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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3689, 11 May 1883, Page 2

There was a clean charge sheet presented in the Resident Magistrate's Court this moiling.

- The AWniin-ry Volunteers -will parade at Mr Tiffen's shed for gun drill this evening at 7.45 o'clock.

Mr D. Proudfoot has had the racehorse Sir Modrcd «ent over to him in New South Wale::, where it is understood a purchaser has been found for that good son of Traduccr and Idal'.a.

To the Editor: Sir, —I send you tho following , "item " which may bo of interest to your readers: —lt i« reported that a wellknown auctioneer has removed his private residence from the lower level of the town to a house on the h".l. The difference in the rent has not transpired.t-I am, &c, Bosu.

We undorstand that when Mr. J. Blackett, Engineer-in-Chief, was up here last, he was thoroughly convinced of the need of an improved railway station at papier, Wo hear that plaps are now W

course of preparation, and that the new buildings will not cost muoh under £1000. How long we shall have to wait before anything moio is done besides the plans we do not know.

MissJemue Lee ("Jo") isnot apparently po.vovsatilo a A letter purporting to have been addressed by her to our morning contemporary is almost word for word w'iih one tb ..t she wro' - e to tho editor of the New Zealand Times. Is it possible ouv contemporary has clipped t.ie lotterfrom tho columns of tho WelV.jg'bu paper, and then addressed it to itso" ? It looks like it.

There is some talk amongst musical circles of estab'ishing an α^ociat'on, or company, for the purpose of buP.dmg , a M.'s ; c Ha", which, shall a 1 so be available for b.: 11 banquets, and the-smaller chus of puVio entertainments. We should have thought that the present theatre could be made to answer I'll the above j)iirpo;cH ivuh t'?c unl ol mo.'c As . ; :i.s vow the thexiro h so wretcl'ec"/ taut it is a 1 nost.viipo,slblo jo rcr-il "a p.-ogi'anmio except in favcred situations.

Under tho p.-ov'sious of tho Lk-ensaig Act, as oroended by the Act of 1882, it is not necessa-.y fo.' original holders o. puohenns licensee imply 'ng , for renewa ? to advertise in the newspapers notice _01 the r intention to irako such application ; bvt all holders of tians"eiv: 1 licensee are reqwved, a3 he.-eoforc, to both obty'u the Bi"/iaure3 of ton householders f 3 the , *? applications, and to iidve.i'seri a. iie.vspapc circulating within the D.'stilct, on thee corsßcutfvo days, a notice of the'r -V en. ion to apply at fie annual Hcc.io'ng mcetbg for a liceine for the otiu' ]g year.

Miss Juno and he*. , dramatic company aro ™s'«n<>-e"s for this port by fcho War-arap:,, which is due here at to-moirow mour'ug. A telegram from the Thames info in* , us chat the company had a relmukuhly successful season of involve nighti tho-c. "They open at the TJieatve Royal 10-moi..ow lrg-ht wi'.li a grand doable bill, and ao a special train fn coi?nc3t-on widi the pcirormtince wi , . l . be run from Hastings Miss Juno will doubtless bo welconcd 'o Napier by a weH-filled house. The season is Mm'ted to si" nights, the company being aunounced to open at Wellington on the 21st inefc. A fresh "b ! 'l" w.'U be presented each evening.

ArrangeaienN have been entered into -with the directors of the Napier Rcc:ea;ion Ground Company (I'tnitnd) by the local Football Club for the v.se of the company's ground for the ensring season, and. a match will be p n ayed thereon ! > morrow (Saturday) aftevaoon, commencing at 2.30. The fo- ,- lowinp , s'des have bceu chose.i foL- t."s cventT-Begg, Harrop, Wake, Robincon, B. Hvntev, Walker, Stubbd, Cotteri , !., Hama, Black, Parker, Andei-sou, Provis, and Macfarlanc.—Mowbray, St. B"'. 11 , Si-.-onaoh, Stohv, Simps .n, Tabuteau, Nor/s, Chissell, Legis, Fiicli, T. Hrnter, Coupcr, LeQuesne, Gaivard, Moni/Jort, Pi,objol?ns, and Thornton.

The committee of the Chamber of Commerce met last afieiioon at thoiv rooms, B.wning-street. There wevo present Mr J. G. Kinross (chahman), and Messrs E. W. Knowles, E. Lyndon, M. B. M'Her, J. W. Neal, aud J. J. Torre. Soma discussion took placo on the subject of the be >t track for the proposed railway line from To Awamutu southwards, anditv.'asvltima'oly a-'t-eed that pending Vis sir.-voy of the ?vne which was now being cavied out by Mr Williams, no further action be taken unt'l that gentleman's report is received. It was decided tbat the annual geneval mcefng of the Chamber be held on the 31st :ns-pnt. Several cow members having been proposed fer election the commitlee adjourned.

