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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3575, 23 December 1882, Page 2

An account of Mr M. R. Miller's land sale yesterday, the prize list of the West Clive district school, an article headed " An Indignant Nation," some " funniosities," and the nominations for the Paki Paki, and Christchuroh races, will be found on out fourth page to-day.

• In consequence of the ordination service at St. John's Church to-morrow forenoon, there will be no morning service in the temporary churches of St. Augustine's, White-roa-J, or St. Andrew's, Spit. The caae of Miller v. Locke occupied the Supreme Court the whole of yesterday. A verdict was given for the plaintiff for £1 7a 6d over and above the sum of i>26 that had been paid into Court by defendant, each, party to pay hie own costs. This completed the business of the sessions.

A correspondent sends us the following : —" Passing through a township in the Seventy-mile Bush the other day I was somewhat amused at a notice posted in front of the building there known as the hall. It ran thus :—Nobis. Dance will be helled at Skinner Theatricle Hall on December 23th. jfldmissing, Geutlemans Oa 6d.; Ladyes Free (gritus).

At the adjourned meeting of the Meanee Licensing Commitee, held yesterday, the inspector's report upon the conduct of the Meanee Hotel was considered, and, evidence

on the subject having been taken, it was deoided that the licensee, Mrs V&ughan, was not a fit person to conduct an hotel, and the current lieenee held by her was determined and put an end to. The twonegleotedohildren, George Chase and Samuel Chase, who were brought before the Resident Magistrate yesterday morning and remanded, were put forward again in the afternoon, when His Worship, Captain Preeoe,R.M., committed them both to St. Mary's Orphanage School at Nelson for the term of seven years, to be brought up in the Soman Catholic faith.

Wβ are requested to state that the gold watch presented to Mr W. O. Smith, M.H.R., on Wednesday, was purchased from Mr S. E. Cooper, Hastings-street. The watch is a handsomely finished hunting lever, and bears on its inner case the following inscription:— , ' Presented to W. C. Smith,, Esq., M.H.8., by the Hawke'a Bay railway employees, in recognition of his valuable cervices to them during the session of 1882."

The Artillery, Band will play in Oliveequare to-morrow evening (Christmas Eve) the following selections of sacred music:— Quick march, "Onward, Christian Soldiers;" grand ohorus, " Hallelujah " (Handel); fantasia on sacred airs, " The Revival;" triumphal Hymn, " Now I am a Soldier ;" fantasia, " Reminiscenes of Moody and Sankey;" finale, " God Save the Queen." The performance will take place at the sonelusion of the evening church services.

Monday being Christmas Day, Divine services will be held in . the following places : —St. Mary's Napier, midnight Mass (Christmas Eve), and other Masses and Vespers as usual; St. Patrick's Waipawa, Mdss at 11; St. John's, Napier, Communion at 8; morning service and Communion at 11, and evening prayer at 7; St. Augustine's, Napier, morning service at 11; St. Mark'e, < Olive, evening service at 7 ; St. Andrew's/Spit, 11 and 7, and at Petane at 3; Taradale, morning service and Communion at 11.

The town "was lull of natives this morning. Some came for the purpose: of buying Christmas luxuries, but the majority were under the impression that Tawhiao, the Maori King, would reach Napier to-day, and they came to welcome him. As it happens Tawhiao will not be here till the middle of January or beginning of February, first visiting Wairarapa. it is eaid that he will be accompanied by 700 natives. He will stay a short time at the Jcaivgas of all the principal chiefs. The shorter the visit the better, we should think, if 700 guests and numeroud others to welcome them have to be entertained. There will be a dearth of potatoes and pigs following the heels of the royal progress of King Tawhiao.

We have received from the officers of the Postal Department, Napier, a Christmas card wishing us the compliments of the season. The Officers of the Postal Department at Napier have the hearty good •wishes of every one. Working as they do at all hours, on week days as well as on Sundays, to oblige the public, they richly merit all the good feeling that is entertained for them. Of all ports in New Zealand, Napier must be the most trying to the postal officials through the Southern mails being so constantly delivered on a Sunday. But, whatever the day or whatever the hour, the officers of the department are ever ready for the work of sorting- and delivering, and themailsare received and despatched with a promptitude that exhibits the utmost efficiency, while the civility, attention, and desire shown at all times to oblige have called forth on many occasions the highest enconiums. We wish the officers of the department very many happy returns of the season.

Professor Moore, of Waipawa, has just opened in connection with bis present business a Fancy Repository, and is now showing all the latest novelties in Christmas &c, cards, concertinas, accordians, musical albums and boxes, violins, Jadies gold and silver watches, clocks, fancy and other stationery, inkstands, Chinese lanterns, talking dolls, and every description of toys. Every person purchasing £1 worth of goods receives a beautiful illustrated almanac gratis. —[Adtt.] The iniquity of counterfeiting lies not so much in the hurt done to the proprietors of the genuine article, for this can only be of a pecuniary character, tut to the people on ■whom the imposition is practiced. Doubtless, may have been led to disbelieve in the virtue and efficacy of Übolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Abqmatic Schnapps, from the fact that they have been ingeniously misled to believe that what they were using was the original. But a knowledge of the article itself, would soon detect the fraud.— [Advt.]