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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3801, 20 September 1883, Page 3

There were eleven tenders for opening trenches for the Gas Company's new main, tho prices ranging from 6d to 1/1 per yard. The lowest tender was accepted.

The Napier Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association hold their usual weekly meeting this evening, when two essays will be read on General Grant and Oliver Goldsmith respectively.

The Hawke's Bay portion of the San Francisco mail, that arrived this morning by the steamer Taiaroa from Auckland, consisted of 2320 letters, 4550 newspapers, io'o books, and 53 registered letters.

We were in error in stating in yesterday's issue that the entertainment in the Town Hull, Hastings, by the Hastings Amateur Dramatic Club was to take place last night. Wo moant to have said this (Thursday) evening.

The date for holding the "Costume Rink" has been unavoidably altered from Friday, 28th instant, to Wednesday, 2Gth instant, at 8 p.m., the Theatre being engaged for the former date for a dramatic entertainment.

Messrs McGreevy, Shanly, Bennett, Cowpor, and Baker, being the only persons nominated to fill the vacancies in tho Waipawa Road Board, caused through alteration in the boundaries of the district, were yesterday declared duly elected. A correspondent signing himself "Ped' wishes to know for what purposes the recreation ground in Carlyle-.street is held. Ho says a number of athletes are desirous of using it occasionally for a training ground, but their repeated applications, so far, have only elicited tho rather unsatisfactory response that the dh-ectora "will see about it."

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning l , before Captain Prcccc, R.M., Patrick Frawley, charged with having been drunk in Napier at 2 o'clock tins morning, was remanded until to-morrow for medical examination, Sergeant Burtenshaw having stated to the Court that the prisoner conducted himself in a strange manner while in the cell, and complained of having something " sticking in his heart." We would remind intending , subscribers ■ ' to the Napier Musical Society that they should not delay in sending in their subscriptions, as the number of subscribers "■must necessarily be limited to the size of the Theatre, and tickets will bo issued according to priority of application. Wo may mention that no trouble or expense is being spared to make the opening concert a grand success, the gentlemen forming the committee being a sufficient guarantee of this. Messrs Redmond and Walslio, the Irish National Leaguers, were through passengers to Christchurch by the steamer Taiaroa today, from whence they travel overland to the West Coast. A deputation from the local branch of the Leaguo proceeded on board and welcomed the delegates, but there was not sufficient time for them to come ashore. We understand, however, that Messrs Redmond and Walshc, if other engagements permit, intend to pay Napier a visit in about a month's time. The Napier Volunteers paraded in front of the Athonreum at 7.45 last night. There were good musters of both companies. Owing to the absenoo of Major Routlcdgo through indisposition, Captain Garner, of the Artillery,; made the inspection, after which Lieut. King took charge of the parade and marched the men to Chvo Square, where ho put thorn through battalion exercise till 10 p.m. The corps then returned to the Athenreum, where they were dismissed. The Volunteer band played in first-class style during the parade.

The members of the Waipawa Amateur Dramatic Club gave a very successful entertainment in the Oddfellows' Hall, Waipawa. on Tuesday evening. Tho programme consisted of tho farces " Tho Silent Protector " and " A Thumping Legacy," and a musical interlude. The ladies and gentlemen who represented the various characters in the farces were frequently applauded, and their efforts at times caused considerable laughter. The musical portion •was also a success, all the singers gaining encores. We understand the performance •will bo repeated at Waipukurau at an early date in aid of the County Hospital funds.

At the Waipawa Police Court yesterday, before Captain Preece, R.M., the following cases were disposed of:—Corskic and Robb v. Evans, claim -of £11 8s 7d on a previous judgment of the Court. Defendant was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, or in default to be imprisoned for 14 days. Rathbone v. Plynn, claim of 10s. This case was an action to recover tho amount paid by plaintiif, under protest, to release two horses from tho Waipawa pound. It was ysitown that tho animals wore illegally impounded, according to section 15 of the Hawkc's Bay Impounding Ordinance, and judgment was consequently given for plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with costs 9a, and witnesses' expenses 10s.

The last of the winter series of fortnightly lectures in connection with the Working Men's Club was delivered in tho c'iuh hall yesterday evening by tho Rev. De Berdt liovell, and proved to be the most interesting of the whole course. The subject -was "The Life and Works of Sir Walter Scott," and from first to last the lecturer's remarks and deductions wore listened to with the most earnest attention by the largest audience that we remember seeing in fhehall during tho past session. An interesting account of tho novelist's early life, and tho way in which ho rose to fame, formed tho first part of the lecture, and was followed by specimens of the writer's style. To our mind the best reading, although all were food, was that descriptivo of tho doath of Marmion. Tho lecturer paid a high tribute to the memory of Sir Walter Scott, ranking him aa tho third greatest of the world's tragic writers, Homer and Shakespeare being the first and second respectively. A vote of thanks to Rev. Mr Hovell concluded tho proceedings, and a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close. _ ' The proof of tho puddinpr is in the eating , . If the virtues claimed for Wolfe's Schnapps wore not to be found in the preparation, its sales would neither be so extensive nor outspread throughout the colonies.— [Advt. |