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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4113, 26 September 1884, Page 3

Our Supplement to-morrow will contain tho usual instalment of our serial, m our temperance column the conclusion of Dr. Lees' reply to Mr. Bright, Ladies Gossip, and a number of amusing extracts.

There was no business at the E.M. Court this morning.

On the 9th of November the Friendly Societies at Woodville purpose holding , a grand fete.

Some spirited individuals are moving in the matter of getting an Opera House for Palmerston.

A new scale of fees under the Licensing Act has been gazetted, to come into force on the Ist of next month.

Charles Lloyd, who was committed for trial last July at Wairoa for cattle stealing, died last night there. Lloyd was out on bail.

The Rev. H. Vere White, incumbent of Kaiapoi, has published a pamphlet in which ho advocates temperance as against total abstinence.

We understand that Mr H. P. Cohen has purchased the late residence of Mr F. Tuxford in Tennyson-street. The price has not transpired.

There will be no rehearsal in connection ■with the Napier Amateur Dramatic Club this evening, owing , to the hall being otherwise engaged.

A private telegram received as we went to press says:—Harbor Bill has passed ordeal of Local Bills Committee in the Council successfully.

The Rev. J. G-. Paterson, of Napier, will preach the anniversary sermons next Sunday in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Waipukurau.

The Jockey Club's privileges sold yestery day realised an advance on the previous year, while those of the A. and P. Society totalled one-third less than last year.

Tho Post has published an article on the late case asrainst the Hon. C. Pharazyn, M.L.C., iifwhich it says his name should be struck off the Commission of the Peace.

The following are gazetted as trustees of the public cemetery of five acres at Waipukurau :—W. C. Smith, H. Wilding, 11. Gaisford, W. L. Newman, and John Palmer.

The Southern Cross, with the 'Frisco mail newspapers on board, left Wellington at 5 o'clock last night, so may be expected here this evening. The Tarawera will leave "Wellington to-night.

A vast congregation assembled on Sunday, 14th instant, at St. Mary's Cathedral to witness the investiture of Archbishop Jloran with the pallium. The Bishop of Adelaide celebrated Mass.

The many friends of Father Forest will regret to leain he has been very ill for some time past, and that there is but little hope of his recovery. It is needless to add he is receiving every attention possible.

The Harbor Master has instituted proceedings for libel against the captain of the Mary Wadlcy. The alleged libel is contained in a letter from the latter to the Harbor Board read at its last meeting.

The following was the result of the election for the "VVaipawa Road Board:—E. Bibby, 03 ; H. J. Baker, 62 ; S. M'Greevy, 53; "W. Bennett, 52; P. Barrie, 31; M. Collett, 27 ;P. Flynn, 12. The first five ivere declared duly elected.

A special train will leave Napier on Saturday night at 11 o'clock, so as to enable visitors from Hastings and the intermediate stations to witness the first performance of "Webb's Marionettes. We advise the residents to avail themselves of the opportunity.

On and after the Ist of October all payments for telegrams must be in stamps, and tho nuisance of giving receipts for messages will also be abolished. In the above the Government are simply following what have been English rules for years, and ■which have been lately adopted in Victoria.

The Garrison Band performs the following programme this evening in Clive Square:—Quick march, "Triumphant;" fantasia, "String of Pearls;" quadrille, "Jolly Girls;" waltz, "Loving and Hoping;" polka, " Pistonctto ;" galop, '' Early Morning ;"" God Save the Queen.''

That very meritorious local publication, Harding's Almanac, is again in hand, and ■will be considerably larger in size this year than heretofore. There will, we understand, be several new features introduced for the first time, all tending to increase the usefulness of perhaps the best local almanac of the kind issued in New Zealand.

Entries and acceptances for the H.B.C. Association sports were made last night. For the Hurdles 11 entries were received, for the Hundred-yards Handicap (acceptances) 13, One Mile Handicap (acceptances) 4, Quarter-mile Handicap (acceptances) 12, Bicycle Race Handicap (acceptances) 4, Walking Match (acceptances) 14, High Jump (entries) 5.

