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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4011, 30 May 1884, Page 2

Our Supplement to-morrow ■will contain the usual instalment of our tale, liadiea Gossip, a sermon by the Rev. T. F. Jones, "A Busli Fire" by "Gallery,"/and a number of intorestingand amusing , extracts. Obtain Edwin's forecast to-day is that there will be a hard frost to-night. The Willmo'tts, after playing a season at Gisborne and Auckland are bound for Sydney. The football match ■which' wais to have taken place between the Hastings and< Petano Clubs to-morrow afternoon has been indefinitely postponed. The committee of the Napier Amateur Dramatic Club will meet this evening at 7 o'clock, and the usual weekly rehearsal will be held at 8 o'clock. A full attendance is desired. , . The new Burgess Lists for the Borough of Napier contain the names of' 502 individuals, who represent 231 ratepayers in No. 1 Ward, 219 in No. 2 Ward, and 181 in No. 3 Ward.

The polling for the election of Borough, auditors takes place on Monday . next. There are three candidates in the field, namely, Messrs Garner, Girdlestone, and A. Kennedy. . A Petano footballer writes enquiring why the final match for Mr Sheehan's cup should bo played in town, while one of the conditions of the donor was that all matches should be played at Petane. The railway authorities are at last forming the footpath to the Hastings station, and not doing it a day .Only the other day a child was nearly run ■ over by one of the express waggons. There will bo a tea meeting in connection, with St. John's Church, Waipawa, on Wednesday evening, followed by a lecture by the Rev. J. G. Patorson, after which, there will bo an auction sale of the goods left over from the bazaar, a truly taking programme. •■■■■• The following amounts were paid over last night at Mr Villers' hotel in connection with the Potane meeting:—Mr F. Peacock, £65; MrW. Ruddick, £35.; Captain TV. R. Russell, £20; Mr S. H. Gollan, £20; Mr E. Gilpin, £20; Mr A. Woods, £5, and Mr 0. Warren, £o. Mr F. Suttou, M.H.R., addresses the electors at Clive to-morrow evening. Tho Saturday night tain will be found a great convenience by those comming. from Hastings, who will thus be able to return to their homes in. good time, provided Mr Sutton does not make a very long address. The Hastings people are promised a treat to-night in the production of " Struck Oil," by the Willmott Company. No piece ever produced in the colonies has been more successful than " Struck Oil," and as the part of Lizzie Stofel in the hands of Miss Johns will have full justice done to it. because of her capabilities* in the song and dance line, there ought to be a good attendance to witness the representation of such a sterling drama.

In a private letter from Melbourne the following occurs :—"We are having the greatest treat jusfc now jn the way of theatricals that I'have enjoyed since I came to the colonies. Mis's Genevieve Ward is here, and is crowding-,one .of the theatres nightly. . She is undoubtedly one of the finest of living actresses; in her own particular line the finest. , Little Smyth, who trotted Charles Clark. and Archibald Forbes round, is her agent, and is making )p. great success of it."

"' Mr C. B. Hankey, formerly manager of the Napier railway lino, is in charge now of the New Plymouth section. Mr C, Hudson, who was for a short time here prior to the arrival of Mr Carruthers, has been appointed' traffic manager at Aucklarid.in the place e/t Mr A. V. Macdonald, who has succeeded Mr Carruthers hero. Mr Carruthers leaves for the South to-morrow, carrying with him the best wishes of all who have come in contact with him either in his official capacity or in piivate life.

Thirty-one nominated immigrants per s.s. Victory for Hawke's Bay arrived yesterday evening by the steamer Southern Cross from Wellington, and a highly respectable and desirable class of settlers they appeared. The Immigration Officer, Sergt.-Major Fox, brought those of them ashore last night who had friends awaiting them in town, and this morning ho again went on board and landed the remainder, despatching them to their various destinations, most in the Seventy-iuileßush, by the first train.. The Taranaki Herald, an opposition paper, urges a coalition between Major Atkinson and Sir George Grey. It says :— We think their lines are converging, and, sad as it may bo to some minds, it .has a very suspicious look, as if Sir George Grey of lato years has been, to some extent, Major Atkinson's political teacher.. Major Atkinson is much more advanced in politicals progress since the advent of Sir George Grey to the House, and: we do not think it beyond the bounds of probability that the lines of these leaders, now at a distance, may rapidly converge that they will rua parallel, if not unite.

The final match for Mr John Sheehan's cup between the Napier and Union Football Clubs comes off to-morrow, play to commence at 2.30 p.m. Both sides have been going in for active training for the past three weeks, and a keen contest may be anticipated. Although the Union Club is at present only in its infancy, having been but some eight weeks in existence, it has still some very good men, who will undoubtedly make their older and well tried rivals play hard if, they want to hold the cup. The last ordinary meeting of the present session of the Clive Square Mutual Improvement Association was held last evening, the attendance being niiusually good. An essay was read on "The Planetary System," the essayist giving a brief outline of the astronomical theory now most commonly accepted. It is the intention of the society to conclude the session with an entertainment next week, when its best elocutionary ability will be called into requisition, in addition to the musical programme.

