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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3969, 9 April 1884, Page 2

"Scissors" will bo found on the back page. The Browning-street Mutual Improvement Association decided lust evening' to hold a social gathering ou Tuesday evening, April 22nd.

Mr Montgomerj r , the nominal leader of tlie Opposition, will adrcss his constituents to-morrow. At tho R.M. Court this morning, before Mr Patten, J. P., J. Deakin was fined 6s for r drunkenness. Mr F. W. C. Sturm has kindly forwarded a number of hyacinths, tulips, and flowering bulbs to the hospital. Gifts of such a kind are always gratefully welcomed. Friday being Good Friday, and a Post Office holiday, the mails usually despatched on Friday mornings will close at tho Chief Post Office at 8 p.m. on Thursday. In consequence of the detention of tho Southern Cross at Auckland, the English mail via 'Frisco will be forwarded by tho Eingarooma, leaving Auckland to-morrow. Our Wairoa correspondent informs us that a native woman named Hape was arrested last night for tho larceny of boots at Mr Parker's shop, and she is being tried to-day. The nnmbor of shares applied for in Napier in the Accident Insurance Association has reached no less than 2900. Mr Motley, the local agent, informs us that the sharo list closes to-morrow. As there would be a difficulty on Saturday next of procuring crows -j£or the yacht race, on account of the Easteif holidays, tho Sailing Club Committee has decided to postpone tho race imtil Saturday fortnight, when tho tide again suits. The popular winter entertainments at the Working Men's Club, we learn, will shortly be resumed. The first of the Saturday evening concerts will take place on tho 19th inst., and no doubt will prove as successful and enjoyable as hitherto. \ We aro reqnested to state that the engineer to the Napier Harbor Board will be at Mr Beatson's, Mcanee, on Thursday morning, the 10th instant, to point out to the intending tenderers the sites of tho proposed overflow channels on the Whare-o-maranui block. The forty-first eight-oared University boat race between Cambridge and Oxford was won by Cambridge on Monday, the score now standing Cambridge 18, Oxford 22, the race in 1877 being a dead heat. An Australian was a member of tho wiuning crew. Wo hear that another moat freezing company is shortly to establish itself in Hawke's Bay. The intention is, wo understand, to undertake, not only meat freezing, but meat preserving, fell-mongering, and tho manufacture of candles, soap, &c, so as to utilise every portion of the shea's carcass. On Good Friday Telegraph oflices ■which open to the public on Sundays and holidays will open from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. instead of during tho usual Sunday hours. On Easter Monday all oflices will open from 9 to 10 a.m., and those offices which open on Sundays and holidays will re-open in the evening from 7 to 8 o'clock. A total eclipse of the moon, visible in thitf colony, will tako place to-morrow night. Tho first contact with the ponumbra commences at 5.13 p.m., first contact with tho shadow at 8.22, beginning of the total phase at 10.30, middle of tho eclipse at 11.17 p.m., end of the total phase at 0.3 a.m., last contact with the shadow at 1.11., and tho last contact with tWb penumbra at 2.21 a.m. A horse atid cart driven by a man named Warnock, belonging to Mr Glondiniug, contractor, bolted from the yard of Mr Holt to-day, but unfortunately Constable Wcthercd was at hand, and succeeded in stopping the runaway before any damage was done. As there was much traffic in the street at tho time, tho con-table deserves credit for preventing what migkt have been a serious accident. Mr W. Harker, tho secretary to the Hospital Committee, having obtained a month's leave of absence, intends spending his holiday at Auckland, whither he proceeds by next Saturday's boat. Mr Harker has been an invalid for a long time, and his health, as well as his past devotion to his duties, demands a change of scone. Wo trust he will return, with his strength thoroughly recruited. Tho County Council intends to call for tenders within the next fow days for the formation of the remaining portion of thfl Patoa road, from Okawa to Mangawhare, a distance of about eighteen miles. We understand the work will be dividod into two sections of about nino miles each, and it is hoped that in the course of another six months the now road will bo opened throughout for wheel traffic a distance of one hundred miles. The Napier School Committee met last evening. Present: Messrs T. Sidey, (in the chair), G. Scarfo, W. L. Whito, F. Garner, and