One who has taken a prominent place in our local musical societies, who has ever aided in all musical performances for charitable purposes, is likely soon to leave for pastures new. We refer to MrG. Garry. Should he carry out his intention, a proposal for a grand complimentary concert to bo given to him has been mooted, and will probably be carried into effect. Tho committee formed for the purpose of raising funds for the improvement of Clive Square met last evening, there being a capital attendance of members, Mr G. Taulknor occupying- the chair. A question arose as to whether Dr Spencer's section would not be more suitable for the projected improvements. Ultimately a sub-committee •was appointed to wait on Dr Spencer to get further information with regard to his site, tho committee to report to an adjourned meeting to be held next Thursday. The meeting of delegates from the various frozen meat companies in the colony, which was held at Christchurch, passed a number of resolutions, which have (the Lyttelton Times says) been confirmed by the whole of the companies in operation. The chief of the resolutions was to the effect that for the V future no new contract should be entered into at a higher rate of freight than threehalfpence per pound, and 10 per cent. primage, one-half of such primage to be returned to the company contracting. The Examiner says'.—"The Wellington Mail Service has suddenly degenerated, and the mails reach Woodville in the most extraordinary fashion. As an instance, we received a part of what should have been Thursday'sWcstCoastmail by thcMasterton mail on Friday night, and Friday's mail which should have arrived by the Master - ton mail, did not reach Woodville till the arrival of the West Coast mail on Saturday Morning. Verily, chaos must have taken possession of the Wellington Post Office." The Mail says:—" The customary meetin"- of the members of the Rural Deanery of Hawke's Bay was held at the Parsonage, Waipawa, on Wednesday. Among those present were tho Rural Dean, the Rev. S. Williams, and the Revs. Do Berdt Hovell, H. W. St- Hm > E - IL Grail o cr > s - Webb, and J." C. Eccles. Apologies were received from the other members who were unable to be present. Various questions in relation to the coming meeting of Synod were discussed, and tho meeting was altogether a V very enjoyable one. The ordinary meeting of the Clive Square Mutual Improvement Association was held last evening, a large number of member* and vieitors being present. A debate on the question, " Is theNationabsation of the Land Desirable?" was opened m the affirmative by Mr Biswm, and replied to an ?£ negative by Mr Welsmau A lengthy discussion eJod, but for want ol: tunj J it was decided to adjourn the debate, lhe Jext meeting will take tho form oi a "socaal evening," when songs, recitations, &c, •will be contributed by members. Our telegrams yesterday announced th.it the railway scheme of the Government, of Now South Wales included an extension from the present terminus at Reclfern to the 2r This line has been talked of for a flozen years, but its expensiveness has hiSto stood in the way, but against that has to be put the fact that tho terminus of V fte railway at Kcdfcni is near y two jmlea US roused at length.

Says the Auckland Star's Wellington correspondent : -"The general opinion is that the weight of evidence will be in favour of theMarton route, but that the Stratford route will be recommended on the ground of cheapness. Opinions differ respecting the amount of saving. Some say it will be £300,000 or £400,000, while good authorities are positive that the difference will not be more than £SO,OOO. lam told that the two Waikato members are also somewhat inclined towards the Martnn line, on the ground that if the other was constructed it would affect the trade of the Waikato. Whatever the recommendation of the committee is, there is almost certain to bo a fight respecting it."

The Waste Lands Board of Hawke's Bay have never objected to deferred payment settlers taking up more than one section, proyided the conditions had been complied with as regards the applicant's former selections, and provided the area did net exceed 320 acres, the maximum allowed by law. The case referred to in a recent issue of the Woodville paper was that of a selector who had transferred his interest, not an application for an extended area. What the Board did do was to say they could not go outside the law, but they passed a resolution asking the Minister of Lands to have the law on the point amended so as to meet the case referred to by the Examiner.

