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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3699, 23 May 1883, Page 2

To-morrow, being the Queen's Birthday, the Daily Telitobaph will not bo published. The Post Office will bo closed, and the hours at the Telegraph Ofiice will be from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. The s.s. Southern Cross is duo here tomorrow afternoon. She brings the immigrants for liawko's Bay per Wostmeath. Tiic mains in connection with the water supply extension works, that are now completed, are six miles and three-quarters in length. We are requested to mention that, whatever the state of the wcathor to-morrow, the volunteers will parade as previously ordered, and will five the salute and feu do jnic from Clive Square. In the Resident Magistrate's Court to-dfiy Mrs Kelly was fined 5s and costs on a charge of drunkenness, or in default 48 hours imprisonment, and on another charge of using indecent language was fined 20s and costs, or seven days imprisonment. The fines wore paid. Messrs H. A. Banner, P. Bear, R. Brooking, F. W. G-amer, J. M. Girdlestonc, and 0. E. Williams have been nominated as candidates for Borough auditors. Two only being required, the election to determine same will take place in the Council Chamber on Friday, June 1. Owing to the inclemency of tho weather the Birthday Sports Committee have wisely determined to postpone the sports till next Tuesclaj', which is proclaimed a jjnblio holiday on account of the Governor's visit. Tho wet weather now seems to have sot in steadily for the disappointment of all who intended to have made a holiday to-morrow.

Mr Georgo Faulknor has just completed to Mr T. Tanuer's order a " canoe landau," which reflects very highly ou the skill and workmanship of the .Napier coach factory. The carriage, which is admirably finished, is hung on half C spring's, and. can be usod either opened or closed. To colonial idoas the carriage is unnecessarily heavy, but that is the fault of the design and not of the builder. At the inquest hold yesterday at the West Olive Hotel, before Dr. Hitchings, coroner, on the body of James Minns, a verdict wan returned of death from natural causes, The evidence of Mrs Minns went to show that on Monday deceased -went out to work after breakfast, but shortly returned, and went into tho bedroom to lie down. Ho was not disturbed till dinner time, when gm being called he was discovered to be dead. Referring , to Mr Brandon's art union of pictures of New Zealand scenery tho '' art critic of the morning Herald delivers himself in this style:—"Some of tho oil-paint-ings are in imitation of water colors, but in oils there is a greater depth and density, and the perspective is better." Wo havo never come across anything half so original before. Wo should think the artist would like to paint a picture of tho critic in imitation of an—well tin animal that is said to prefer thistles to oats. At the meeting , of the Olive Square Mutual Improvement Association last night an essay on Shakespeare Avas read by Mr 0. H. Laws. The most important of Sliakopoare' s works were commented upon, as well as tho writer's life, and the state of English literature during tho Elizabethan epoch, Tho essay was exceedingly avoll composed, and did great credit to tho essayist. The characters of Hamlet, Othello, and Falstaff, Shylock and Macbeth, Prince Henry, Henry VI., and Richard 111., were illustrated by tho President and Messrs Gilpin, Alpcrs, C. I-I. Laws, Le Petit, and H. Martin.

A very successful concert Mjas held in tho Oddfellows Hall, Waipawa, lant night in aid of the Public Library building fund. Notwithstanding , the very disagreeable state of the weather the hall was crowded, and certainly those who were pluckly enough to venture out of doors to assist a good cause had r,.0 reason to complain of cither the quality or quantity of the entertainment provided for them. An excellent programme, consisting of instrumental selections, songs* duets, and glees, was gone through in ;C style that would have done credit to a much larger place than Waipawa. Miss Porter and Mr C. Harding played the several accompaniments with their customary ability. We must not omit to mention tho local brass band, which contributed a couple of ovei'tiuos in praiseworthy stylo. The Napier School Committee held then , usual fortnightly meeting last night. Pjrcr scut: MessrsSpriggs (chairman), Williams, Large, and Curnell. Correspondence was road from the Education Board approving the appointment of Miss Montcith, and from Miss Dunn and Miss Burden forwarding their resignations as pupil teachers as from July 7. As Miss Burden was abouji to leave Napier tho Committee accepted her resignation, but in tho ease of Miss Dunn it was; resolved to require from her the usual notice. It was agreed to grant the request of Captain Blythc for the loan of tho school forms for the use of ladies desiring to witness the volunteer display hi Clivo Square on tho Queen's birthday. A vote of thanks wnspnssed to Mr Carnell for his photographic views of the school for the embellishment of the certificates granted to pupils on pausing: Standard VI. Messrs Garner and Largo vyoLQ appointed the visiting sub-committee for the mouth," The harbor question, which has keen sgi'r fating the public mind in Hawke's Bay for some time past, received its quirt us to-day at the hands of a gentleman who is held high estimation as an authority on ninrino engineering. At the mcefiug io-day to consider the scheme for establishing the hwc.ll industry in this provinco tho gentleman in question, Mr John Harding, of Mount Vernon, gave it as hit, opiniuu lhat no .shipping of frozen meat from Napier would ever bo successful until we havo wharves that ships could Jlio alongside of, and from observations that ho, as "one of the oldest inhabitants of Hawke's Bay," Jiail made, he had come to the conclusion 'that a harbor could not be made at Napier. When iiio Oiiaiwnan of the Harbor Board hears this he will in'oil probability send a cablegram to London, informing , the judges appointed to select a suitable plan for a harbor from amongst those sent Homo that their services in that matter/will not now bo required.

A " bolt " occurred last night at halfpast 7 o'clock that was exciting as long as it lasted. Mr J. Cosgrovc was driving a, grand trap horse that lie had on trial boioro making the purchase of the animal, and Ay-s p coi,ning from the Spit', a young man sitting- by h<s sjdo on the box scut. Tho horse was very r'resh, ami consequently had to be kept well in fyand. The top of tl)o Shakc-ippaive hill was reached, and Mj: Gosgi'ovc had 3iow made up his mind that be bad never eat behind a better horso,. A few yards bolow tho old Union Bank build* ing tho horse plunged a little bit, but wan quickly pulled up ; a second or two aftcrwards'hc took fright ;md started at full speed I down the hill; both reins broke, and then, * getting his head free, the animal kicked uj), smashing the foot-board, and injuring Mr CrtsgTQve above the foot, with which ho was pressing down the brake Horso and trap came with a rush past tho Clarendon Hotel, the wheels grazing the korbing', down Hastings-street, and then sharp round tho corner of Tounysou-street, when a stand-

still was made opposite tho engine station. Mr Cosgrove (and his companion had a wonderful escape, and no damage was Buffered by the horse ; the trap was repaired this morning, and Mr Cosgrove has returned tho horse to its owner, Do you feel sleepy and languid on rising in tho morning ? If you do your liver is out of order, and you should not fail to send at onco to Professor Moore, of the Medical Hall, Waipawa, for a box of his famed Podophyllum pills. They will euro j'ou at once, and impart a healthy tone to your whole constitution. Tho purity of the drugs kept at the Waipawa Medical Hall cannot be surpassed anywhere.—[At>vr.] An o?ixir like the celebrated Wolfe's SciiNArrs may be used with impunity, its ingredients having boon tested by eminent medical authorities throughout the colonies. —[Advt.]