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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3803, 22 September 1883, Page 2

In our Supplement to-day will bo found the concluding chapters of the serial tale, "Out of the Storm, or Grace Wray'sTrials,", and in our next wo shall commence another story by that popular author, Major Rochefort, entitled, "Fred Hoadley's Heirs, or Five Millions in Gold." Owing to pressure on our advertising columns we have bee:< reluctantly compelled to curtail the reading matter in our Suirplcmont in. this issue. There was a blank charge-sheet in the E..M. Court this morning. Mr S. Stevenson, of Poverty Bay, has bought Mr Allan McLean's roadster entiro horse Prickwillow.

'' Anxious Enquirer wants to know what to drink to enable him to see the' comet. We have referred him to tho; Herald, which reported having seen it. Wo are moderate men ourselves. A sitting of the Native Lands Court "will be held at Waipawa on Tuesday next, at which there will bo a large number of Muoius g-atliered from the West Coast and the southern portions of this district. Miss Webb, sister of the noted swimmer, Captain Webb, who was drowned at Niagara, who has lately been living at the Cape, became frantic on hearing of her brother's death, and drowned herself.

We are requested to mention that Pctane residents may obtain tickets for the dramatic performance at tho Thoatro Royal on Friday evening of Mr W. Villers. Should sufficient inducement offer a special coach will be run from and to Petane in connectiou with the entertainment. Investments in up-country town sectione appear to be fortunate. We hear that several of the sections in Violetsvillo, sold last Tuesday by Messrs Hoadley, Lyon and Co., have changed hands at an advance-ejf fifty per cent on auction prices. ■ Enquiries concerning the prospects of this township are evidently satisfactory.

Last evening tho first drawing of pairs to compete for Captain Russell's cup under tho auspices of the H.B. Cricket Association took place, and resulted as follows : —Napier v. Wairoa, Petane v. Taradale, Hawkc's Bay v. Waipawa, Rovers v. To Aute. Tho Civil Service Club is a bye. The cup matches must bo finished by the Ist of January. .On Monday the annual session of the Diocesan Synod of Waiapu will bo, held in St. John's school-room, commencing at 4 p.m. At 11 o'clock there will be morning prayer in tho church, with celebration of the Holy Communion, and at 7.30 p.m. a choral service, when the Rev.. E. H. Granger will preach the sermon. A collection will be taken up in aid of church work in the poorer districts Of tho diooeso.

Tlio convocation of the Companions of tho Royal Ai-ch Chapter of Victoria, 1577, was held last night at tho Masonic Hall, Munroc-street. Tlio following officers for the ensuing year were duly installed: —W. Beilby, Z. ; J. M. Girdlostone, H. ; R. Brooking, J. ;R. M. Miller, Scribe E.; «T. W. Upchurch, Scribe N. ; P. Ramsay, P.S. : Bros. Rudmau and Chapman, A.S. ; F. TV. G-arner,, Treasurer. After tho business of the evening- was over tho Companions sat down to a cold collation, when. tlio usnsal loyal and complimentary toasts were duly honored.

Mr Weber is once more wrong. In theo letter that he wroto yesterday, referring- to tho railway encroachment on Munroestreet, ho said that "in its narrowest part" it has been left with a "width of 136 feet—that is more than twice the width of Hastings-street, and more than three times that of Carlyle-strect, in fact wider than the leading streets of Sydney or Melbourne" Mr Weber must have been wonderfully led away in his special pleading on behalf of the Government. The greatest width of Munroe-street in its original entirety was 115 feet. The narrowest part now, owing to the oncroachment, is 89 feet. It is impossible to discus;? the question further with a gentleman who allows himsolf to be so .extraordinarily inaccurate in his statements. ..

The announcement wo made yesterday that Mr Beecrpft's American trotting siro would ho shown in htomess- to-day brought together a largo crowd of persons at noon at Mr Monteith's Horse Bazaar. Pi'ov viously to being harnessed this cplcbrateif. horse was much admired, and when in tho busrgy he did not expectation. Mr Beccroffc's groom handled tho reins and drove slowly up Whito-road, and, turning down Raffles-street, returned by Munroe and Dickens-streets, the last part of tho trial being at a slashing pace. Afterwards > he was driven up "White-road and brought up at an increased speed, the action of tho horse sliQwing he had a good deal in reserve, and when pulled up in front of tho stables showed no excitement. Newland's Hambletonian is a bay horse, standing 16 hands high, with handsome head, and splendid barrel, a perfect picture "of thjj roadster, fully exhibiting the qualities thai brought him so prominently before |ho trotting werldin America.

The sight of Dr. Hitchings .driving in a buggy in which it is not; customary to sec him led to enquiries that elicited the fact that ho had met with an accident last night. Jfc appears that he left town at about 107*30 p,m. to attend tipon a patient beyonA Pukahu. It was moonlight in town, but when the doctor was ab.qut nine miles out on the Havclook road ho found- himself in a dense fog, through which it was impqssibJo to see much beyond the horse's head. Hearing Rounds of galloping horses ahead of him, Dr. Hitchings told his driver to draw up to the side of the road, but this was no sooner dono than two men on horseback, racing with each other, came on, one shaving the buggy on the oft' side, the other coming into yJLolpnt collision with the shafts. The force of the collisign tfyrpy/ the doctor's horse on to its haunches, broke b,p% grafts. and doubled up the iron work, Strange tq say both men rode on as though unnurt, leaving the wreck behind.' The doctor made his way to Mr Sturm's, where he procpred another buggy, having had amostmiraculous escape from serious injury. It is sup2)oscd that_ the colliding rider was a Maori, as coming up behind him wcro two other natives. Talking about sparrows the Gisborno Herald says:—ln the old country there are sparrow cj,ubs ? objects of which aro tho

destruction of these little pests, by shooting them when they become too numerous. And where is the Englishman who -would not; relish a sparrow pie ? Perhaps in this country cooking is too expensive for our settlors to indulge in such a luxury. The birds are truly plentiful, but if shot we fear the cooks are few who possess sufficient patience to feather and otherwise prepare such a dish, "quite fit to set before a king." Tho "game," where wages are high, is not considered worth the candle. "We do not like writing one harsh word against the little feathered population that has so successfully acclimatised themselves to this colour, but it has come to tins, if they cannot be imluced-and we see no waj of reasoning with thoin-to seek other fields and gardens new, they will lr.no to be either shot or poisoned. The stories about Sarah Bernhardt ar° mostly calumnies. Those who know he 1 are high in their laudation of her character, just as those who arc familiar with the virtues of Wolfe's Scilvaits.—[Advt. | Extract from the Industrial News and Journal of Science and Art, Sydney, August 20th, 1883: -"The coloured .supplement ■with this issue produced at the Daily Telegraph office, Napier, N.Z., cannot fail to charm the eye of all who take an interest in the advancement of tho ' art preservative of all arts.' Tlio blending of the colours is all that could bo desired ; tho card on the top is one of the most perfect specimens of coloured printing that has ever been produced in the colonies. "—[aiwt.] The consumption of gas by the Otto gas engine is guaranteed to be 20 to 70_ per cent, less than in any other gas engines. Mr Otto has been again obliged to commence actions against several firms for infringements of his patents. After the action of Otto v. Lixford (in which Linford was defeated, ordered to pay costs, and cease manufacturing) all agents and purchasers of thcLiudford engine were obliged to pay royalty. Tho new pattern halfhorse power nominal Otto's patent indicates up to two-horse power, is the lowest priced, most economical, find best gas engine in the market. For further particulars apply to tho agent for Napier, T. J. Brasscy, New Zealand Insurance Company. —[ Advt. ]