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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4146, 5 November 1884, Page 2

On our back page will be found tho report of the V.R.C. laces, and Sporting Notes by " Caller Ou>" ' The Borough Council meets this ovoning in the new Council Chamber. ' ' Thcie vicrcno deaths in Wanganui in October. We have to acknowledge the vdoeint of the Illustrated N.Z News. ' * ' -' • The Musical Socioty's weekly practice will take place in St, John's achooj-rporn J this •veiling at the usual hour,, * Them will be a special civil sitting of the RM.'Court'on Friday, for the purpose of two important cases.being heaid. Seven defended cases which should June ben heaid yesterday at tho local Com(■ weio adjourned last evening till next Tuesday. We have received moiuc splendid' nnv potatoes and green peas fiom Mr Hesebock. Both samples are prime. i The Waipukurau Caledonian sports be held on the 27th December, so as clash with the Waipawa Race meeting^/ By a special telegiam to the Press Association it will be seen that the " fro/en beef" ex Tangaiiro is selling at 7]d per lb. Mails will not close for England, Europe fee, by Iho 'Fri6co ioute till Saturday at aoon, as the To Anau will now take them o Wellington.' ' . ! (

A large number, of sections at Wobdville were sold this afternoon by Messrs Banner andLiddle, at prices varying from £26. to £G3 the section.

In the match with Napier the following are the Wellington scores: — Canty / 0, Bowrie 6S, Burton 67, Crowe 63, Jackson 61, Madeley 61, Mooro 57, and Hansen od. How Scotch Otago is, may be inferred from the fact, that the Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman is now circulated with. the Zealand Public Opinion as a supplement. - ;

The banks will be closed on Monday, because all business places will be open, un Tuesday the banks will be open, but tho business places will be shut. Happy resulWbank clerks get two holidays. A capital programme has been issued for Madame Summerhayes' concert at Hastings on Friday evening. Madame is a host in herself, bxit associated with her are the name" of several capable amateurs, so the good folks of Hastings have a treat m store for them.

We understand, that the Pollard troupe who are now in Dunedin drawing crowded houses,haveengagedthelocalTheatreßoyal for eleven ni ß hts, commencing on _ ebruaiy 18th, 1884. Many of our readers will bo glad to renew their acquaintance with tne little people. • For a situation advertised TELEOKArii there were upwards of twenty it shows that work is not so plentiful as could be wished

T- the case of Hooper v. Hastie, concluded yesterday afternoon plaintiff was non suited with costs, witnesses' expenses 8s 9d, surceu wit of Mararo SS&Sav. Limbrick, claim £50, Mr Mr Cornford for doSant, was partly heard and adjourned at the rising of the Court till Friday next. Cr. Cotton has given notice of motion for the Council meeting to be held a fortnight hence"that a five-roomed cottage be erected on the vacant ground between the new offices and the Athenieum for the use Jnd occupation of the turncock the turncock to act as custodian and caretaker of the Corporation Hall and offices.'' Monday's Manawatu Times S ays:-We learn that in consequence of the disgraceful proceedings of the Salvation Army yesterday the Borough' Council intend dealing with the question at their meeting on Wednesday The Council will have the cordial support of the ratepayers in any action it may take to suppress the intolerable nuisance.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr Patten, J.P., Henry Bodley was charged with the larceny of 85 bags of chaff valued it £7 on the 16th September last, at Timaru. Accused, who had been apprehended on the receipt of a telegram, was remanded at the request of the police till Saturday. Bail was allowed, accused in a surety of £50, and two sureties of £2» each. Tho Cliye Square Mutual Improvement Association's picnic across the harbor m the Booium, which was to have been held on 9th Dctober last, but had to be postponed on account of the weather, is to be held next Tuesday, 11th inst. As the number going is limited to 100, those fishing to go will do well to apply for tickets without loss of time to members of the committee or to the secretary

A special- meeting of the Hospital Committee was held this morning at the Hospital to enquire into certain complainte.with respect to the management of the institution. The meeting was strictly a private one and we are therefore unable to give a report of it, but we understand that a resolution was carried which will be communicated to the Government by telegram.

The following amusing ndvertisment appeared in a recent Nelson paper :-Wanted 100 boys from 12 tol6 years of age. with catapults to destroy small buds-Paroquets, Blackbirds,, -Linnets, Larks, Goldfinches, and Sparrows;-The first five kinds of the above at Id each,_ and. sparrows at scriptural rate, viz three for a farthing, and no accounts kept. •■ A small boy can easily earn from 8s to 10s a day, if a good shot. Ammunition found. Free lunch daily, at 12 o'clock. Apply to A. Harloy, Stoke:

The programme of the concert to bo be riven to-morrow evening in the theatre Royal,' in aid of the funds for the improvement of Clive square, appears in our advertising columns. Messrs. in and Spackman are sparing no trouble to make the concert a success, and as the programme is an attractive one, and tbe object for which it is trot up, a laudable one, we hope that the'pWic'will respond in a fitting manner by attending in largo numbers. It will be seen that Madame Summerhayes has Volunteered two piano solos.

