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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3492, 15 September 1882, Page 2

The Hon. Mr Dick, Minister of Education, Sec, is expected to be in Napier during next week.

The Stamp Office was removed to-day from the Post Office building to the rooms above the Education Board's office.

The male ward at the Hospital is at present; over-crowded. The demands upon this institution are rapidly growing, and call for the enlargement of the building.

The annual general meeting of the Napier Rowing Club takes place this evening afc the Criterion Hotel. It is to be hoped there will be a large attendance of members. The financial position of the club is most satisfactory, and the boats and plant in sound condition. We trust nothing will be wanting on the part of the members to keep alive an interest in aquatics.

The usual weekly meeting of the Napier Mutual Improvement Association was held last evening in St. Paul's school-room, when an ably written critical essay on Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, was read by Mr T. H. Hanna. Illustrations from the poet's works were also read or recited by several members of the Association, but with only a very moderate degree of success.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preeoe, R.M., Catherine Charlotte Butwell and Harriet Victoria Butwell, two children of the ages of ten years and five years respectively, were on the application of Detective Martin Grace, committed to St. Mary's Catholic Orphanage, Nelson, as being neglected children within the meaning of the Neglected Criminal Children's Act, the former for a period of four years, and the latter for seven years.

The following further sums have been received by Mr (irubb in aid of the Jack relief fund :—Mrs J. Banbury, £2 2s ; Rev. D. Sidey, £2 2s; Mrs Barry, Taradale, £2 2 ; A poor Friend, £2 2a ; Mr R. Brooking, £1 Is j Mr J. N. Bowerman, £1 Is ; Messrs Blythe and Co., £1 Is; Mr H. H. Wall, £1 Is; MrJ. McVay, £1 Is; Mr S. Carnell, £1 Is ; A Friend, £1 Is; Mr E. Bennett, 5s ; Mr Ringlard, 5s ; Mr Wood, 2s 6d; Mr T. P. Fuller, £1 ; Mr J. Geramell, ss; Mr Davies, Meanee, £1.

At a meeting held last night by a number of young cricketers residing on the hills it was resolved to form a club to be called the Scinde Eovers. About fifteen members were enrolled, and officers were elected for the ensuing season. Messrs Buchanan and Gibbons were appointed to represent the club at the meeting of delegates for the purpose of forming a Cricket Association tomorrow afternoon. The Eovers comprise a number of promising young players well known in cricketing circles so older clubs will have to look to their laurels.

Our attention has been called to that part of the proposed new bye-law for this borough that prohibits drivers of carts and expresses to ply for biro for thd carriage of passengers. As a fact it is rare indeed to see a passenger on either a cart or an express, so that the need for such a prohibitory provision is not easy to be seen. If, however, another provision is inserted prohibiting hackney carriages from carrying luggage and parcels beyond a certain weight, express owners would have less reason to complain. What is fair for one is fair for another, and let the rule be "every man to his trade."

In his opening address at the meeting of delegates held at Waipawa the other day the Grand Master of the Hawko's Bay District Of Oddfellows stated that an appreciable increase in membership of the several lodges had taken place during the past half-year, and that the district funds had increased £223 during the same period. They now stood at £4361 or an average of £9 10s per member. Considerable progress had been made by the Hastings lodge, which had initiated twenty new members during the half-year, and was now erecting a suitable lodge room for its meetings on a piece of ground obtained for that purpose by the trustees.

At the half-yearly of delegates of the Hawke's Bay district of Oddfellowe, M.U., held at Waipawa on Wednesday last, Pro. G.M. Bro. F. Bee jn the chair, delegates were present from all the lodges in the district. The following nominations for district officers, to be elected in March next, weie made :—For Provincial Grand Maeter, P.D.G.M. M. Collett; for Provincial Deputy.

Grand Master, P.G.s A. Waddell, G. Bradley, and W. Brown. Leave was granted to the Woodville lodge to hold its meetings fortnightly instead of monthly as at present. It was also agreed to hold the next district meeting at Napier. The remaining business was of a semi-private character.