Tho usual weekly meeting of tho Nap.c. , Tounn , Men's Mutual Improvement Association wi held last evening , , there beiig a good attendance of members and a so a few visitors present. The ( programme, as previously annouucer , , consisted of a deba c on tho question, "Has the conduct of the Australasiau colonist towards the Aboiigineri beeu that of a civilized people ?" T.;e subject way ably introduced by vhe two gentlemen, who championed the aftfr.ra :ve and negative s'd™ respectively, and wno made the moa'v of the facts at their eouimand, after wh'ch a d'ecussion wai e.itevd into, in which. mosL of the memoes look part. On the vote behg takea S3vcn vobd for tho nffiunative side, aiid th :co for tho negative. The prolamine for tie ne::t meeting was announced to be a *'N:jat with Mark Twain," /with _ illustrations from the auihor's writings.

The annual Hccnriug meetings for ihe County of Hawke's Bay for the pu-pose o: considering applications for lice ises, aid for granting renewals, trai:s:erj, or removals of cxlst-'u" , Hcenoes, a.ul all ot'jcr business of which dao notice sliaH have been given \o the licensing clerk, will be bold in the respective districts wi'lriu the pqunty as follows :—C'ive, Public Hall, on Saturday, June 2nd, at noon; Pr.lretapu, at Potane, pa Monday, Jnue-ith, at noon; Heretauuga, Hastings Town Hall, Wed-: nesday, June Otli, at noon 5 Have'.qok, Mechanic's Institute, Thursday, June 7th, at noon; Meanee, Taradalo schoolhouse, Saturday, June 9th, at noon. The nouoes of intention to apply for licenses roust be lodged- with the clerk of the licensing committee at his office at the Court House, Napier, at least twenty-one days before the day appointed for the meeting of tho licensing , committee for each district respective! v.

f j.'|ie following is the proclamation made by Mr Chester on takh> gpo3.se rAon of New Guinea; —" I, Henry Mnjoribanks Chester, Resident Magistrate at Thursday Island,_ in the colony of Queensland, acting under iufttructiqns from tlje Govornmcnt of the said colony, do heroby take possession of all that portion of New Guinea, and the islands a id isles adjacent theroto, lying between the 141 st aud the 155 th mciidlau of east longitude, in the name and on behalf of Her Most Graoious Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and successors ; in token whereof I have hoisted and saluted the British flag at Port Moresby, New Guinea, this fomth da/ of April, in the yeav of our Lord 1883. God save the Queen," There were 10 Europeans, and about 200 natives present, •who witnessed the ceremony.

It is gratifying to note (wxites the European Mail) that the signs of improvement in Ireland are becoming more distinct and general. Lord Speuccr and the officials, who have been working with unremitting energy during tho past ten months, arc now relieved of tho tremendous stvai.i which allowed no rest or respite, and breathe more freely. His Excellency is now able to arrange occasionally fortho cares and anxieties of his high position, aud to enjoy a little of his favourite pastr'me of hunting, and tho season at DubHn is as gay and brilliant as in former years under tho same vice-royalty. Tho wholo tone of society is more cheerful and confident as rogards the future. The sense of seci-.-ity, which had almost disappeared, is returning, and there is a grow.'ng belief that a period of tranquility and order is likely to succeed tho excitemont and turmoil of the last three

jears. Iv an article describing recent additions to the South Kensington Museum, the Daily News of January 31st snys :—"The moa, or great oxti jet wingless bird of New Zealand, is now amply represented in iho Natural History Museum. The most recent treasure of the eolection, greatly ir.'-jcd by Dγ. Woodward, was added last July. It tousisLs of the head, neck, legs, and feet of a jqoa, found in a fissr_(j eavp iv Ottigo, having i-lio -skin sti preserved ?n a dried gtate cove.iug t'.ie bones, A few feathors of a dull red colour adhered to ilio leg, and show distinctly that tho plmnage of the inoa, like that of the still-extant emu, had tho peculiarity of two , plumes springing from one quill. Another fact is est.il/"shed by this fi'3O spec'.nen—that the moa or dinomis had, i.i adcHi'on to tho li.iva great fore claws, a smaller a-.id hinder claw perfectly developed." The skeleton of the moa above refer.- d f j was found at tfie Wukatipu in 1878, and was taken Homo by Mr. tl. In Squ!:'cs, formerly of Lawerence. It wns examined with much interest and gratification by Professor Owen.

Do you feel sleepy and languid on rising in the morning ? If you do your live: - is out of order, and. you should not fail tj send at oiico to Professor Moore, of the Medical Hall, Waipawa, for a box of his fumed Podophyllumpills. They will cure you at once, and impart a healthy tono to your whole constitution. The purity of the drugs kept at tho Waipawa Medical Hall cannot be surpassed anywhore.—-[Advt.]

Woife's SciiNArra 'has almost been a household word in the "mouths of tho thousands who have been restored or relieved by ilattfle, awl it is certainly proverbial for tho wonderful cures it has consummated since it) itttro4u«t;o».—^A»yt.]