The several private meetings of the members of the Hospital Committee, held under verandahs and in different parts of the town during the-past few days, culminated m a special meeting this morning at 11 o clock at the board room of the hospital. As no notice had been sent, as is usual, our reporter applied for admission to somo of the members who were proceeding to the meeting in a cab, and was told that reporters of the press would not bo admitted.

We'have drawn.nttention several times to Router's sporting intelligence not being altogether reliable. In the N.Z Times of Monday there is a Special to the Press Association in which these words occur, referring to.the winning of the Melbourne Stakes "It is considered that the extra penalty'will not prevent Malua from starting for the Cup." As the Melbourne Stakes is a weight-for-age race we need only say Malua carried no penalty for the Cup. Reuter must deal cautiously With sporting matters.

At the R.M. Court, Waipawa, on Tuesday, before Samuel Johnson, G. Alexander, ana St. Clair Inglis, J.P.s, Samuel Flanagan was charged with attempted suicide on the 19th of October last, by cutting his throat. The accused has been in the Hospital since that time, and was brought up having sufficiently recovered. The evidence of George Francis, Constable Brosnahan and Dr Reed was taken, which was to the effect that accused called at Mount Herbert station to look for work, and was allowed to stay during tho Saturday and Sunday. On the morning of the 19th he was found m the with his throat cut, and was removed to the Hospital. The accused said he was tirod of his lifo, and regretted that he did not accomplish the deed. He was committed for trial to the next sittings of the Supreme Court.

A rather serious accident occurred at the Spit this morning, while the Union steamer Omapere was discharging at the breastVori? from which Mr William Taylor, (better known' as Billie Taylor) narrowly escaped"with : his life,. The accident occurred through; tho strop round, the mast head, wnich supports the. derrick at the after hold carrying away, as a sling of oats •was being swung over the side Taylor 3as standing on a stack of grain on the breastwork, .when the derrick fell, striking Sm on his sboulder and side. He was picked up insensible and at once S'nveyedtotbe Hospital in MrHylands express,' where he was promptly attended to br Dr. Fisher, who reports his subject to be very severely bruised and strained but no bones are broken.

The second, day-V racing of the V.R.O. »eems to have been as brilliant!}-, attended as formerly, and the sport provided very I _00d. The Cup was won, by the clever So, who have made several emp, witti Aha sL„e :hor S e-Malua ; the Hon. Mr Pearson running second and thud Th? weights carried by tho first and second were vcrfneavy, so that it looks as if the three-year-olds were a moderate lot. Off .Color, the.favorite from the time' of the A.J.C. meeting till within a few days ago, had evidently gone wrong, and only retained W place in tbe betting market through. }iis being trained on a private course, nit) miles from Melbourne, where no tout pan sain' admission. The Hurdle Race went : to the top. weight—a B'a'ila'rat trained annual. -The Railway Stakes went, to .Tasmania, the Kensington Stakes to South Australia,. the winner b'ctng a stable companion to Kewstead, the winner of tho Maribyrnong Platel Tho Darling Stakes were appropriated by the " clever Brighton stable," while that good horse Frying-pan won the Xan Yean Stakes, of ono mile, in lmin.: 37secB. -If the t' rae * s correct > which W A very ■ much doubt, it is far and away-' tho 'fastest' in tho world the best -Australian: record being fetockdale s performance at Waggawhen he took lmin !Ss' In America Ten Broecko's record iVlmin. 39:} S ecs. If correct ™ ma 7, f \ "crto'hear of Frying pan being weighted g between ten and eleven stone for the, ftew'raarket Handicap.

A meeting of the shareholders of jthe Theatre Royal Company, was".held art evenim" in one of the rooms attached to the Theatre. Mr G. H. Swan occupied tho 'chair; About fifty shareholders wero present. The secretary, pro. tern, reported The secretary, [pro. tern.) reported that nearly £4000 worth of shares had been taken up, the details being 660 applications paid, and' 100 additional applications received since, the fees on which were not yet paid After discussion it was decided that the directorate should consist of seven shareholders, and the following gentlemen were elected-.-Messrs J- Close, G. H. :Swan, E. Ashton, J.'-McVay, H. P. Cohen, J. H. Vautier, and J. V. Browne. It was unanimously decided to purchase the interests of Messrs Swan and Ashton in the present theatre, and to proceed with the projected alterations to the building at an early date. The chairman stated that the plans, which had been prepared by Mr W. Duglcby, were not before the meeting that evening because he had sent them to the electrician of the Union Steamship Company, at Dunedin, in order .to obtain an estimate of the cost of lighting the new theatre with the electric _ light. The plans would arrive in Napier on Wednesday evening, together with the estimate required. It was decided that_ the directors should hold a meeting on Friday ■ next for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements in connection with tbe alterations provided for in the plans. It was resolved that future annual general meetings of the shareholders, should be held at S p.m., on the Ist Tuesday in November, in each year, at tho Theatre Royal, that being the registered office of the company. The directors were empowered to appoint the necessary officers of the company, at their meeting on Friday even, ing next. Votes of thanks to the scrutineers and to the chairman, brought the meeting to a close.

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