The bazaar and fancy fair that it is contemplated to hold in the Theatre Royal, commencing on October 23rd and continuing for one week, in connection with Trinity Wesleyan Church, promises to be one of the most successful affairs of the kind that has yet been held in the Southern Hemisphere. For several weeks past active and extensive preparations have been in progress, and Mr Briggs, scenic artist, whose services wero retained for the purpose, is daily engaged in painting the necessary scenery, &c. The following is an outline of the arrangements and plan of the hall as at present agreed upon:—On entering the Theatre at the pit door the visitor {will find himself in a street, with lines of old fashioned shops on either side, extending to the back of stage. In these shops will be found numerous articles of fancy and other goods for sale, as well as come £200 worth of novelties that havo teen sent out from England. In the centre of the hall will be placed a May Pole, with children, who are being specially trained by Mr Brigge, dancing around same, while on the stage will be a swingboat and " roundabout." The several anterooms off the main hall are to be utilised for eide-shows, wherein will be exhibited Stereoscopic views, a "Punch and Judy" show, and a musical cabinet kindly lent by Mr Brewer. A Richardson Show and a post office are also numbered amongst the minor attractions, with last, but by no means least, a refreshment saloon. Each evening a musical entertainment of a varied description will take place from the dr6ss circle. The several lady attendants at the fayre will be attired in costumes of the Elizabethan period, with but one exception, viz., that of the fortune-teller, who has elected to appear as " Mother Shipton."

The Weston Mercury and Somersetshire Herald, of July 1, 1882, contains the following item of news, which will be of interest to many Somersetshire settlers in the colony, and also to the many friends of Mr F. D. Rich, who is so well known in New Zealand:—"The tower of Bleaden Church, ■which has presented for some time a rather dilipidated appearance, has just been reBtored under the able tmperintendence of Mr Kobt. Council, of Uphill. The pinnacle has been partially rebuilt, and the vane, after being re-gilt, has been placed in its former position. Theworthy rector and his parishionere have proposed making , these improvements for a considerable time, but owing to the want of funds, the work could not be carried out. A few weeks ago, however, there appeared on the scene an old Bleadonian, Ti , . D. Rich by name, who, after spending upwards of 40 years in New Zealand, had returned to the home of his youth. Seeing the need of repairs, and having a generous heart, he at once handed to Mr Thomas Durston b sum of money, which was more than sufficient to place the old tower in a state of repair. The same gentleman has also remembered the aged poor of and hag liberally given to such as were in need. All honour to men of the ■wealthy type; we want more of them ; men who not only possess the means, but also the will to help their less fortunate brethren."

Considerable merriment was caused in the House during; the small hours of Wednesday morning (cays the Post) by a little incident of which the honourable aud conscientious member for DunedinEast was the hero. A division had been called on the question that certain words be added to a clause in a Bill then under consideration, and juet as the tellers were about to hand their lists to the chairman, preparatory to the result of the division being announced, attention was directed to the fact that the member in question had failed to record his vote. He was lying fast asleep on one of the corner benches, where he had remained for some time r>tterly unconscious of what was going on around him. Probably, in his dreams, he was engaged in " taking lives" by the million on behalf of the Life Assurance Society, to which it is said he has just been appointed. If so, his pleasant dreams mret have been rudely disturbed when, complying with instructions issued by the Chairman, an officer of the House went up to Mr Green and shook him out of his peaceful slumber. Asked which way he intended to vote, the hon. gentleman, amid much laughter, was understood to ejaculate with a halfdazed air, that he would " vote with the majority." Afterward he blurted out that he would "vote for the Bill as it stood." This, too, was unsatisfactory, and being pressed again he finally declared at random he would " vote for the ayes."

A lucky find of a large sum of money is V Baid by the Evening News to have been made recently by a furniture dealer of Sydney under very singular circumstances. The man attended an auction sale of furniture at Petersham, one of the suburbs, and had knocked down to him at a " ridiculously low figure " an old bookcase, which no one present, the buyer included, thought of much value. When it came into his possession, however, he was agreeable astonished to discover hid away in one of the drawers a bag full of gold and silver coin, also several valuable documents, such as title-deeds of property, worth, it was said about £1,000. How all this came to be stowed away in such a place was a mystery ; and, strange to say, the original owner or Bupposed owner of these valuables was not even aware of their existence in the bookcase. This extraordinary find created some excitement when it became known. The first possessor of the bookcase, the Petersham gentleman, asserted and insisted upon his superior claim. The auctioneer thought he, too, possibly possessed a right, and the lucky buyer of the bookcase considered hie claim would hold good. The property was, however, handed back to the first-mentioned person, who then rewarded the furniture dealer with —a threepenny pipe ! On the Bfch Jnly a young woman, who gave her age as eighteen years, applied to one of the London stipendiary magistrates

foa advice under these circumstances; —

" She was but recently married, and had i been very happy with her husband until mother, who was a widow, came to live with them. Her husband's manner then changed towards her. He became cnol and off-handed with her; while his manner to her mother was very warm and affectionate.

