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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3931, 25 February 1884, Page 2

" Ivo " lectured in the Theatre Royal last evening on Christianity. There was hut a moderate attendance.

Mr Browne, chief clerk in tho Napier Post Office, proceeds by the noxt Pacific mail steamer to San Francisco as mail agent. A thermometer in Napier in the sun during Saturday afternoon at one time registered 130 degrees—decidedly the greatest t heat ef the season. We learn that tho Napier Amateur Dramatic Club have under consideration two cases of charity) with the object of voting contributions. . A witness in Court tp-day gave his name as Sandy, but as that did not exactly tally with his summons he had to explain he was named Alexander. ; Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. report the sale of Mr R. H. McKenzie's Kohmarauka leasehold property, with 2,500 sheep, to J. W. Wilson, late of Korokipo, at a satisfactory priceA report reached us to-day that a man was found dead on the To Aute road. As we can obtain no reliable information, and as no such occurrence has reached the police, we refrain from giving further particulars.

The nominations for assisted passages to be forwarded by the outgoing mail include thirty-six souls, consisting of ten single .Iwoincn, eight Irish, and two foreign; six siugle men, and the remainder married couples.

By the ship Rangatikei, that left Plymouth for this colony, on December 19, there are coming to Napier twenty-four nominated emigrants,: consisting of four married couples, twelye single women, and eight single men.

The Napier Amateur Dramatic Club's next performance will consist of the . farce "Only a ILilf-pemiy"'.and the comedy '• O'Callaglutn on His Last Legs." The members of the club have decided to shelve for a time the produotion of " The Lyons. Mail,'.' which they have been recently rehearsing.- ,

At the R.M. Court this. morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., John : Logan was fined 5s for drunkenness.—Patrick O'Connoll'was charged with furious riding. Mr Lascelles appeared for defendant. After hearing the evidence of the witnesses, who were subjected to sev/sre cross-examinations, His Worship inflicted a fine of £3, costs lis, and witnesses'expenses 12s. ■ ,"

To the Editor, Sir,—lf A can give 810 points in a game of billiards, 100 up, and B can give C 10 points in same number, what number of points should A give C P Would you answer the above to decide a wager ?—Some correspondent may answer.

The Napier Rowing Club's trial-pair matches came off on Saturday afternoon in the inner harbor, on the old course, finishing at Long Point. The first heat was betweed Rich (stroke) and Parker (bow), and Black (stroke) and Gibbons (bow). This was won after a well-contested mutch by Black and Gibbons. The second heat was between Harrap (stroke) and Provis (bow), and Tabuteau (stroke) and Arrow (bow). This was won easily by Harrap and Provis. The final heat was won by Black and Gibbons. Some scratch fours filled up tho afternoon.

The ship Turaldna, that was sighted in the bay on Saturday afternoon, anchored in the roadstead yesterday morning. After discharging her ballast she will load up with tallow, wool, and frozen meat. Tho Turakina was formerly the City of Perth. Sho was driven ashore at Timaru during the heavy and disastrous gale of 1882, and was sold as a. wreck; though 1 having a a large, proportion of her wheat cargo on board she was successfully floated, and taken to Duuedin. where she was repaired and renamed by her new owners, the N.Z. Shipping Company. She is the first vessel here with refrigerating machinery, and will I doubtless be visited by very many interested in the frozen meat trade.

Messrs E. Newbigen and Co., the new bottling company, havo forwarded us a. sample dozen of pints of their beer, specially brewed for them at the White Swan brewery. This beer is a pale ale,* not too bitter, of ) excellent flavour, and which bears a close' resemblance to Griffin's celebrated bottled ale. Messrs Newbigen and Co. ought to receive a handsome share of public patronage, not only because they have established a local industry, but because tho article; they supply is really good and suitable to tho climate. Mr Newbigen, the head of the firm, has.been connected with the White Swan brewery for thirteen years, and the new firm will have the advantage of his experience, as all their beer will be brewed specially for them under his immediate supervision.

An adjourned meeting of the vestry of the All Saints Church, Taradale, met on Saturday afternoon, and appointed a sub-corn* mittee to arrange for the reception, sale, &c, of the contributions for the gift auction to bo held on March 13th at Taradale, the proceeds going to tho fund for the payment of the debt owing on school account. This debt, amounting to over £50, has been owing for more than eight years, and it is hoped that the contributions will be sufficiently liberal not only to pay the debt on the school but to meet a bank overdraft and to paint, the church. The following gentlemen have kindly accepted the office of committee—Messrs W. 'Beamish, G. Heslop, G. Rymer, J. Poutorl,andA. NoW»r bould, hon. secretary. Thirty fat sheep, several head of cattle, and some produces have already been promised. Mr Howard is appointed canvasser.

Mr Sutton, at his meeting at Hastings on Saturday evening, drew attention to the great increase of lunacy in our midst," which he attributed in a great measure to the deleterious spirits now allowed to be imported into New Zealand. A mild sensation was created in Melbourne a fortnight ago by a similar statement made by a leading physician of Victoria, and one of the honorary staff of tho Melbourne Hospital. We quote tho following .from a Melbourne newspaper: — " Dr. Maloney, after a careful examination, has condemned the whole of the stimulants sent into the Melbourne Hospital for the use of the patients. In consequence of this tho secretary sent several samples, including whisky, brandy, and port wine, to the excise department at tho Custom House, and those officers confirm Dr. Moloney's condemnation of the samples. Much credit is due to Dr. Moloney.''

A peculiar application came before the Justices, Messrs Inglis and Wilding, at Waipawa on Friday last. AMr Mason applied for a prohibition order against a Waipukurau settler. The information charged, the defendant with drinking and continuing to drink to excess to the injury of his health and to the detriment of Mb family. The defendent, through the counsel, objected to Mr Wilding sitting on the Boncli on the

ground that the defendant believed that the

proceedings had been taken through Mr Wilding's advice. Both Justices remained on the Bench, and the case was opened by Mr Guy, who trusted that any facts that transpired, and which might have come to the knowledge of tho Bench, would not in anyway bias their judgment, and that they would decide according to their evidence

brought before thorn. The case was then hoard, and at its conclusion Mr Wilding declined to give any decision. The information was accordingly dismissed, as oneJustice was incompetent to adjudicate upon it. It should bo mentioned that the defendant never frequents a public-house, and a prohibition order could have had no effect whateTer.