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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3171, 27 August 1881, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay portion of the English mail via San Francisco will arrive by the p.s. Arawata to-morrow morning. Box letters will be delivered after ohurch time. Newa has reached townthit a man of the name of Cloud, residing at Clive, attempted this morning to take his life by hanging. His wife fortunately discovered him in time to out him down before life was extinot. The dredge that the Harbor Board ordered from England has arrived at Auckland by tho Rakaia. We understand that that veßsel is coming on to Napier to load up with wool; if so, she will bring on her cargo for this port, thus saving tranship- 1 ment. One of the punts for the dredge is | now nearly finished.

The nominations for the Hawke's Bay Racing Club's Handicap Hurdle Race, the Club Handicap, and "tbe Hawke's Bay Stakes, to be run on October 12, on the Pakowhai course, close afc 9 p.m. on Tuesday next. Business properties in town, we notice, are of late changiug bunds, which shows faith in the future of Napier by capitalists. During the last few days we learn that Messrs Monteith and Co. have secured the freehold of their premises, so well known as the Horse Bazaar in Hastings-street, but the price has nnfc transpired. The Lyons' Tourist Party give their opening performance to-night at the Theatre Royal. The entertainment consists of the latest novelties in song's and dances, &c, and ib spoken of as affording thorough enjoyment to the large audiences that have attended the Tourists' performances in their trip round tho colony. We learn from Petane that the trout which had been turned out in tho river there have all been killed by shags. The fish, in fact, bad been let loose in a part of the stream overhung by a shag rookery, and of course they had not a chance to live. Better success has attended the salmon trout turned out in the Tuki Tuki, it being reported to us that fish have been lately seen in the neighborhood of Patangata. If there be any truth in tbe statements made to us it would appear that the management of the cemetery is about as bad as it can be. There are reports of arbitrary fees being charged, of no published rules to be had, and even of fences and tombstones being shifted to make room for a pathway, or of a new grave. We believe that there is a body known as the Cemetery Board, but we do not remember any meeting of the members, nor do we recollect seeing? a published statement of the accounts of the cemetery. Before H. E. Kenny, Esq., Native Lands Frauds Commissioner, Mr Lee, instructed by Mr White, applied, on behalf of H. R. Russell, for a certificate for a conveyance of Raukawa West from natives to H. R. Russell and Henare Matua upon certain trusts. Mr Jbtees opposed for himself and Paurini te White, and the application was adjourned to tbe 23rd September. Mr Lee, instructed by Mr White, applied for a certificate for conveyance of shares in Onepu West from Kawhena and Urupene Puhara to H. R. Russell. Mr Cotterill opposed on behalf of the lessee, who claimed to have a purchasing clause in his lease. Kawhena and Urupene were examined, and the hearing adjourned until the 9th September. A funny story comes from a country township on the Napier line of railway. One of tho local storekeepers, known for his smart business habits, rose earlier than usual one morning; after opening the shop a man walked in with a bundle of miscellaneous linen apparel, which he offered for sale. When the bargaining was concluded the linen was handed over to the storekeeper, and the man put the price of it, five shillings, in his pocket. Then the storekeeper's wife came down and discovered that her smart husband had bought the week's washing which she had hung up to dry overnight. The man who had sold the linen invested the proceeds in a bottle of grog, but he had the good taste to return to the store and ask the storekeeper to join him in a friendly glass. In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., R.M., Makarini, a native, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s or 48 hours. George Clarke on a charge of lunacy was remanded for a week for further evidence. Christina Johnson, charged with the larceny of a bottle of beer of the