She remonstrated with him, but he only

■ J- laughed at her and told her that she was ( dreaming. She did not like to say anything to her mother, but at last she made up her mind that she would speak to her on the subject; but before she could get an opportunity to do so her husband and mother eloped together. The applicant was further understood to say that her mother had meney, whilst she had none, and she believed that that was the bait ■which had allured her husband. The magistrate told her that he was sorry he could not assist her. If she wanted her husband to support her she must go to tbe parish authorities, and they—if he was within reach—would find her husband, and compel him to maintain her." Mr John Studholme, of Canterbury, who is now in England, writes to a, friend in New Zealand as follows :—The great success of the Dunedin shipment of frozen meat ought to raise the value of land in New Zealand. Ifc is much superior to any previous importations, and sold readily at from 6d to 7d per lb. I went to Smithfield Beveral times to buy a carcass, but found it pn each occasion all sold. I flaw a good many carcasses hanging iip which bad not been removed by the buyers, and, in appearance, you could not tell it from the best

English mutton. The salesmen with whom ■y- I conversed all spoke of it in terms of the highest praise. Not being able to buy a carcass in the market, I got Miles and Co. to procure one for me from the Dunedin to Bend to my brother in Ireland, and the reeult proved that, after thawiDg, it will keep good quite as long as fresh-killed meat. Though it had been in a railway van for two days, it reached its destination in perfect condition.

According to the Taranaki Herald, the blue gum leaves are remarkable for their peculiar dying qualities as well as their curative qualities. A gentleman in New Plymouth was recently afflcted with a severe cold, and he drank copious draughts of the infusion of blue gum leaves. He was certainly cured of his cold, but, to his utter astonishment, the hair of his head assumed a decidedly green color, which, to say the least of it, renders his appearance very peculiar. He attributes this strange occurrence to gum leaves, but he states that the fact of his being cured of a dangerous malady is full compensation for the slight inconvenience of having his hair dyed green.

The officers and crew of the Japanese corvette Tsukaba created a very favorable impression while at Auckland. A contemporary says :—" During their stay in port they inspected everything of interest, or a knowledge of which might be of service to their country. They spent their money freely, but all on useful articles, and from morning to night the almond-eyed, flatnosed tars might be seen streaming down to the wharf laden with parcels. The publicans alone had cause to grieve, and they simply compassionated the "poor idolators " that the attractions of beer were thrown away upon them. It is said that, leaving out the hotelkeepere, the Auckland tradesmen received more money in a week from the Japanese than they did from the crew of the ironclad Nelson (with double the number of men) in three weeks. Such a thing as a case of street-brawling, of drunkenness, or of straggling , through drink was unknown.

The destruction of centuries, remarks the Pall Mall Gazette, is to be repaired. For nearly 600 years the waters of the Zuyder Zee have rolled over what was once dry land, and ships have sailed where carriages may have travelled. Several of the wealthiest financiers of Holland have now determined upon concentrating thtir energies in an attempt to reclaim the tract of land which has been bo long lost to their country and they are already engaged in making the surveys for a new set of those " gigantic piles" which are commemorated in the verses of Andrew Marvell. Dykes which will far outstrip the stupendous works on the island of Walcheren are in contemplation, and they will be built to such a height and of such a thickness as to etand the shock of the fiercest seas that may dash against them. Many years must necessarily pass away before works of this character can be completed, but if they should happily be brought to a successful issue another engineering wonder will have been added to the triumphs of Dutch enterprise.

Polite circles in England (says the World) were astonished the other day at the announcement of the decease of a man—husband of a fashionable society lady. Except a few " very intimate " friends of the lady nobody even knew of the existence at any time of the husband, for the simple reason that he was not, poor man, " in society."

Mrs Lincoln, relict of the lamented President Lincoln, died at her residence at Springfield, Illinois. Her wedding ring, ■which was lost, has been found and placed on her finger. It ia of Etruscan gold and is inscribed " A. L. to Mary, Nov. 4, 1842. Love is enternal."

In our style of climate, with its sudden chamges of temperature, it is no wondei that so many persons lose their health, and often their lives, by neglected "colds," ■which might easily be cured by the timely application of those simple remedies at the disposal of all. The great demand that still exists for Professor Moore's pills, prepared at the Medical Hall, Waipawa, proves their efficacy in the prevention and cure of the many "ills the human flesh is heir to." In boxes, posted free to any address, Is.—[Advt.]

Walking matches.—There is no doubt, but that the continuous effort of pedestrianism wears upon the nerves and tissues of the body and that, if during the exhausting exercise, a judicious use was made of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps the waste would be supplied, the nerves toned, and the system generally strengthened.—[Advt.]