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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3766, 10 August 1883, Page 2

Circumstances have arisen which will prevent Professor Hugo delivering his promised lecture on John Calvin this evening.

Domestic servants aro again at a premium, while housekeepers, in accents of despair, arc asking each one they meet, " where can I get a servant ?" Married couples, without encumbrances, are being sought after in the country.

In tho Resident Magistrate's Court this morning , , before Captain Preeco, R.M., Robert Bosh, better known aa "Blind Bob, the Fiddler," was fined 5s and costs, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness.

As there seems to be an impression that persons must attend personally at the County Council office to pay rates, we have been requested to state that rates can be paid either by Post Office order, stamps or cheque, or if any person is coming into town he can bring in the rates demands and money for a dozen others.

It is not true, as was stated by a morning paper, that Mr Wilding was enabled to settlo tho difficulty in connection with tho land dispute between the native owners through which his mills and that of Mr Drower have had to be closed. A Native Land Court is to sit at Waipawa towards the end of the month, and in the meantimo some ninety men are thrown out of employment.'

Tho Petane bridge over the river Esk, on the Napier side of Mr Villers' hotel, is about one of the oldest bridges in the Hawke's Bay province, and has been allowed to get into disrepair. The wheel of a dray during the last few days went through the flooring, and a plank throe inches thick has been fastened on the top of the old planking, which certainly covers the hole, but which, from tho roughness of tho job, may give persons driving a very unpleasant sensation unless they can avoid this obstruction.

The largest audience of the season assembled at the Theatre Royal lust evening to witness the second representation of the Russo-Turkish war, and judging from the frequent outbursts of applause all were well satisfied with the entertainment. The principal gift, a suite of furniture, fell to the lot of Mrs Gray, Carlyle-streot. This evening a special distribution of gifts is promised, and to-morrow afternoon there will be a matinee for the convenience of schools and families, when every child will receive a present.

The weekly meeting of the Clive Square Mutual Improvement Association was held last night. Amongst other preliminary business it was agreed that in future the society meet in Trinity school-room every Tuesday evening at 7.30 sharp. A debate on the subject as to whether a country or town life was the more beneficial to a young , man was opened by Messrs J. Hutchings and W. Walker, both of whom acquitted themselves creditably. After a spirited discussion a vote was taken, when those in favor of the town carried the day by a majority of one.

We notice that, in anothor column, Mr W. G. Motley, sharebroker, is advertising for Petroleum Companies' shares. That shares in these investments should be wanted, instead of going bogging, is the result of shifting the directory of the Southern Cross Company to Christchurch, the energy displayed in boring, and the discouragement given to speculation. The determination to thoroughly test the question, oil or no oil in payable quantities, has given confidence to those shareholders who put their money into the company for that purpose. The mere speculators have been gradually bought out, and a more legitimate or praiseworthy attempt to develop the natural resources of the East Coast could not present itself than that of the Southern Cross and South Pacific Petroleum Companies. An incident occurred in Hastings street yesterday that caused considerable amusement and some little alarm. Shortly after 2 o'clock a horse, minus saddle and bridle, came ambling along Hastings street from the direction of the Horse Bazaar, and some thoughtful persons near the corner of Emerson street endeavored to stop it on its course. In this they were successful, but the knowing animal, apparently taking in the situation at a glance, and realising that he required an outfit, stepped on to tho footpath with the evident intention of visiting tho saddlery of Mr McVay. He mistook the door, however, and rather electrified the assistants in Messrs Neal and Close's grocery department by boldly walking up to the counter, and surveying the piles of creature comforts that met his gaze on every hand. A little gentle persuasion was brought to bear, and the inquisitive horse returned to the street without having committed any damage.

News has readied town that Mr Limbrick's store at Te Auto was destroyed by fire last night. The building was situated some distance from the hotel and was owned by Mr H. Williams. It was uninsured; the stock, however, is believed to have been covered but to what amount we have not been able to ascertain, its supposed value was between £150 and £000. We have no particulars as to the origin of the fire. [Since writing the above we have heard that the fire was discovered at 10.30 o'clock. Mr Limbrick, as was his custom before closing the hotel, had taken a turn round the whole of the premises, and had seen everything safe for the night. At the hour above-named he was roused by a horseman calling " lire," and on opening the door it was seen tho store was in flames. Tho fire had such a hold it was impossible to save anything. There was over £100 worth of goods in tho store, while the insurance, effected in tho Standard office, only covered £275.]

