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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3759, 2 August 1883, Page 2

Mr Shaw's Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill was happily thrown out last ni"-ht on the motion that it be read a second time. The only amendment to the Act that will bo at all acceptable to the country will be its absolute repeal.

We remind our Huntings readers that Mr Pearso's American Panorama opens in the Town Hall to-night. In addition to the panorama and the valuable gifts to bo distributed, there will be vocal and instrumental music, readings, and recitations.

Dr. Menzies, surgeon-superintondent, has kindly furnished us with the following Hospital return for July:—ln hospital at 30th June, 21 males and 9 females ; admitted during the month, 11 males and 7 females; discharged, 13 males and G females; died, 1 male and 1 female.

"We hear that O. Ellison has no intention offering himself for re-election on the exrcix;? tioji of his term of office in September next. Jjfc is said that he has arrived at this conclusion partly from the fact that lie can rarely get his motions seconded, and partly from the feeling that he never speaks without a sense of boring the Council.

At a meeting of the Hastings Athenauim Committee, held last evening, it was decided to have the rules and catalogues printed, the former to be submitted in iiio _ first instance to a general meeting of subscribers for approval. Thursday was determined on as the day on which the libraiy shall bo open from 2 to G p.m. for the benefit of ladies and country visitors.

This evening an organ recital and sacred concert will take place in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, at which several of our prominent musicians will assist. A reference to the programme published in another column will afford as good an idea an eriii bo given of the merits of the entertainment, and we have no doubt it will be largely attended. Admission is free, but a collection will be taken up in aid of the organ fund.

There bcin.n- no quorum, the sitting of the Waipawu County Council was adjourned from to-day to this day week.

A bicycle vivo took place at Waipawa today between Ben Cosgrovc and Walter Maddison, one mile, mainly down hill. Cosgrove took the lead at the .start, which lie maintained, eventually winning - by nearly two hundred yards. Time, four minutes. The race caused much excitement.

At .1 meeting- of the Waipawa School Committee last night a discussion took place in reference to the head master's appearance in Court as defendant in a action to recover from him money lent for gambling and the use of a billiard table. After several resolutions the committee decided to lay the matter before the Education Board.

A "bolt " occurred this afternoon. The horse attached to a Maori cart, -which was laden with produce, took fright while coining down the Shakespeare hill. When turning at full gallop into Hastings-street at the Post Office, it was noticed that one of the cart shafts was broken, but the native kept his scat, and held on to the reins manfully. On reaching the Masonic Hotel the horse fell.

Property owners in Dickens-street are to be allowed to widen that thoroughfare. If the scheme is carried out it will make Dickens-street the same width as Hustingsstreet. It is stilted, however, that Mr Brvson opposes the movement, and, should Ills' opposition bo not overcome, the whole of the proposed improvement will be marred by the present width of the street being retained at its junction with Hastingsstreet.

There was a first-rate attendance at the Musical Society's practice at the district school lest evening, over sixty performers being present. The choruses of the " Lay of the Bull" were thoroughly gwie into, and the result of the work was highly satisfactory ; in fact it is surprising how quickly the difficulties of the music appear to have been overcome in so short a time. It is to be hoped that all will attend these practices regularly.

One of the many suggestions made by the membci'rt of the School Committee re the applications for tho position of head mistress was that all persons so applying should send in their photographs for the admiration of the committee, but as it was not so stated in tho advertisements we fear that those who got the hint, and if good looking, take an advantage, will have a better' chanoo than any not so gifted by Nature.

There is to be a special meeting of tho Municipal Council "in on Monday next to consider Mr Stewart's report oil the now AViitcrworks plant. The object of the Council in silting in committee on'this subject is to exclude the press. Wo understand that Mr Stewart's report absolutely condemns the plant. What the ratepayers -will Avant to know is, who is responsible for tho bungle ? It is reported that it takes a whole day's pumping to put two feet depth of water in the high reservoir.

■We arc glad to see that the Municipal Council lias at last become as weary as the ratepayers at delaying tho effort to recover tho cost of filling in sections to abate nuisances. It must be moi'c than six months ■since the Council definitely issuedinstructions to its solicitors to proceed in tho mattor in order to establish a precedent, and one or two OAvners avci.'O named Avho were to be proceeded sigainst. Nothing, it seems, has been done, and in the meantime the action of tho Council is paralysed Avhen it may bo absolutely necessary for the public health that sections should bo filled in.

Through the quarrels of two hapus concerning- tiio OAvnership of the land on which arc the saw mills of Messi\s Drowcr and Wilding and Bull, near Kopua, both those establishments arc closed, and some eighty men have been thrown out of employment. The Maoris, -with a view to the assertion of their claims, have felled a lot of trees across the tramways, and the better to stop a profitable industry have camped on the ground to the number of about twenty-five. As it was from these mills that the principal supply of totara was derived the building trade is likely to be seriously affected. Tho thanks of the residents of Napier arc due to Sir G. S. Whitmore, Messrs Sutton and Smith, M.II.R.'s, T. Tanner, A. S. Birch, and D. McLean for waiting , on tho Minister for Public Works yesterday, and urging the building of a now railway station here, and tho removal of the good shed to Munroc-strcct. They pointed out tho extravagance of patching up the present station, and showed that it Avould be the most economical course to remove it to Waipawa, and build an entirely new one at Napier. The deputation Avcnt away fairly satisfied Avith the prospect of eventually achieving , their meritorious object.

The consumers of gas by the Otto gas engine is guaranteed to bo 20 to 70 -per cent, less than in any other gas engines. Mr Otto has been again obliged to commence actions against scA'eral iirms for infringements of his patents. After the action of Otto v. Linfokd (in which Linford Avas defeated, ordered to pay costs, and ceaso manufacturing) all agents and purchasers of the Liuford engine were obliged to pay royalty. The now pattern halfhorse power nominal Otto's patent indicates up to two-horse poAvcr, is the loAvest priced, most economical, and best gas engine in tho market. For further particulars apply to the agent for Napier, T. J. Brassey, Now Zealand Insurance Company.—[Advt.] The purest and best tonic for the overstrained nervous system is the celebrated Wolfe's Sciinaits, tho most powerful, Avholesome, and successful of modern restoratives.—[AdvtJ