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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3519, 18 October 1882, Page 2

We are requested to state that the Rev. J. Hill will preach at St. Andrew's Church, Spit, this evening at 7 o'clock.

We are requested to acknowledge receipt of the following sums towards the Jack relief fund:-J. T. Dean, 10s ; R. H. Mackenzie, 10s Gd.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before E. Lyndon, Esq., J.P., Henry Gardiner, charged with having been drunk at Taradale yesttr lay, failed to appear, and bis recognisance of £1 was estreated.

Tho ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council takes place to-night. Tho business is unimportant, though some discussion may be expected on Cr. Ellison's motion to merge the finance committee into that of the public works.

The last Gazette to hand contains a proclamation revoking rule 10 under imprisonment for debt in tho first schedule of rule* for District and Resident Magistiate's Courts. Rule 10, that is now abolished, was " no successive judgment summonses shall bo issued."

We hive received the firßfc number of Le Nco-fo andais, a French journal of literature ani art, edited by M. Albin Villeval, of Auckland. The general get-up is very neat, and tho journal contains a liberal quantity of reading matter, including several useful exorcises for the information of si-dents of tho French language.

We understand that the children of the district school have in active rehearsal an «- io retta entitled " Red Riding Hood's Kp=<\ue," to be performed at the annual Christmas concert in aid of the prize fund. The anthem is Asta Broad, and the cantata, which sparkles with pleasing music, has been most successfully performed on recent occasions in England.

At a meeting of the provisional directors of the Hawke's Bay Meat Exporting Company yesterday the following resolution was passed:—"A registrar under the Companies Act, ISB2, not having been appointed, and it being consequently impos-ibleto register the company, this meeting adjourns until such time as a registrar is appointed, and the share list remain open until registration can take place."

Captain Preece, in his capacity of Trust Commissioner, gave notice in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday that the following deed submitted to him for examination during the previous week would be certified to if no objections were lodged within the five days following:—Lease of undivided interest in Kakewahine No. 1 block 1 of 41 acres, Karaitiana Kahuiranga to Henry Robert Russell.

The Wairoa Harbor Board has decided, in the event of being unable to obtain funds from tho Government, to apply to the Bank of New Zealand for a loan of £100 to pay professional fees for plans and specifications for works necessary to improve the entrance to the Wairoa river. The Board has also resolved to ask the Commissioner of Customs to have the daily state of the sea on the Wairoa bar posted up at the Customs at Napier.

By a private telegram from Wellington •we learn that in the case of Peddle _ v. Stevens, the Supreme Court this morning granted a rule for a new trial on the ground that Mr Justice Gillies should have left to the iurv, not only the question of the defendant's bona fides in arresting the plaintiff, but also the question whether, after eue'h arrest, the defendant substantially complied with the provisions of the Larceny Act, 1867.

The proprietors of the Zulu and FrancoPrussian wars exhibition concluded a most successful season in the shop adjoining the Calendonian Hotol last evening, when the remaining stock of gifts, including the customary two watches, were distributed. It is the intention of the proprietors of tho exhibition to visit Napier again about March, when they will bring a *' big show " with them, and introduce a number of novelties of various kinds.

The weekly meeting of the Clive Square Mutual Improvement Association was held last night. Mr Diddams occupied the chair. The evening was devoted to the reading of the magazine which has been started in connection with the class. The proceedings were opened by the editor's leading article, which was followed by others on such subjects as " Roughing it, or early days on the goldfields," " Education," " Comets," " Our Association," &3. The various contributions were freely criticised by the members present, and altogether a most enjoyable and profitable evening was spent.

A very successful tea meeting was held last evening to inaugurate the opening nf the new Free Methodist school-room, Car-lyle-street. The room was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and a capital repaßt was furnished by the following ladies of the congregation: —Mesdames Alderson, Chappellt Chicken, Graham, Jarvis, Stairmond, Perry, and Miss Glenny. After tea suitable addresses were delivered by the Revs. E O Perry, P. H. Cornford, and Messrs Warden and Hall. During the evening the choir sang a number of hymns very m ° el y> and recitations were given by several of the children belonging to the Sunday school.

