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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3529, 30 October 1882, Page 2

The Blue Ribbon of the Australasian turf, the Melbourne Cup, will be run for tomorrow, and the result of the race will be known in Napier between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. Mr Alfred Danvers, who was one of the judges at the recent show at Gisborne of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society, reports that he has detected tbe existence of lungworm in some of the sheep in Poverty Bay. The second Scandinavian concert in aid of the children's ward at the Hospital is likely to take place on the 10th of November. We learn that a special train will be run from Makatoku to convey the Norsewood and Danevirke settlers to town on the occasion. A telegram from Mr F. J. Piesse, of Gisborne, the manager of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, states that the interim report from the manager at tbe works gives information that oil is increasing daily in the shaft. Tbe shares in this company are rising rapidly in value. A cricket match between the Napier and Petane clubs was played at Petane on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the Napier club, the scores being— Napier, 117; Petane, 28. R. Brathwaite for Petane, and H. Martin, Grace, Humphries for Napier, obtained doable figures. In the Resident Maeistrate's Court on Saturday afternoon, before Captain Preeco, R.M., R. Attring was fined £3 and costs, with the alternative of twenty-one day's imprisonment, with hard labor, for a breach of section 205 of the Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1822, in having travelled in the s.s. Ringarooma from Wellington to Napier without having previously paid hie fare. The number of nominations for assisted passages received by the Immigrations Officer at Napier during the month, and to be forwarded by the out-going mail, is 32, equal to 31J adults. The nominations include one married couple and infant, twenty single girls, and ten single men, the nationalities being English ten, Irish thirteen, Scotch five, and foreigners four. We trust some of the borough councillors will move in the matter of the charcoal filter-boxes for the sewer vents, that ought to Lave been placed in position a month ago, and also in the matter of the nuisance at Combs and Co.'s corner, caused by the choking up of the drain under Hastingsstreet. Hot weather is fast approaching, and it is time that all matters of this kind were promptly attended to. The committee of the Olde Englyshe Fayre has arranged, at the request of a large number of patrons, to keep the Fayre open for two nights longer. Special attractions will be provided for this evening, including some wonderful scientific optical delusions, and an instrumental concert by Mr Newbould's string band. The goods remaining for sale will also bereducedin price, and, we understand, some genuine bargains may be obtained. There will be the usual games and amusements, and the Maypole dance as before.

The art and industrial exhibition in connection with tho Athenaeum gives promise of being a great success. The circulars issued by the committee asking for the loan of exhibits have been already liberally responded to, and by the exertions of the hon. secretary, who ia actively canvassing for contributions, a large collection of works of art and industry will be got together. It ia intended to set apart one room exclusively as a native court, in which will be displayed Maori, Fiji, and South Sea Island weapons of warfare, ornaments, apparel, domestic implements, etc , so that owners of such may depend upon having sufficient space for the display of their contributions, which will be Bhown to the best advantage.

A sailing match took place on Saturday afternoon between the boats Wave Queen and Revenge for a small stake, which was to be presented by tbe losing boat to St. Andrew's Church, Port Ahuriri. The day was fairly favorable for both boats, and the course was fixed from the pier heads round the ships at the anchorage, round the Pania buoy, and home by the same route. A flying start was effected shortly after 1.30 p.m, the Wave Queen slightly leading until after passing the ships, when the Revenge gradually worked to windward of her opnonent, and rounded the Pania buoy one minute and twenty seconds ahead, which lead she maintained until passing the first ship, when the Wave Queen, by hauling her wind a little, began to get uncomfortably close to the Revenge, but the latter boat improved her position again after passing the Langstone, and, becoming close entered the pier headn, which was the goal, four minutes ahead. A considerable amount of excitement was exhibited by the onlookers at the result, the Wave Queen, by

her previous prowess, being looked on as the certain winner. \ A meeting was held on Saturday afternoon of persons interested in the formation i of a Horticultural Society for Hawke's Bay, His Worship the Mayor presiding. . It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Weber, " That a society be founded, to be called the Hawke's Bay Horticultural Society, and that this society be amalgamated with the subscribers of the late horticultural sbow'at Hastings." The rule of the Christchurch society respecting subscriptions was adopted, viz., a one guinea subscription to entitle members to three extra tickets of admission to the society's regular exhibitions, and a half guinea subscription to only one extra ticket. Office-bearers were appointed as follows : — President, His Worship the Mayor (Dr. Spencer) ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs Ti 1 . W. C. Sturm and A. H. Lawcelles; Committee, Messrs Burton, Burness, Reynolds, Gilberd, Chipping, Birch, Tiffen, Eorest, C. Hutchiuß, Lucas, Weber, and Saunders. Messrs Menzies and Birch were appointed secretary and treasurer respectively. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs Tiffen, Reynolds, Birch, Burton, and Chipping, was appointed to frame a code of rules and schedules and report to a general meeting to be held at 2 o'clock on Saturday next. The date of the first show under the auspices of the new society was fixed for the 29th of November. The committee then adjourned. One of the most pleasant and gentle of aperients is that formed by mixing with a glass of water a teaspoonful of citrate of magnesia, so called from its having been originally found in Magnesia, a city of Lydia. The medicinal qualities of magnesia, like good wine, " need no bush," and when taken in moderate doses it acts like a charm, the effects produced being gateful and invigorating. For young children fluid magnesia is highly recommended. Both compound* may be had in any quantity of Proiessnr Moore, Medical Hall, Waipawa.—[Advt.] The antipathy of physicians to recommend anything to their patients that is not within the range of their own formulas and prescription, argues a lack of confidence in the specifics that are compound to meet the requisitions of diverse diseases. When, therefore, tbe profession go beyond their legitimate pales, and advise the use of preparations already in the market, it is equally conclusive evidence that they attach considerable value to them. This, they have universally done in the case of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aeomatic Schnapps, itself a lofty tribute to its virtues. —[Advt.J