petane Club and a combined eleven cf the Port Ahuriri, Napier, and Civil Service Clubs. The & v, ere:—Petane, 34 and 41; combined toaro. 29 and 25 for the loss of 4 wickets. The game was thus won by the Petane on the first innings.

Three entries were received for the Maori canoe race on Saturday, one from Karamu, and two from Pakowbai, and several others are expected from Petane, s© that some good sport may be anticipated. The canoes entered will carry thirteen men each. The original rule that twenty should be in each canoe has been altered by the committee, as it was found that the natives could not procure large enough canoes in the vicinity.

The Gißborne crews for the regatta arrived this morning par Tararua, and they and their two boats were taken up to Farndon by the 11.30 a.m. train. The crews consist of :—For the four-oar : W. Ketcliffe, bow, list 21bs; E. Parau, 2, 12st 31bs; J. Carroll, 3, 12st 71bs ; E. A.Pavitfc, stroke, 12st 71bs; F. Teat, cox, sst; carvel gig, with sliding 6eats, " Undine." For the pair-oar: J. Carrol, bow, and E. A. Pavitfc, stroke; carvel pair, " Nautilus." The men seem strong, as well as heavy, and should be able to make a good race.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq. R.M., Thomas Thompson was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s and costs or 48 hours' imprisonment. Joseph Smith, oharged with drunkenness, was discovered to be drunk in the dock. It appeared that he had. been out on bail, and had repeated the offence. He was remanded until to-morrow, when he will be charged with the two offences. John Taylor, charged with lunacy, was remanded for a week for medical examination. A large number ef civil cases were set down for hearing, and were proceeding when our reporter left.

Madame Lotte Wilmot gave ter advertised lecture last evening at the Theatre Royal. The subject chosen was the attractive one of "Hell." The lecture was an nngrammatical rigmarole, and like her previous lectures seasoned with coarse illustration. Towards the cloße of the lecture Madame congratulated herself and her sex upon the improved oondition of women, and the increased facilities for their education. It must be the one great fear of all thougbtfull social reformers that, in advancing the higher education of women, the first result may be to produce a class of so-called female teachers of the type under which this town is now suffering in the person of Madame Wilmot. The people of Napier are to be congratulated upon the fact that these lectures have been very poorly attended.

Mr W. Routledge will sell at the Criterion Hotel to-morrow privileges of the Jockey Club races at 12 30 p.m. Mr T. K. Newton will sell at his rooms to-morrow drapery, &c, at 11 a.m. All rates due to the Taradale Board of "River Conservators must be paid to Mr J. Collinge at the Taradale Hotel on Monday, the 28th inst.

Messrs Price and Innes announce that vouchers for their gift distribution will be issued at their Waipawa branch the sa-ne as in town.

Mr G. Scarfe offers a reward of £1 for information as to who opened his gate and drove the horses from his paddock. Impoundings at Taradale are notified. Mr G. Y. Kemsley has just received from England choice goods. Messrs Stevens and Gorton, of Bulls, will sell at Oakbourne, Wallingford, on the 23rd instant, a large lot of ewes, rams, cows, bulls, &c.

The office of the Hawke's Bay Building Society will be open this evening for the receipt of monthly payments. The Gaiety Amateur Dramatic Club will give a performance of the " Orange Girl" on Thursday evening. Madame Lotti Wilmot will give readings in the Theatre Eoyal to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock.

A special train will run on the regatta day. Lost a black and tan sheep dog.

Tenders are invited for raising cottages. Plans and specifications at Messrs J. Gilberd and Co.