The annual tea meeting of the Spit Presbyterian congregation came off last evening, and was largely attended. An abundant tea was provided by Mrs Bell, and, to use a conventional expression, " full justice was done to it." At the subsequent public meeting Mr D. Rodgers occopied the chair, and addresses of the usual character were delivered by the Revs. D. Sidey, J. J. Lewis, W. Nichol, and W. Douglas. A number of sacred solos and choruses were also given by lady and gentleman amateurs, and were well received. At the close of the proceedings the flowers that had adorned the tables were disposed of by auction, realising a total sum of £1 14s 6d.

" Aud when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the street, that they may be seen of men." These words came forcibly to rememherance at the sound of the bell this morning, that announced that a few individuals were about to perform their devotions in St. John's Church. The monotonous tolling of a church bell is an intolerable nuisance in working hours, and to sick persons it must be positively harmful. People who go to church know the hour for attendance, and why it should be thought needful that they should proclaim their devotional intentions by sound of bell we are at a loss-to conceive, unless they desire to accept the rebuke conveyed in St. Matthew's Gospel. The Iharisees sounded a trumpet when they were about to give alms; the Christian rings a bell, which is not half as musical.

The aunual meeting of the Waipawa Athletic Club was held at the Empire Hotel, Waipawa, last evening, Mr Alex. Robb being- in the chair. There was a good attendance of members. The balancesheet was read and adopted, and showed tho funds of the club to be in a very healthy condition, the club being able to start this year's sports with a credit balance of £32 odd. It was decided to hold the annual sports on Tuesday, December 26 (Boxing Day), in Mr H. J. Baker's paddock, that e-entleman having kindly granted the use of it for the purpose. The following were elected a committee to carry out the sports : —Messrs F. Minto, A. Logan, E. H. Waddington, Geoffrey Potts, P. M. Cosgrove, Ben B. Johnson, O Gibson, 0. A. Ewen, J. S. Annand, A. Robb, A. Corskie, W. Burton, W. Goldsmith, J. Harker, L. D. Bickerton, and H. Fletcher. Mr G. Potts was appointed treasurer, and Mr W. Burton secretary. The newly-elected committee met immediately after the close of the meeting, when it was decided that they should meet again to draw up a programme and arrange other busirjess.

The Ministry, as hitherto constituted, was deemed unique, after a fashion which does not usually characterise Ministiies in these days, in that there was not a "smoker among them. Whether this was due to a native tendency to abstinence from all the minor indulgences of life, or to the restraining influence exerted over them by their respective better-halves, may be considered as a moot point. But, any how, it was regarded by some of their opponents, as entailing on them a loss of power. This defect, however, has been remedied by the recent accession to their number, as the newly-appointed Minister of Justice is recognised as an openly avowed devotee to the weed. The Administration will now have any advantage supposed to be derivable from a capacity to puff. Yet some there are, who, seriously or otherwiseimagine that their Cabinet organisation will not be complete until they have one in their circle capable of attending to the nippin- " department.—N. Z. Times. The Southland Times thus records the fall of an aerolite in that town :-" An aerolite fell on to the roof of Mr Evans house in Kelvin-street, about 1 o clock in the moming, during the height of the gale. The appearance of the stranger is peculiar; it somewhat resembles piitmce-fitone in colour, but not in weight, for it is agooadeal heavier. The largest fragment just covers the fingers, and is about two and a-half inches in depth. In colour it reminds one of a cheap cigar ash. It glitters all over with specks resembling tin, and has a streak of what looks like petrified coal. Needless to state that the noise caused by the f. 11 created a good deal of alarm in tbe minds of Mr Evans household, and it was at first feared that something dreadful had happened."

