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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3201, 1 October 1881, Page 2

Travellers overland from Wellington or Wanganui will be glad to learn that the hotel at Kopua is to be removed to Makatoku. The want of a hotel at the terminus has been greatly felt. "Who is paying for the curbing that ia being done at the corner of Hastings and Tennyson streets ? It is to be hoped that the ratepayers will not be asked to pay for mistakes, or for the labor employed in putting , down one day what has to be pulled up the nest. ?Ar E. W. Collins has just completed the manufacture of the champion medal for the H. B. Poultry Association. The medal is of silver, and exhibits admirable design and workmanship. It was presented for the best pen of fowls in the recent show, and was won by Mr Sainsbury with a pen of gold-penoilled Hamburgs. Messrs Glendinning and Griffin enter upon the No. 7 drainage contract on Tuesday next, commencing with the Beach-road, when it is hoped more care will be taken not to obstruot the public traffic as was the case when Mr Griffin was carrying out his contract of laying the drainage pipes from the Criterion Hotel along Hastings-street. A meeting of the committee of the Petane Jockey Club was held this morning when it was resolved to alter the date of the annual meeting to Thursday, December 28. This resolution was come to in order not to clash with the New Tear's Day meeting at Woodthorpe. The value of the stakes of the Maiden Plate was increased from £15 to £20. Mr H. Monteith sold the privileges today at the Masonic Hotel of the Racing Club's spring meeting, to be held on the 12th instant. The prices realised as follow : —Gates, Mr Gilligan, £42; two publican's booths, Mr J. Leonard, £20 ; confectionery and fruit stalls, Mr McCarthy, £3 10s; fancy goods stall, Mr Cohen, 255; cards, Mr Smyth, £8. It being beautiful weather there was a large gathering on the banks of the Tutaekuri river this afternoon to witness the proceedings at the opening of the rowing season. A prooesßJon of boats was formed

at 2.30 p.m., at which the Napier, the Union, and Telegraph boat clubs wore represented. The hour at \vhieh the scratch matches came off precluded us from giving any account of them. Five volunteers for the Armed Constabulary left Napier by the Arawata this morning. They go to the depot at Wellington, and from thence, we suppose, they will be forwarded to Opunake. The names of the five who were found able and willing to serve their country were as follows :—H. H. Carr, formerly clerk to the K.M. Court, Wairoa J W. H. Jones, veterinary surgeon ; T. Burborough, B. Gallagher, and Tilky. The thunder storm yesterday afternoon was felt severely in all the districts to the south and west of Napier, the rain being extraordinarily heavy. The storm just touched the boundary of the borough, passing up the Hyderabad road to the brick-field, thinning off as it approached the Royal. Hotel, till at the Doctor's Gully there was no rain-fall till about six o'clock in the evening, when it was general throughout the town. Mr W. H. Leake concluded hia season at the Theatre Royal last night with Richard 111. The play was remarkably well mounted, and carefully played throughout. Although the attendance was not large, those present gave ample testimony of their satisfaction with the performance. We tru3t that when Mr DeLias again visits Napier with a theatrical company greater success will attend his venture than has fallen to his lot during the short season just past. Cn Monday next the lease of the Meanee reserve will be offered for sale by Messrs Hoadley and Lyon. After the reserve was abandoned as a race course it was leased by auction for £120 a year to Mr John Bulloch, Mr Rymer bidding- up to £80, and Mr John Heslop to £85. The conditions of the lease* now offered are such, however, as in our opinion. appear to have been specially drawn for the purpose of getting the lowest possible rental with a view to bearing out certain statements that the land is of no value. The native war scare seems to have answered its purpose. The ranks of the Armed Constabulary on the West Coast are to be strengthened by about twohundred men, and of course all agitation for the disbandmenfc of the colonial standing army will cease in view of possible hostilities. This is good news for Taranaki; but the Premier's visit to the West Coast seems to have put a stop to the enrolment of the Auckland recruits. It is to be preriiimed that he thought it " was coming it a little too strong," but, apparently, he did not mind 160 unemployed from his own district of Christchurch going tn swell the expenditure in little Benjamin's land. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., R.M., and Captain Preece, R.M., Manihiera wae charged with lunacy. It appeared that the accused was recently confined in the lunatia asylum, but had been discharged. A native constable gave evidence that the accused was not violent, but that he walked about night and day, talking aloud, and disturbing his people. He appeared to believe that he was talking with God. The accused was remanded for a week for examination by two medical men. Thomas Butler was charged with making use of abusive and insulting language in the public street. Constable Schultz gave evidence that he was at the Theatre last night, and was asked by the doorkeeper to quieten some larrikins in the passage. He found accused and a lot of other boys in the passage, and put them out. Accused resisted and used abusive language. Witness took him to the lock-up, and on the way there a number of boys followed and threw stones at witness. Two witnesses gave evidence in favor of the prisoner, stating that the constable was violent, struck the prisoner, and made use of the only bad language they heard. Inspector Scully informed the Court that he had known the prisoner since he was a child, and that for the last twelve years he had been the greatest nuisance in Napier; never sleeping in doors when he could sleep out; he had been constantly engaged in thieving, and leading a crowd of larrikins about the town ; several times the police had ordered him out of town. His Worship said there was a bad criminal record against the prisoner ; it was intolerable that people who had paid their money to see a public performance should be disturbed by a crowd of larrikins. There was a gloomy prospect for the colony if larrikinism was allowed to increase. It was to be regretted that there were always to be found people who sympathised with conduct of this kind, and were ready to give evidence against the police. The prisoner would have to pay a fine of £1, or go to prison for seven days.

The opening of the Roman Catholic Church at Hastings will take place to-mor-row. A. special train to convey visitors to Hastings will leave Napier at 10 a.m. The Hifle Band will not accompany the special train to Hastings as previously advertised.

The quarterly prayer meeting of the Union Sabbath School teachers will be held to-morrow morning in St. John's schoolroom.

Mr M. ETayden announces that he has taken the Waipawa Hotel, and solicits a share of patronage. Mr W. Rathbone, of Waipawa, has Dundee wool packs for sale at low prices. A notice relative to plucking flowers, &C., in the Botanical G-ardens is inserted.

A number of new advertisements will bo found in our " Wanted " column.