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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3636, 8 March 1883, Page 2

The prize list of the Horticultural Society's show will be formed hi our fourth page.

The new pumping machinery for the Corporation waterworks was tried yesterday, and found to Avork extremely a\'cll. The only business before the Licensing Cominitte at Hastings yesterday was an application for the transfer of the license held by Mr AY. A. Bcecroft for the Raihvay Hotel, to Air J. Tuck. The application was granted.

Air D. B. AVatt, confectioner, Hastings street, avlio g.iA'e so much satisfaction as caterer last races at Hastings, will again eater for the grand stand luncheon room at the en si dug meeting.

The quarterly inspection of the Napier A r oluntcer Fire Brigade Avill take place this CA'ening, Avhen Air McGregor, tho Government inspector of machinery, A\ r ill inspect the steam fire engine.

The good people of AVaipaAva are not very consistent. It is only a feiv days ago since they burnt Air Bryce in effigy for pardoning and shaking hands with Te Kooti. Yesterday tbey entertained TaAvhiao at a banquet, and drunk the health of the man avlio harbored Te Kooti, Avas a friend of Te Kooti, and prcA-ented Te Kooti from being brought to justice.

The Napier Young Afen's Alutual Improvement Association meets this evening at the usual place and hour. The business to-night is a debate on the question, "Is the opening of libraries, museums, and such like public institutions on Sunday desirable?" Air C. 11. Edwards opens in the affirmative, and Air J. Sidey replies in the negative. AYe mistake the spirit of the age if Air Sidey does not find himself in a miserable minority.

In spite of repeated warnings, defaulting ratepayers apparently prefer to figure before the R.AI. Court to meeting their liabilities in the ordinary way. The Receiver of Rates is now busily employed in taking the preliminary steps towards the issue of a avliolo batch of summonses. Should this meet the eyes of defaulters they: may just as a\'cll saA p c the inevitable costs of an appearance in Court. Thus a penny for the paper may save 7s (id for a summons.

AVbeii Air Liglitfoot, captain of the Nelson Fire Brigade, was visitiuy Napier as one of tho delegates of the Fire Brigade Association, he said of the hose reel belonging- .to the Napier brigade that it Avas the finest he had seen in the colony, and, on being informed it was made by Air Forster, of the American Coach Factory, Hastings-street, said he hoped to be able to give him an order for the Nelson brigade. Air AVaterworth, superintendent of the Napier brigade, has iioav received an order from Air Lightfoot, which has been duly handed over to Air Forster.

The shocking and fatal accident that occurred this morning to Air Ben Smith, the particulars of which appear in another column, caused a deep feeling of regret in toAvn when the news was received. The deceased was Avell known, and Avas generally liked for the many good qualities that he possessed, and Avhich c-OA-ered a weakness of which no one Avas more sensible than himself, Afr Ben Smith has practised his profession of architect in nearly all the large centres of this colony, and the news of his sudden death by so shocking an accident AA-ill call forth many a word of sympathy for one who was no one's enemy but his OAAII. The witness Neonan, in giA'ing his evidence in the perjury case that came before the R.AI. to-day, unconsciously perpetrated a good joke, which caused a ripple of mirth to pervade the .auditorium of the usually sombre Temple of Justice. Air Lee had asked the witness hoAV much drink ho disposed of during the day on which the alleged assault (out of which tho action for perjury arose) took place, to which question Ncenan replied that he had "twelve or fourteen glasses of beer, big and small, moro or less," but, ho added —in a half-apologetic tone— "I took the most' of tho drinks through courtesy. Drinking through courtsoy is not a bad idea, aad in future, wben any mir

happy A-ictim finds he is. unable to mwigate his way OAving to the vibrations'*of an intoxicated footpath, he may console himself with' tho reflection that it is only the result of (hie) over-courteousness.

At the Municipal Council meeting last evening, on the report of the Inspector of Nuisances being read, Cr. AVall pointed out that the present report, so far from giving members any reason to take credence of the repudiation sent in at the last meeting by Air R. AVilliams respecting the number of breaches of the by-laAvs regulating" closets and cesspits as reported by Air Black, only sei-A-cd to confirm more fully the statements of the present inspector. Air Black, he said, Avas deseiwing of great credit for the able manner in which he had inquired into and reported upon the methods adopted by householders for tho disposal of night-soil, &c. It would ultimately lead to a reduction in the charge for the removal of nightsoil by the contractor, as with the proper system of its disposal being adopted universally over the borough the work could be undertaken at half the rate iioav in force.

TaAvhiao and thirty chiefs among his folloAvers Avas entertained yesterday at dinner by a feAv AVaipaAva residents. The band turned out for the occasion, in persuance of an agreement by Avhich the natiA-es promised to dance a luiha in return. The huka Avas danced on the pathway outside Pettit's Hotel, some sixty or seventy natives taking part in it. Shortly after tho conclusion of the dinner, and in response to the toast of "the health of TaAvhiao," tho latter made a short speech. A verbatim report, as interpreted, is appended: — " Friends, Pakehas, salutations to you ! This is AA'hat I Ikxa-c to say. I will folloAA' the words of my grandfather, and of my father, Potatau. lii the old days these did not want disturbance and Ido not Avant disturbance. If my word had been folloAvcd there Avould never have been trouble. There are many rulers, but God is over all, and I desire peace. Aly skin is dark, but my heart is of the right color. It Avas never my fault that there Avas trouble, and I desire the Pakehas and Maoris to live in peace together. My salutations and my Avord to the Pakehas are iioav ended."

Country residents requiring patent or proprietary medicines, toilet requisites, fancy goods of any description, stationery, ke.," will best consult their oavii interests by calling at Professor Aloore's establishment, AVaipawa, Avhere there is a. large and avoll assorted stock to choose from. On hand Coutts' acetic acid, the noted cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, and all nervous complaints ; an unfailing remedy requiring outAvard application only.—[Ami.]

It is claimed that AVolee's Schnapps is not. intoxicating, on the ground that an ordinary draught Avill produce such a grateful exhilaration that only he aa'lio is bent on besotmciit would crave excessive indulgence in it. —[Advt.]