TOWN EDITION. The Daily Telegraph FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1881.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3211, 14 October 1881, Page 2

TOWN EDITION. The Daily Telegraph FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1881.

"ur report of the Hawke's Bay Racing dub's spring meeting will be found in the fourth page of this issue.

We understand that Mr Moore, manager of the Union Bank in Napier, has been appointed to tho Dunedin branch of the same bank.

There was only one case at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, a charge of drunkenness against John Regan. The defendant not appearing his bail of £1 was forfeited.

A orioket match will he played at Petane on Saturday next between elevens of the Petane and Napier Clubs. The following players have been selected to represent Petane:—-Messrs Hill, Hamilton, Strachan, MoMahon, Mullany, R. Brathwaite.Tanner, Davis, Begg, Dinwiddie, C. Villers, Harker, McKinnon, and H. Brathwaite. Napier will be represented by Messrs Carnell, H. Martin, J. Martin, Gilberd, Edwards, White, Gilpin, Thompson, Pram. Ellison, and Westenra. Emergency, 0. Cato.

Through the indefatigable efforts of Mr Weightman, it is well known in town that the Pirates of Penzance are to be at the Theatre Royal to-morrow night. It in notified that the time for the purchase of subscription tickets has been extended to one o'clock to-morrow; after that hour the full price will have to he paid for reserved seat ticke 8. Arrangements have been •nade to run a special train from on Monday evening, which will return immediately after the opera ia over.

It will be seen by advertisement that a cnll of sixpence per scrip share has been made in the South Pacific Petroleum Company, payable at the places named. Mr C. D. Berry, the local superintendent, who is at present in Napier, informs us that the work of prospeoting in still going on with jjrood results ; the well is now down nearly 300 feet, and the oil and gas is so strong at times that the present boring tools are often driven up the pipe. As soon as the new Bin. tubing arrives a permanent well will be put down, when, there is not the slightest doubt of securing a regular flow of oil. The paraffin lead has been followed for some distance, and it is now known that great quantities abound. Mr Berry wishes us to state for the benefit of the Napier shareholders that he received a cablegram from Sydney informing him that the scrip which had been so long delayed has been forwarded through the Gisborne office for distribution.

There was a capital attendance at the Theatre last night when' Fra Piavolo' was repeated to the evident satisfaction of the audience, there being numerous encores. It was followed by the favorite burlesque of "Aladdin," whioh was played through with great spirit. The well-known duet " I've wandered in Dreams " was charmingly rendered by Miss Howarde and Mixs Jennie Nye, the former taking - the part of Aladdin, and the latter that of the Princess. Mr Harry Power kept the houße in roars of laughter by his eccentricities as Widow Twankay. To-night is to be for the benefit of v "isseH Howarde and Nye. An excellent, bill is to be presented, consisting of the farce of the" ftough Diamond," with Mr Swan as Cousin Joe, the well-known scene from the "Hunchback" between Cousin Modus and Helen, and the burleKque of " Aladdin " Both ladies having so often catered for the amusement of the Napier public, and being 1 great favorite-" Wp, there will doubtless be a bumper house.

lecture on " What the rocks tell u« " wa-< delivered in the new Church, vhakew-peii'i'-road, la*teve< intr, by H. Hill, Esq. There was a fair attendance. Mr W. Harker, who was by the chair, in. a humorous speech, briefly introduced the lecturer, saying that in the time the great " hill" in front of them was thoroughly opened up the andience would no doubt have a better insight into what the rooks had to tell them. Mr Hill commenced by referring l to the relative proportions of the land and water surface of the earth, the water being' a force active in nature, the land passive. He then alluded at Rome lenjrth to the destructive properties of water, whioh had destroyed ehinirle beds, sand beds, &c; Fire and animal and vegetable life were the constructive activities, whilst water was the destructive activity. If the knowledge obtainable of the various activities now in operation and whioh properly came under the domain of physical geography, were applied to the pant life of the globe, it would be found that amongst all kinds of rocks on the o»rth's surface, from the oldest to the youngest, there were similar evidences of destructive and constructive agencies. At the conolusiou of the lecture the chairman moved a vote of thanki to Mr Hill, although he thought the audience could hardly pay a higher compliment than by the attention they had given the lecturer. He oonfirmed, by hix personal observation, the immense mineral wealth situate in the Ruahine range, whioh was capable of supporing an immense population. The meeting then concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman, whioh was carried with acclamation.

The T.ydia Howarde Company in three pieces at the heatre Foval to-night at 8.

"elling on the acing Club's spring meeting will take place at the Masonic ttotel on Suturday evening. A nine-roomed housi at Wairoa is to let. Lost an onyx locket. Messrs H. Monteith and Co. will sell tomorrow horses, produce, &c., at 1.30 p.m. A notice in reference to a call on the shareholders of the South Paciflo Petroleum Company is inserted.

Messrs Price and Innes advertise that they have purchased the Kaiapoi Woollen Com-

pany's exhibits at the A. and P. Society's show, and are offering them for sale.

Enclosed in this i.soue will be found an advenising sheet issued by the proprietor of tho New Zealand Clothing Factory, containing some opinions of tho press in reference to their oshibita at the Dunedin exhibition.

Professor James advertises his wonderful cures from herbs.

Mr Thomson's evening class will not meet on Tuesday next.

A special meeting of the Ancient Order of Shepherds is convened for this evening. A number of new advertisements will be found in our "Wanted" column.