Since last sitting of the Waste Lands Board the following applications for deferred payment sections were approved by the Board:—R. Yuill, J. Mcßean, M. Lweacey, G-. Robson, R. C. Law, R. Robinson, J. Morrison, W. Collis, B. Billings, C. Mortensien, J. Brown, J. N. Christenson, H. Carlson, F. Shanly, A. Person. For cash sections: F. Forward, G. Clerk, J. YoungHusband, W. T. Irvine, A. Birnie, J. Magoram, D. ' Ericksen, D. Guy, F. T. Shanly, A. Guy, J. Hallett. For the deferred payment forfeited sections the following -were approved :—• Mark Whitehead, 300 acres, Tahoraite, block XIII, sec. 1, £315 9s; 0. Wilson, block XIII, sec. 22, 32 acres, Tahoraite, £40 ; C. A. Olsen, 100 acres, Norsewood, block XII, sec 22, 100 acres, £100; John O'Hara, Norsewood, block "VI, sec. 31, 50 acres, £62 10s ; Charles Potter, Tahoraite, block IX, sec. 10, 24 acres, £92 10s. The opera season will not commence till Monday week, June 9th, instead of on Saturday, June 7th, as first announced. The first opera to be produced here will be Bucalossi's "Black Cloaks," of which Messrs Paulton and Parke are the librettists. The opening scene presents a Spanish village, with the villagers assembled to witness the wedding of Girola, the pride of Valodos, to the local miller, much against her will, as she is in love with Don Liiis, a young cavalier. For a monetary consideration, the miller agrees with Don Luis that the latter shall disguise himself in his clothes and take his place at tho ceremony. This step leads to extraordinary confusion, to the clearing up of which an entire act is necessary. Three black cloaks play an important part in this, hence the title of the opera. Tho music is said to be light and pretty, and the dialogue animated and witty. The company adopt novel means to advertise this opera. Before its production three figures -wearing black cloaks generally perambulate the streets of the town In Sydney this was done, and the men in black were "run in," as supposed members of some secret society, but after a short explanation were released from "durance vile.".- :

The Waipawa County Ploughing Match Association held its fifth annual meeting yesterday at Kaikora, on ground lent for the occasion by Mr A. Dillon and Mr J. Knight, There was but one entry for tho Champion Class, W. Young, to whom was awarded the prize: In class A there were two entries—James Russell, 1 ; John Lowden, 2. Class B brought out seven entries —G. Frost, 1; T. Ramsay, 2; F. McNutt, 3. The first and second prizes for the best kept harness were won respectively by Thomas and John Ramsay. W. Young secured first prize for the best groomed team ; T. Ramsay second, who also obtained a prize for the best driven team. Robert Kennedy had an award for the worst groomed horses, and another for being the oldest ploughman. Gγ. Frost for the best finish, H. Sebley for the first finish, and J. Lowden for tho last finish obtained awards. The proceedings terminated with a dinner at Mr Pettit's Kaikora Hotel, at which over forty-one persons sat down, Mr W. White occupying tho chair, and Mr Dillon and Captain Howard the vice-chairs. The carte included all the game and delicacies of the season, to which ample justice was done. Loyal toasts were drunk with enthusiasm, and others quickly followed. Our correspondent informs us that the best speech of the gathering .was Mr T. Tanner's, when he proposed tho County Ploughing Match Association.

Our Hastings correspondent writes :— Last night the Willmott Company performed at the Town Hall, Hastings, to a thoroughly appreciative audience. The pie jes were "Withered Leaves" and the burlesque "Cinderella." The acting of the different characters was splendid. Miss Crawford as Lady Conyers, and Miss Lawrence in May Rivers, were a great success, and rendered their parts to perfection. Mr Rede as Tom Conyers was in his element, and acted the part of a harum-scarum scapegrace to life. Mr Herman,-as a half ■ jealous spoony husband, and Mr Teece, as an enraged brother and friend of Tom Conyers, had parts well suited to them, while the heartless cowardly villain Cecil Vane was well acted by Mr Simmons. "Cinderella," tho second piece, caused roars of laughter. Miss Amy Johns, who took tho part of Prince Poppetti, acted and sang well. She was in first-rate voice, and her different songs were loudly applauded. The company are going to grre us another treat to-night, as they intend staying, and are going to perform " Struck Oil," when it-is to be hoped they will have as good an audience as the piece deserves. Those who have not seen this piece before should not miss this chance, and those who have seen it before are , sure to come again. Miss Johns is to take the part of Lizzie Stofel, and Mr Wilkinson that of John Stofel. Deacon Skinner will be well represented by Mr Rede. Should the night be fine I think the company may expect a good houso. It is impossible to remain long sick or out of health where Hop Bitters are used. See another. Thirty years have elapsed since Wolfe's Schnapps was given to the world, and by common consent of the people it now ranks as the only medicated stimulant which effectually tones the stomach and the nerves. : —[Advt.]