J. Parker. It was decided to let Messrs Smith and Wako have the use of one of tho class rooms on tho same terms as had been previously granted to Mr O. 11. Laws. It was decided to closo tho school from this afternoon till Tuesday morning. A special committoo mooting will be hold on Monday evening. It speaks very highly for the sanitary improvements that have been undertaken by the Corporation that not a single caso of typhoid fever has boon reported to the Health Officer this season, nor has any caso been admitted to tho hospital. Undoubtedly wo owe this immunity from tho abolition of the cesspit system, and the enforcement of sanitary regulations. Mr W. Black, tho Inspector of Nuisances, is certainly to bo congratulated on this most satisfactory result. Referring to tho comparative returns of London meat sales, wholesale and rotail, that we published yesterday, a correspondent says that, while he does not _ dispute the figures, he would like to point out that Messrs Ward and Stimpson have ignored tho principal complaint of colonial producers, namely, that New Zealand mutton is often sold as best English. If the London butcher can do that without any fear of tho consequences of detection, ho makes a, profit considerably greater than Messrs Ward and Stimpson show in their statoment. A correspondent wants to know something about the grain and root show advertised by the Agricultural and Pastoral Society to be held in October. Usually in that month the wheat and oats aro not even in ear, mangolds aro only a few inches above ground, grass has not begun to run to seed, and potatoes will not be ready. It docs seem strange that a date has been fixed for the show at which there cannot possibly bo any produce available. In England probably October would suit, V surely in New Zealand February or March would be more reasonable. An occasional correspondent, writing from Woodvillc, informs us that some two months ago a horticultural society was formed, and the first exhibition in connexion with, tho above was held on Saturday last, and when it is taken into consideration the short notice which was given to exhibitors the affair was considered a great BucceßS. Mr Lascellcs, of Clivo, and Mr McArdle, of Markitou, acted as judges of flowers and produce, and Mrs W. W. Carlile and Mrs Lomax were judges of the needlework. From the hearty manner in which tho settlers entered into the enterprise the society appoar to have a prosperous career before it. Aftor we went to press yesterday tho secretary pointed out that it had not been for the erection of the new wing tho hospital would have been unable to acoommodate the present number of patients. was decided to write to the Colonial Sucrotary asking that the Telegraph Department in Napier should be authorised to fix electric bells in the hospital. The alarm fireboll it was decided should be hung on the gablo fronting Port AJmriri. It was decided to remind the Colonial Secretary of his promise to give £1 for £1 subsidy towards the cost of furnishing tho now Aving of tho hospital, which was effected at a total cost of £324, and to ask for a cheque for half tho amount. It is reported that a man of tho name of Anders Anderson, of Makarctu, poisoned himself yesterday morning by taking Strychnine. A neighbor of Anderson's, a settler named Borkham, wns alarmed by Mrs Anderson, who stated that something was wrong with her husband. On going to tho house Berkham found Anderson in ft'j-onies and in a few hours afterwards death put nil end to his sufferings. In deceased pocket was found a boltlo containing s'iryclinine. Owing to pecuniary difficulties deceased had boon suffering from depression of spirits. It appears that tho poison had been bought twolvo months ago at Waipawa. An inquest is to bo held today. V * In his speech at Hawcra on Monday night the Premier, on tho question of federation, said that " tho French wore laying claim to pretiy well all iho islands in tho South Seim between Now Zealand and Panama, and

had only recently claimed an island named liapa, which had a wonderful harbor, and lav right in the path of steamers from Panama to New Zealand." The island of Eapa, better known as Oparu, was the coaling place of the old Panama steam mail service, and when tho writer of this paragraph visited it in 1868, was claimed by the French. There was a polite old French gentleman residing in the suburbs ot the small native village, and the French flag Jiving above his house was a conspicuous object from the anchorage. This gentleman was recognised and spoken of an tho French Governor. Wo know Hop Bitters are above and beyond all as a nutritious tonic and curative. Read thoroughly the