The oldest Oddfellows' lodge in the colony is the Fountain of Friendship in Auckland, which was founded in 1843. It has a present membership roll of 346, and its funds amounted to iIO.OOO at the end of 1880.

The skull of Guifceau, who was executed for the murder of President Garfield, has been stolen from the Medical Museum at Washington. The police are making every effort to discover the culprit, but as yet have been unsuccessful.

The Christian Commonwealth states that about seventy of the hymns of the Salvation Army have been translated into Hindostanee for the use of the detachment of the Army who are about to invade India, under the command of a Mr Tacker, " formerly an Indian civil magistrate, who has given up his profession to devote him_elf to the army."

It is curious how collection and congregation become convertible terms in the eye of the energetic churchwarden. Somewhere in the interior, said a young lady to a church officer, " Wasn't it a very poor congregation yesterday ?" (It had been raining hard enough for the deluge of Deucalion.) " Oh," said he, "It might have bsen worse—nine and sixpence !"

The North Shore (Auckland) Regatta Committee have inserted in the schedule a Maori canoe race, first prize, £60; second, £50 ; third, £25. Major Te Wheoro guarantees to bring three bona fide river canoes from the Waikato, and to provide the necessary ornamentations of feathers, war paint, &c. The Bay of Islands and the West Coast will furnish two more canoes. The race shou!d prove a novelty to many among the spectators.

According to the Australasian Trade Review, Messrs J. Swan and Son, who are influentially identified with the meat importatations from America, express an opinion aa to the collapse of American competition, which must prove most cheering to Australian exporters. Americans are fully alive to the hopelessness of their position, and it is stated that negotiations are pending that may result in one of the largest Chicago preserving firms opening in Australia.

The great speed of the carrier pigeon was illustrated recently by testing its flight against the speed of a railway train. The Continental mail express from Dover to London, travelled the distance of 80 miles, without stopping, at the rate of 60 miles an hour. As the train moved from the Admiralty Pier a pigeon was thrown through a carnage window, and made a straight courseof 70 miles, reaching London, 20 minutes in advance of the train, having beaten the train by a time allowance representing 18 miles!

They have got a nice idea of our Supreme Court in Australia. The South Australian Register is responsible for the following :— " In New Zealand the costs to litigants in a Supreme Court case are seldom less than £300, but more frequently they amount from £800 to £1000. There is a case now pending in the Supreme Court in civil jurisdiction, were the amount of property in dispute does not exceed more than £2000 in value; but before the matter ia finally settled we are told that the Court fees, solicitors' and barristers' charges will not fall short of £3000."

What changes ars going on in the old strongholds of the Christian faith ! An American priest writes from Rome to the Catholic Review that " the number of Catholic papers as compared with those of their enemies is very small, and the few that are prohibited are so feeble in their defence of the Church that their influence is hardly felt. Here in Rome, the very heart of the Church, are numberless papers sold at one cent apiece that are continually vilifying the Church ; while, on the other hand, you find two or three week-voiced sheets that are the only weapons of truth." —American paper.

Homoeopathy is the name given to a system of medical treatment introduced by Sir Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, in 1796, and now extensively practised and having many adherents in every country and clime, amongst the number being not a few medical men of high distinction. The mode of treatment is extremely simple, and no home is complete without a supply of homoeopathic medicines. Country residents will find the largest stock in Hawke's Bay (by Marshall and other makers) of this invaluable remedy for nearly evary ailment at Professor Moore's Medical Hall, Waipawa.—[Adyt.] The true virtue of perfect purity, is its rarity. In material, as in spiritual things, it is a redeeming quality. It inspires confidence, invites attention, and equally commands admiration. It is the quintessence of all the other attributes, and it is the distinguishing feature by which Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aeomatic Schnapps has taken its place in public estimation, maintained its hold upon popular patronage, and wrested from all quarters of the globe the repute which has long since settled unmistakably upon it.—[A dvt.]