value of sixpence, pleaded not guilty, and the evidence not being conclusive she was discharged. Henry Lionel Johnson pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining money under false pretences by the issue of valueless cheques. The prisoner had previously undergone terms of imprisonment for similar offences, and; His Worship, taking this into consideration, passed a sentence of three months imprisonment on the first charge, and six months on the second, the sentences to be cumulative. Circulars are now being issued by the Inspector of Nuisances, under provision of Bye-law No. 2, calling upon householders to adopt the closet pan within one month from September Ist proximo. It is very doubtful whether the Council was wise in passing such a bye-law as the one referred to above. We clip the following from an Australian paper showing that under certain circumstances the earth closet system is a mistake. Our contemporary says : — " There are nearly two thousand dry-earth closets in Balmain, which borough is usually regarded as successfully carrying out this system. According to Dr Evans, however, it is at present a nuisance. There is a difficulty in obtaining and supplying dry earth, without which the system is a misnomer. He suggests that eartb should be spread on a platform of wood or asphalte and dried in the sun, and supplied to ratepayers under inspection. The dry earth system needs care and attention, otherwise it is no improvement on cesspits, and in some respects it is worse." Diphtheria is said to have been cured in Germany, by the use, as a gargle, of a decoction of blue gum leaves and the inhalation of the steam therefrom. A lady—a teacher of dancing—tripped her foot in a torn carpet in the laidies' waiting room of a home railway station and sprained her ankle. She sued the railway directors, and obtained £1500 damages and costs. Hence, a word to the wise. As an instance of the remarkable subdivision of authority over roads on the Plains, we (Hawera Star) may point out that, on behalf of the Government, Captain Wray, Mr Hursthouse, and Mr Robinson, all act more or less independently of one another. Besides these, there are the County Council and seven road commissioners. It will clearly ne;d much tact and forbearance on the part of all concerned, if they are to avoid falling out among themselves. In the evidence attached to the report of the Harbor Inquiry Committee, Captain John Fairchild said, in r6ply to questions,— "What shelter is there at Opunake ? Has that port any advantage over New Plymouth as a natural harbor r"—" It has not at present, but it could be improved by running out Btone-work. I daresay in a" hundred years' time it will be a great port. We could set better port accommodation at Opunake than at New Plymouth for about one-twentieth the cost. The noble savages are apparently considerably in the dark in regard to the triumphs of invention which the dental art now boasts. The other day a European held a large crowd of natives in a state of rapt astonishment by causing his false in*cisors to protrude from bis mouth, by lifting them up with his tongue. He went a step further, and removed the whole set from his mouth, and the Maoris cleared out in as much consternation as if they _ had been suddenly introduced to his majesty the taipo. The net cost of the San Francisco mail service for the past year was £8166, for the conveyance of 443,283 letters, 136,443 books, and 1,110,349 newspapers to the Colony; 463,900 letters, 23,314 books, and 438,048 newspapers from the Colony. The net cost of the Suez-Brindisi service was> £9464 for the conveyance of 97,484 letters 37,978 books, and 255,728 newspapers to the Colony; 57,301 letters, 2,074 books, and 16 679 newspapers from the Colony. This exhibits forcibly the enormous comparative cheapness of the San Francisco service. A recent number of the Age contained a letter from Mr F. J. Martin exposing the alleged mesmeric cures performed by Mr Milner Stephen. The writer defies Mr Stephen to prove a single cure he has effected, and shows that the testimonials published by him as emanating from several respectable people are pure forgeries, and have been published without the knowledge or consent of the persons who are alleged to have written them. It is to be hoped that this exposure will stop the further progress

