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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3809, 29 September 1883, Page 3

Tho vital statistics registered at Napier during this mouth arc as follows : —Births, 27; marriages, 3; deaths, 13.

With the unerring certainty of its indications the water-cart was in full play at 7 o'clock this morning, and by 10 o'clock it was pouring rain.

The tender of Mr J. Branley for the erection of a concrete wall at Captain Preece's property, Fitzroy road, has been accepted, and tho work will b: at once.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preecc, R.M., Henry Harris, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s and costs, f here was no other business.

The Native Lands Court, that has been sitting at Waipawa during the week, adjourned yesterday, and will open at Napier on Monday to hear aud determine succession claims. On tho of this business the Court will re-open at Waipawa.

The Customs revenue collected at the port of Napier during the month of September amounted to £3004 6s lid, and the beer duty to £165 lis 4d. For the quarter ending this month the Customs. revenue has been £9186 9s sd, and the beer duty £491 15s lid.

We have received a communication from "Hikupo," but as tho handwriting has somotimes one signature attached to it and sometimes another wo have consigned it to the wastepaper basket. The postscript to the letter is as follows :—" I send you this for publication or otherwise as you like." Wo have preferred the " otherwise."

The anniversary services of Trinity Sunday school, Clive Square, will bo held to-morrow. Tho Rev. J. T. Pinfold, of Gisborne, will preach morning and evening, and deliver an address in the afternoon. The annual soire takes place on Tuesday, at 6.30 p.m. The children will sing the special hymns at each service under theconductorBhip of Mr Prime, who has been training them for some weeks past.

A service of song entitled "Alone in London," with descriptive readings, will be given in tho Methodist Free Churchy schoolroom ou Monday evening. The choir, comprising a number of tho Sunday school children, have had the music in active rehearsal for some time past, aud we believe tho entertainment will prove a very successful one. Admission will bo free, but a collection will be taken up in aid of tho school funds.

Our supercilious littlo contemporary, the Wellington Post, is kind enough to sympathise with Auckland at being left out in the cold by tho icsingnation of Mr Whitaker from the Cabinet, and says :—" True, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, and Westland, are in the same boat; but from tho Auckland view-point, this only renders tho slight still moro galling. To be apparently classed with such little twopenny-halfpenny ex-provinces as those is too bitter."

The Rabbit Suppression Committee met yesterday afternoon, and resolved to expend the money in hand in the erection of about eight milos of fencing. The Porangahau Committeo were authorised to call for ten - ders. Advantage Avill bo taken of tho presence of country settlers to hold a full meeting of tho committee ou the race day. We may mention that tho lino of fence laid off by the Government surveyor is that which was recommended by the Porangahau Committee.

At tho meeting of the Friendly Societies' Fete Committee, held in the Foresters' Hall last evening delegates were present from the several benefit societies in town Avith the exception of tho Recbabites and OddfelloAVs. Tho meeting decided to hold the usual sports, Szc, on the Prince of Wales' birthday, the recreation ground being chosen as the place of rcuduvoitz. A subcommittee was appointed to draw up the programme, to be submitted to a meeting of tho full committee next Friday evening. The Waste Lands Board decided at its * meeting yesterday that tho conditions of license to the end of the second year had been complied Avith in regard to the following deferred pa.yment sections :—No. 13, block 6 ; No. 3, block 3 ; No. 16, block 0 ; No. 18, block 6 ; No. 20, block 0 ; and No. 22, block 6. An extension of eight months Avas

granted to tho accupier of section 17, block v 3. It Avas ordered that the interests of the selectors in tho following sections bo forfeited, the payments duo not having been made: —Section 1, block 13, Tahoraitc ; section 3, block 6.

We understand that the proposed Christmas Tree in connection with Trinity Church has already assumed proportions far beyond the expectations of its promoters, and, like the late Fancy Fair, promises to be a great success. It Avtts originally intended by the committee to havo but one tree, and to endeavour to get the Council Chamber, as was done four years ago, The affair, lioavever, has already grown to such dimensions that the Theatre Royal has been engaged, audit is now proposed to have several trees, tho number to be determined by the quantity of the goods to bo disposed of. The ladios of tho congregation and others are busily engaged making useful and fancy articles suitable for the occasion. The committee aro also making arrangements for a grand concert, of Avhich full particulars will be giA'en shortly. Contributions aud donations for the Christmas Tree may be sent to tho following ; —Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs Lewis, Mrs J. Banbury, Mr E. Walker, and Mr J. S. Wolsman.

Tho entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night Avas remarkable for two tilings, v the largeness of tho attondance, and the indifference of tho performance. It must be said, however, that Mrs Davies in the *'Wonderful Woman" portrayed the character very nicely; her costume Avas rich, and she exhibited a kuoAvlcdge of stage business that could have been but the result of professional study. Mr Davies' acting as Crepin, tho old cobbler, Avas also excellent, and Mrsßrownette was good as Cecile. Of the other characters in the piece we can only remark that they affordod amusement. In the interval between the comedy and tho farce Mr Swan sung two new songs just imported from London. They aro no doubt wonderfully popular where they came from, hut did not appear to bear transplanting, A slight farce brought the entertainment to a close. It Avas Aery evident throughout that tho pieces had not been liufficiently rehearsed, or the performers properly " coached " in their business. Her Majesty Queon Victoria has already had as many as thirty-tAVO grandchildren, distributed among her sons and daughters as folloAVs:—The Princess Royal (Crown Princess of Prussia) eight, six living and two dead ; Princess Alice (Grand Ducbessof Hesse-Darmstadt) seven, five living aud tAvo dead; Princess Helena, five, four living and one dead ; Prince of Wales, six, five living and one dead ; Duke of Edinburgh, four; and tho Duke of Connaught, two. This list gives a total of twenty-six grandchildren Hying, and her Majesty has also tAvo great- grandchildren. Total abstinence seems to be making headway in tho British army in India. j From statistics recently published it appears that in 1877-78, 253,254 gallons of rum Avere consumed, and in 1881-82 149,801 gallons, showing a reduction of JO3,453 gallons. Tho total consumption of

beer among British troops in 1877-78 was 76,912 hogsheads, and in 18S1-S2 74,748 hogsheads, showing a decrease of 2194 1 logsheads.—Bom bay Exa miner.

A pure stimulant will medicated tonic "and alterative vegetable agents is what the weak and feeble" need, and it has been provided in Wolfe's Schnapps, the purest spirit in the world.—[Advt. 1

Extract from Colonial Printers' Art Journal, Sydney, August 31st, 1882 :- "The Daily Tkleorapii. Napier, N.Z., has favoured us with a number of specimens, and thov certainly .'ire the best colonial that we'have yet received ; they all havo a modern appearance, being got up with excellent taste, and are superior to tho majority of job work done in Sydney. A quadruple small card for the Hawke s Bay Poultry and Canary Association is a capital piece of work, in mauve, gold, and rosuie. An invoice heading is tho best specimen : and were it nicely printed iv colours, we would be nlcascd to ksue it as a supplement to tho Journal."—[Advt.]

The consumption of gas by the Otto gas engine is guaranteed to be 20 to 70_ per cent, less than in airy 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. Linford (in which Linford was dcfe.ated, ordered to pay costs, and cease manufacturing) till agents and purchasers of the Lindford engine were obliged to pay royalty. The new pattern halfhorse power nominal Otto's patent indicates up to two-horse power, is tho lowest priced, most economical, and best gas engine in the market. For further particulars apply to tho agent for Napier, T. J. Brassey, New Zealand Insurance Company.—[Advt.]