In reference to the muuling , of settlcra to be held to-morrow morning to consider the Porangahau Rabbit Committee's circular, we hear there is likely to be much opposition to the proposal that a voluntary rate should be raised to be expended, in fighting the enemy. Of course opposition to the proposal will spring from selfishness pure and simple, a selfishness that imagines it is possible to escape while all others should perish. We have heard it said that if rabbits are coming from the South it will be the business of the border runholders to keep back the invasion, and that it will be time enough for men this side of the Tula Tuki to think of paying anything when the enemy is nearer at hand. Others have been heard to congratulate themselves on the possession of clay soil, thinking that rabbits will not stop" on it. There is one thing about the matter that may be worth the consideration of the meeting, and it is this—if rabbits get hold of the country all prospect of a harbor rate will vanish: we shall want no harbor, for there will be nothing to export, and Mr J. Harding's prophecy will come true.

The proceedings of the Excelsior Lodge of Druids, Wellington, tat their meeting on July 10th, were made very interesting by the presentation of an illuminated address and gold locket to Bro. W. K. Bishop, P.D.P., in recognition of his services in promoting the welfare of the order in New Zealand. The presentation was made by D.P. Bro. G-. F. Bates, who in brief terms eulogised the energy evinced by the recipient. Bro. Bishop responded in suitable terms, and said during , his tenure of office as D.P. he had been instrumental in opening seven lodges in the Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Auckland provincial districts, and he still hoped to open more, and trusted his example would stimulate others to do likewise. The locket is a very massh c one, and bears on one side a cluster of acorns and oak leaves neatly engraved with the letters U.A.O.D. in each corner, and on the front the following , inscription:—"Presented by the Grand Lodge of Australia to Bro. W. K. Bishop, P.D.P., in recognition of valuable services rendered to the order in New Zealand." The address, was beautifully engrossed, the work of Bro. J. W. O'Brien,

There is (says the Auckland Herald) on view in the shop window of M, T. B. Hill, chemist, Queen-street, a vara avis in the shape of the kaka ma (or white kaka) of the Maoris. There have been only three specimens obtained — one of these is in the British Museum, a second in the Christchurch Museum, and the third, the one under notice. The last bird was shot on the Ist instant, by the gardener of MiBaker, of the Empire Hotel, Waipawa, Hawke's Bay. Several Maoris have been in Mr Hill's shop to have a look at the bird, never having seen a kaka ma during the whole course of their lives. Mr Baker has sent the bird up to Auckland in order to its being stuffed and set up by Mr Yandlo, the taxidermist.

Fjcldingmustbeanicekindofplaceatwhich to attend entertainments. Messrs Sfcanficld and Dark gave a performance there the other evening - , and, according to the local paper, " the reputation of Fielding of being able to produce at any entertainment a number of the lowest blackguards was well kept up. From the commencement of the performance continued interruptions were made, for the spirit of larrikiuisra was rampant." Our contemporary further adds, after a reference to the excellence of the entertainment, that "smoking, vile language, loud talking and the trampling of heavy boots were the running- accompaniment of many of the song-s. In fact, the section of the audience under consideration behaved like a lot of ignorant clowns. . . . When the constable put in an appearance there was a temporary lull, but the noisea were again resumed on his departure." Ah Kew, a native of China, was one of the petitioners against the validity of tho Newton Highway district election. This is the first case of a Chinaman asserting his right as a citizen to quash the result of an English election. Ah Kcw is, however, a highly respectablo citizen and ratepayer. But the fact to which we refer is noteworthy for all that.—N.Z. Herald. When Wolfe's Schnapps was first introduced hero, tho articlo was analysed by competent chemists and pronounced pure and wholesomo; it is now and has been for many years a standard prof ossiontil mnody. —[Adyi.]