Yesterday's local in reference to the racecourse fares was again misleading. "The return fare to the racecourse platform will be two shillings." The above is an extract received by us yesterday from one of the club's officials, "and the entrance to the racecourse will be two shillings.'' The only trouble is you cannot buy the first without taking the second—that is to say, if you leave town for the racecourse you must provide yourself with a four-shilling ticket, which covers your rail and gives admission to the course. The special runs to tho course and does not stop at Hastings, but runs straight through, stopping at Awatoto only. There will be a special from Farndon that will stop at intermediate stations. When a paper has the audacity to make a serious charge against a civil servant whose hands are tied, without any knowledge of the subject on which it writes, and then when it is shown to be " barking up the wrong tree," brazens it out, one can only express contempt for such a publicacation, It was cowardly in the first instance of the Woodville Examiner to attack Major Scully when the editor was ignorant of what ho was writing about, which in Tuesday's issue he admits, but when bowled out that he should persist in his maliciousness only shows us that there are lower depths in "degredation than we imagined. As for the abuse heaped on two journals that defended an innocent man, it is only what might be expected from a scurrilous quarter. Where the Examiner got its " inspiration " is no secret. The Wellington Evening Post must have been asleep for a number of years when it said that Captain Williams is likely the first person in tho colonies that has started engineering works in connection with their steamers. As far back as ISJ7 the late firm of Messrs N. Edwards and Co., Nelson, started an engineering boiler making and foundry works for repairs and alterations to their fleet of steamers, the well-known West Coast Anchor line. Thereby hangs a tale. Mr Brown, the energetic manager of those works, arrived in the colony as engineer of that magnificiont specimen of marine architecture, the p.s. Lyttclton, which vessel's steaming capabilities can be best judged by married ladies when they hear the following facts that can be vouched for by at least ono gentleman (an old West Coaster) at present doing business in our town. The captain's lady presented her loving spouse witJi a bouncing boy twelve clays after leaving London, and ho again received from the same source a beautiful girl four days previous to her arrival at Lyttclton. The duration of the passage, one of the most eventful on record, can thus be easily calculated.—(Communicated). The concert given last evening iv the Theatre Royal by the Napier Orchestral Society was v great success from a musical point of view The attendance of the public, though fair, was not so good as we could have" wished, but if the Orchestral Society continue at intervals to give us such high class concerts they will not only do much to make them popular, but they will also do much to educate musical taste in a right direction. Of tho orchestral work in Napier we have always had to speak in terms of tho highest praise, so we need only say of last night's performance, while every selection was admirably given, we thought Suppe'a overture, " Poet and Peasant," with which the .second part of the programme commenced, tho gem. The quartettes of Messrs. Finch, Stephens, Sheath and Fowler are always well received, being given with exquisite taste, and, of course, are popular with musical audiences. Wo have heard Mr Sheath to better advantage on other occasions than in his solo of last evening. For one of thoso wonderful violoncello solos Mr Humphries was, as usual, encored. We scarcely know which to admire most—Mr Humphries' playing, or tho wonderful feat of memory in playing such a solo without the music being before him. Three ladies were loudly applauded for their songs, plaintive, pathetic little ballads, melancholy enough to make us wish to be young once more, that we could appreciate such sadness. Miss Kennedy was warmly encored, while Miss Hitch ings scarcely did herself justice by playing , l icr own accompanymont. Miss Ellison's selection was not so suitable to her voice as it might have been. An instrumental trio and a cornet solo, both much appreciated, comprised the remainder of the programme. Mr Stephens was a capital conductor, while Mr Spaceman was an equally good accompanyist. The orchestra, comprised the following:—First violins, Messrs. Spademan (leader) and Sorrel: second violin, Mr C. D. Kennedy ; violineello, Mr Humphries; contrabasses, Messrs. Keys and Sheath; flutes, Messrs. Lound and Pritchard ; clarionet, Mr Philson ; cornets, Messrs. Withers and Madigan ; trombone, Mr Boyd ; drum, Mr Garry. The Waste Lands Board met at 11 a.m. this day. Present: Messrs Sutton, Harding, Wellwood, and the Commissioner. The following correspondence was dealt with .-—From the Under-Secretary, stating that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to approve of the size and upset prices of suburban sections 50, West Clivc, and 53, Awatoto. Received.—From Frederick Hill, applying to purchase forfeited deferred payment section No. 20, Bush Mills settlement. Decided to offer the section for sale at the first auction sale in November next. —From Peter Pedorsen, applying to purchase forfeited deferred pajment section 7, Block 111., Norsewood survey district. Decided to offer section for sale at the first auction in November.-— From J. P. Lcighton, applying to lease the reserve at Whakaruatapu. It was decided to have the reserve and clear land at Whakaruatapu surveyed for sale, and to inform Mr Lcighton it is not. considered advisable to lease tho land, but that it will be offered for sale at as early a date as possible.—From E. Harding, asking two sections in Pohui survey district to be put up for sale. To be put up to auction as soon as surveyed.— Letters were received from the Norsewood, Makaretu, and Kumeroa Road Boards containing suggestions re expenditure of grants from deferred payment sale. In each case the suggestions were approved.—From 11. McKenzic and Co., contractors for Awapurea bridge, asking permission to cut timber on certain sections. Granted on payment of royalty of £1 per tree.—Twenty reports from the Crown Lands Ranger were dealt with.—Several applications to transfer deferred payment sections were ordered to be advertised.—lt was decided to offer for sale in February next 0300 acres of pastoral land in the Mohaka district.—lt was decided to recommend His Excellency the Governor to withdraw from sale the deferred payment sections in the village of Kumeroa, and to offer them for sale for cash. —Eighteen applications to purchase land were granted, sixteen of them being for cash and two on deferred payment.—lt was resolved to submit for the consideration of the Minister of Lands that it is desirable that the vacant seat on the Board should be filled by some oT'iitleman having special knowledge of tho fands in the Woodville district.

Obstructions of the kidneys and attendant organs will prove fatal if not removed by Hop Bitters. Read. Flies and Bugs, —Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by « Rough on Rats. Foltou, Grim wade & Co., Agents, Welling* °No nervous sufferer of either sex ever tried a course of that agreeable and wholesome stimulant, Wowk's Schnapps, without being thankful. It is now and_ lias been for many years a standard profossioual remedy.