of the humbug which Mr Stephen has been gulling the publio with for scrao time, and filling his pockets at the same time. The following may be interesting to farmers and others who complain of the devastation caused by small birds in their gardens and amongst their fruit trees. There has just been invented (says the New Zealand Times) a patent seed and fruit protector, in the shape of a metal representation of a bird of prey on the wing, for suspension in fields and gardens, shaped and colored in close imitation of a hawk hovering over his prey. By ra?ans of an elastic spring or wire carried from one tree to another, or from a chimney to a tree, it responds readily to the motion of the wind, and so increases the lifelikeness of the effigy. The device is said to be extremely efficacious in scaring birds. At the present time (says an Otago paper), when an effort i 3 being made to establish a woollen factory in Oainaru, it may interest many to know that the colony i expends annually on imported woollen goods nearly £200,000. The two most successful woollen factories in the country are those at Mosgiel in Otago and Kaiapoi in Canterbury. At first both were a heavy drag upon their owners—in the case of Mosgiel through a too lavish expenditure on plant and indifferent management, and in the cage of Kaiapoi through a lack of capital and bad management combined. However, both establishments have now more work to do than they can conveniently keep pace with ; and the Mosgiel Company now pays, we believe, eleven per oent. on the capital invested, while at its last meeting the Kaiapoi Company declared an interim dividend of eight per cent per annum. During the debate on the Crown and Native Lands Rating Bill, Mr Hursthouse said that property in Oamaru, both town and country, had been increased fourfold in value by the public expenditure of the colony, adding that if he wished to exaggerate he might say ten times. Mr Fulton here called out, " As much as Taranaki P" Mr Hursthouse said," Why, my hon. friend does not know what he is talking about— he will excuse me for saying so. Oamaru is connected with all the seaport towns of the Middle Island, whilst Taranaki is like ' a lump of mud on the end of a shingle,' to use a phrase of Mark Twain's It stands out nobly by itself, its position being marked by the towering peaks of Mount Egmont. It has no connection with any outside place that can be easily reached. If you want to go to New Plymouth from Wellington, you must change from Cobb'a coach to railway and from railway to Cobb's coach three times before you get there. I have been to Oamaru and seen the immense advantages its inhabitants enjoy over other places."

Lyons' Tourist and Pleasure Party open at the Theatre Royal this evening afc 8. Messrs Kennedy and Grillman sell by auction on Tuesday next, fruit and produce, Mr S. McGreevy has been appointed subagent of the South British Insurance Company afc Waipawa. Messrs Blythe and Co. sell underolothing cheap to-night. Mr P. Tuxfovd has new goods to arrive. Mr E. Ashton advertises eggs for sale from prize hens. Tenders are required for filling in balance of Union Company's section at fche Spit.

DIVINE SERVICES TO-MORROW.

By tho Rev. P. Saurzeau (Mas.) at Havelock at 11 a.m. By the Rev. De Berdt Hovell, at St. John's Church : — 8 a.m., celebration of Holy Communion; 11 a.m., morning prayer and sermon ; 7 p.m., evening prayer and sermon. By the Rev. W. Welch, at Puketapu at 11 a.m., at Taradale at 3 p.m., and at Meanee at 6.30 p.m. By the Rev. R. S. Burm, at Trinity Church, Clive Square, afc 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. By the Rev. W. Nichol, at Havelock at 11 a.m., and afc Maraekakaho afc 3 p.m. By Rev. J. C. Eccles, afc Sb Peter's Waipawa, afc 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. By Rev. P. H. Long, afc Sfc. Mary's, Waipukurau, at 11 a.m., and at Onga Onga at 3 p.m. By Rev. W. Shirriffs, afc Waipukurau, at II a.m. and 7 p.m., and at Tamumu afc 3 p.m. By Rev. W. O. Robb, afc Pafcangata at 11 a.m., Kaikora at 3 p.m., and Waipawa afc 7 p.m. By Rev. E. Barnetfc, at Mr Moore's Kaikora, afc 11 a.m., and afc the Methodist Church, Waipawa, afc 7 p.m.

WE REMIND ADVERTISERS.

That the circulation of the Daily Teeegraph is about double ?he combined circulation of all other papers published in Hawke's Bay. The Telegraph is the Govern__eni Gazette for Hawke's Bay; the Gazette for 1 all County Council, Borough Council, and Harbour Board notices. The Telegraph is the only medium of advertising for tenders for public works. The Telegraph circulates among AH classes of the community, both in Town and Country.