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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3887, 4 January 1884, Page 2

Sir William Fox is to be asked to contest Rangitikei at the next election. A cyclist has arrived in Napier from Auckland, having wheeled it all the way. We beg to remindour readers that "Trial by Jury " takes place to-night. A crowded house is anticipated. The team of cricketers which wore to have left to-morrow for Wellington havo postponed tho trip for a month. Mr Ormond was unable to be present at the Harbor Board meeljng to-day, through having wrenched his back while riding. The quarterly meeting of the Hawke's Bay Club takes place this evening, tho business being election of new members. The sensational case of diplheria mentioned by our morning contemporary is without foundation. ihe chid referred to is suffering from an abscess in the neck. A cricket match will be played between the Civil Service and an eleven of the Napier Club on the recreation ground tomorrow, play to commence at 1.45 p.m. A correspondent writes us a few lines, the substance of which is that Mr Weber can no longer consider Mr Goodall a "shingle short, inasmuch as the latter has found a supply at tbo Kidnappers. Tho Grand Lodge of New Zealand, 1.0.GT., will meet in Napier on Monday, the 14th instant, a postponement having been rendered necessary by the illness of the Grand Secretary, Bro. Miller. The result of tho experimental lighting of Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, by electric light shows tho cost to amount to £456 as against £182' for gas, and tho Council, there* I

fore have decidsd to discontinue the use of the electric light.

Wo are requested to remind the dinners of prizes at the Petane athletic sports that the secretary, Mr J. Stevens, will attend at the l'eti\no Hotel all to-morrow (Saturday), to pay them. For tho convenience of those not able to attend cheques will be forwarded on receipt of their postal address.

As an instanco of tho damaging effect of the recent, weather upon the shoepfarraer, we are informed that at Messrs Birch's Erewohn station, on the Napier side of Murimotu, the shearing of the first 1000 sheep cost £500. Ninety hands, including wool-washers and sorters, were employed, and tho rainy weather kept them idle and interrupted their work for a long time.

The Oamaru Mail says:—"Tho unemployed difficulty has reached such a stage in this district that a number of those who are out of work are taking- steps to institute a meeting to discuss the situation." In another issue of the same paper we read that the shearing in the Oamaru district "has been very much prolonged by the numerous heavy showers of rain that have fallen. On many stations there has been, and is still, a scarcity of shearers, whilst there is more than enough of other kind of labour."

Last night the Town Clerk read a scientific, lesson to assembled councillors, which was much appreciated by his audience the subject being decimals, varied by adissertation in parenthesis on tho " hydrostatic principle of non-conducting tubular boilers when the incandescence was generated by coke." So much did councillors appreciate the lecture that by a large majority it was resolved that their employes should have tho advantage of perusing Messrs Shanks and Co.'s brilliant production, and in consequence the waterworks employes for the next few days will bo busily studying Colenso on decimals.

At a committee meeting-of tho Agricultural and Pastoral Society, held this day, tho report of tho sub-committee appointed to experiment with the various sheep dips in use in the province was read and adopted. Tho essentials taken into consideration were of parasites, non-injury to wool, and cheapness. Under these conditions Cooper's and Thomas' were reported upon as the most effectual, Thomas' being slightly tho cheapest, and not so poisonous as Cooper's. The samo committee who had undertaken the dipping experiment were requested to ascertain the nature of the disease known as lung-worm, and to find out and report upon the best means of cure. No further business being brought forward, the committee adjourned.

Patrick Loughlan was brought up on remand at tho R.M. Court, before Captain Preoce, R.M., this morning, charged with breaking into the premises of Messrs Davidson and Irvine. Sergeant Burtcnshaw asked for a further remand. A lot of property had been found in the possession of the accused which tho police had been unable to trace. A remand till the 11th was granted, His Worship intimating that a further rem and could then bo granted if the police were not prepared to go on. Though Loughlan has the look of a saint, and a record of an entirely dittercnt character, it is scarcely proper that remand after remand should be granted without the slightest evidence being brought forward against him.

Mr Murfagh, whose name is well-known in horse-racing circles, and who is reported to have met with a severe accident, and is now lying in a precarious condition at Woodville, brought about Ids own injuries. It appears he had a quarrel at Tahoraite with a native about a stable account, and the Maori knocked him down. That might have ended the matter, but Mr Murtagh went into the hotel aud armed himself with a poker. The hotel-keeper, fearing mischief, locked the door, but Murtagh got out at tlio window, and challenged a whole crowd of natives to "come on." They did at last come on, and Murtairh is reported to have been left with three broken ribs and a fractured collar-bone, besides all sorts of bruises. At last night's meeting of the Borough Council the first effect of passing a double resolution in reference to now offices at their previous meeting was apparent. The Mayor said ho had been busily making enquiries as to suitable premises, but ho added he would leave the matter in the hands of the Council. This judicious decision was doubtless owing to tho fact that, while by resolution one ho was authorised to hiro temporary premises, resolution two said they (the councillors) would remain in their present offices till turned out by a magistrate's order, and as one councillor at that previous moeting said to turn them out, would take six months' time, tho onus of taking temporary premises, for which they would be mulcted ,in a heavy rent, His Worship must respectfully decline, and leave tho delicate operation to the financial ability of a double-resolution-passing-Council.

The half-yearly meeting of the Albion Lodge, U. A.0.D., was held last evening in Ihe Foresterw' Hall, Dickons-street. The following officers wero elected:—J.P.A., Bro. F. Cassin; A.D., Bro Hammond; V.A., Bro. R. Barrows; Secretary, Bro. Tngpeu; Treasurer, Bro. A. M'Cartney ; I.G-., Bro. Polkenhorn ; A.D. Bavds, Bros. Tankard and Goodyear ; V.A Bards, Bros. Grecnroyd and M'lnness ; 0.G., Bro. Yarrell ; Auditors, Bros. Yarroll and Robinson ; Minute Secretary, Bro. Ebden ; Medical Officer, Dr. Hitcbings (re-elected). The honors of Past Arch wero voted to Bro. Gibson by acclamation, and he then proceeded to install the various officers according to tho ancient rites of the Order, in which he was assisted by the J.P. A., Bro. Cassin. Bro. W. K. Bishop was elected Grand Lodge representative. Several new members wore proposed, and tho Arch Druid closed the Lodge in due form.

As showing tho simplicity of Centralism we may mention that Ihe tenders which closed yesterday for alterations to the Registry of Deeds office—a work of the value of some £50 or £60—cannot be determined in Napier. The process is somewhat as follows :- The tenders are opened here, and then forwarded fo tho head of the Department; the head of tho Department, who possibly knows as much about it as an elephant, forwards them to the Colonial Architect, that officer "minutes" them and sonds them buck to the head of the Department, who then despatches them to tho Colonial Engineer, who "minutes" and re-addresses them to tho Hon. the Minister, &a. ; from thence they are referred to tho Resident District Engineer for Hawke's Buy with instructions; the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Napier is then communicated with, and bo instructs the Registrar that the Government on behalf of the Crown approves of the contemplated alterations. The Resident Engineer then notifies the Registrar that Mr Somebody's tender is the accepted one, and the Registrar reports the same to Mr Somebody, who is then graciously permitted to set about his twopenny-halfpenny contract.

Unshaken in popularity by tho competition of wortlilesss imitations and importations mendaciously represented to be equally remedial, or two possess the same qualities. Wolfe's Schnapps will soon drive from the field these trashy competitors.—[Advt.]