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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3807, 27 September 1883, Page 2

Hot weather keeps off from Napier. At the Bluff, at Invereargill, and at Duncdin (lie thermometer tliin morning stood ono degree higher than at Napier, where it registered 54 dog. ; .at Christehurch it was G2, and at Wellington 60 degrees. The Waste Lands Board holds its usual monthly meeting to-morrow, when in all probability a report will be received from Mr McCartoy, now engaged in surveying a line for the rabbit-proof fence at Waimata. The Rabbit Suppression Committee meet in the afternoon. A letter from the official liquidator of tho late Mutual Insurance Company, in reply to a query from one of the shareholders, states that ho hopes to make a dividend at tho end of tho present month. Tho delay has occurred through having to wait for returns from London. '' Was tho Impeachment of Warren Hastings justifiable ?" forms the subject for debate at the Napier Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association's meeting this evening. It is to bo hoped there will be a good attendance of members tho subject for debate being an interesting one. In reply to a correspondent we are unable to state tho cause of tho detention of tho Union Company's steamer at Auckland. The boat loft here last Sunday afternoon,**" and should have reached Auckland on Tuesday. She is not to leave there, however, till to-morrow, and so will not be in our roadstead till Sunday morning. Mr W. Murray, who has held tho position of second master of tho Napior district school for several years past with great credit and success, lias, we learn, been appointed Inspector of theTaranaki education district, and will probably commence his new duties about the end of the year. We congratulate Mr Murray upon his good fortune. It is announced in another column that on the Bth October next, the day before the races, a pigeon match will take place at Hastings, and that competitors can enter in assumed names. Mr A. McCartney, of tho Caledonian Hotel, is tho handicapper, to whom entries must be forwarded by 9 p.m. on October 4, or to Mr John Kelly, Hastings Hotel, Hastings. The committee of the Hawke's Bay Sail • ing Club have decided that the proceedings on the opening day shall take tho form of a procession, the boats to start from Fisherman's Bay at 2 p.m. sharp, and sail to tho Watchman. The captain's boat, the Wave Queen, will lead, and the succeding boats will endeavour to keep behind her and within five hundred yards of each other. On reaching the Watchman tho boats may disperse and go where they please. The Sabbatarians are " at it " in Auckland. In the Police Court there on Saturday last John and William Jaggart were fined 6s and costs each for a breach of the Imperial Act 29 of Charles 11., they " having exercised their worldly calling as photographers on the Lord's Day a-t Devonport." It is high time this antigua- * ted statute was wiped off our law books, seeing there is a tendency on tho part of weak minded persons to take advantage of its absurd provisions. There was no business before tho Court to-day. Our Resident Magistrate is away on periodical duty at Wairoa, Onnondville, Woodville, or Waipawa, and any number of cases, we do not know how many, postponed, one at least till the cud of next month. It is high time that some alteration should be made. If tho title of tho office were altered from "Resident Magistrate" to "Itinerant Magistrate" there would bo less to complain about, because we should know what to expect. As it is the public do not know what to expect further than postponement . of business. The practice of the Napier Musical Society was very well attended last night, the whole of the music going as it should do when so near tho concert. Tho now double bass instrument was subjected to inspection and pronounced to have excellent quality of tone, t is certainly an acquisition to the orchestra. In the course of the evening tho oonduotor, Mr Gr. J. Browne, addressed a few words to the performers in referenco to tho presentation of the forthcoming concert to bo held in the Theatre Royal ou Tuesday, the 16th October. We hear that tho honorary membership has been largely increased within the last week. Tho Synod of tho Diocese of Waiapu resumed its sittings at 4 p.m. yesterday, and resolved, on tho motion of Rev. Deß.crdt Hovell, "That a select committee consist- * ing of Archdeacon Williams, tho Revs. H. W, St. Hill and E, H, Granger, and Messrs