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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4169, 1 December 1884, Page 2

Sims Reeves, the celebrated tenor," is contemplating a visit to Australia _aud |ew, Zealand.

It took a'constable three tries to . give a conversation he was asked about in the first person this morning.

The.money for the introduction of herring ova was" not voted by Parliament, presumably from an oversight. Tho Municipal Publio Works Committee meets this evening, and, the Council on. Wednesday, at the usual hour.

It if. stilted that Mr R. J.-Creighton, of San Francisco, is: about: to take.-ip his per. naanent residence in London. ;."; :-■%-:}.■;

The. Customs returns "atthe port of Napier for the month of November : last amounted to _622»4, and the beer duty to £187. True bills"were foutii by the Grand 'Juryin several" instance-,; including; one against J. P. Ward just before we went to press. ...

The vital statistics - registered at Napier .or the* month of November were asfol[owa:—Births, 32; marriages, 5; deaths, 7.

At CliveSquaretheMaristßrothers' School, club beat the seoond eleven of the Union by 27 runs, the scores being, 68 against 41. : ' ' : " ' .'.' ■' '■ " " ■"*

Mr F. Poole left Napier this morning for' Wanganui. Mr Wright, who -is . being, transferred to Timaru, remains here till relieved by his successor. .-■ : ■ /;. -.

We have received a sampler of new season's honey from Mr Adamson's, Pine / Apiary, Hastings. The honey is beauti-" fully clear, and is warranted not to ferment.. Mr G. Gillies is the agent for -Napier. .-. - *

At the R.M. Court, this morning, before Captain R.M..; a member of.the well-known Smith family was charged with drunkenness, and was discharged with a caution.

: True bills were found before the adjournment against George La wson and William Mills, housebreaking ; . Daniel Flannigan, attempting to commit suicide;. J. P. Ward, forgery, and Michael O'Connor, larceny.

Grand Juries occasionally do queer things* To-da_' the Judge as plain as words could speak said it was a farce to put a man on trial for attempting to commit suicide ; notwithstanding the Grand Jury returned a truo bill.

Miss Martini Simonson is engaged to bo married to a wealthy German baron. '■ She will therefore leave the stage, though she has been spending some considerable tim-in. Italy with her father, in the study of music.

Tho Foxton paper hears on good'authority that Mr W. J. Larnach is likely to receive a'portfolio shortly. Report, says .he is to be called to the Upper House to assist in the conduct. of Government business there.

Bandman's Hamlet is not 'entirely appreciated in the States. The critio -of a Western paper observes :—"As a .broad burlesque.it was passably meritorious; as a sober representation, of Hamlet the'performance gives one a pain in the pericardial region." ' , ._- -, _■_ ~. - ■

The Phoenix;were badly beaten, by the Rovers on Saturday on [the Recreation Ground. The scores were—Rovers 86, (Finch 22, Gibbons 15); Phoenix 31. For the Rovers Newton got 6 wickets for 9 runs, while Percy for their opponents got'" 5 for 16 runs. - •

The following are the* Hospital returns for last month: —In hospital at end of October, 25 males and 9 females ; admitted during ,November , ■25 males" and 10 females; total treated'during the month,. 50. malesand 19 females; 'discharged; 23 males and 10 females; remaining in hospital at date, 27 males and 9 females. -■■■-■-

Signor 0. Nobili, so well-known in thia. colony in connection with high class musioal entertaininents, expect? to' arrive early'next month-with the great. Hungarian.violinist, Edward Remenyi, and ah excellent concert company. ■ The Remenyi concerts have been mo«t pronounced successes; in Victoriaand New" South Wales. ..'",;.'.'. ,".;.. * ''*..'"* .*

'- The following gentlemen wero chosen'for Grand Jury .—Messrs" J; N. Willi_ms,' ; J: J. Torro, J. J. Joll, J. G. Kinross, harry, J. : S. Large, J*. H. Vautier, : 'H. C. Wilson, "T. Tanner, H.'.Troutbeck.f Si*,J. Williams, R. A. Brathwaite, A. Bryspn, P. Dinwiddie, A. M-Lean,.; H.- Ellison,* J. W.-Neal, G. Faulknor, H. .Powdrell, &- G. Beamish, -J. D. ; Bowerman. .j Mr Coleman was chosen foreman. '.;- :-v..... -:...-; >■..-..-■-

Wo are requested to state that inconsequence, of 'the Friendly' Societies Fete, 'tho parade 'contemplated by" the"' Commanding Officer for. tho evening of th.'3rd, isjpbstpbned.'' D_e notice rof the parades for December will be advertised,' thus giving those members who havo not qiinlified for capitation for the* current year •_£chance of making up their drills. ''. ____'' : " ::. '■'*•*''

A very mean, robbery s was perpetrated yesterday. " .During morning service, an entrance was effected into the house of the Rev. Mr Paterson, through an open window into the l servant-girl's bodroom, from which were taken four pounds in money out of her work-box. Nothing elso in the house was touched, although-no one was on the premises besides the thief, the family and tho servants being at Church.

We understand that a proposal will be submitted at the next meeting of tho directors of the Napier Gas Company to light the township of Hastings. This is a mush more practical scheme than that for tbe establishment of another Gas Company for Hastings, the Napior Company having the necessary plant and the organisation to inarease their business in that direction.

Mr George Fisher, the chosen of IWellington, has published the following " Special Announcement:— [ l ' To. Messrs. Andrew Youug, E. T. Gillon, George, Alien, and others of that confraternity. Gentle* men—l have much pleasure in conveyingto you the satisfactory information that tho election of yesterday .cost me the very modest sum of £8 15s.—Yours', truly, Geo. Fisher."; , r ~ : ."..;.."..' '

A cricket match, between the second elevens of the Na_iier and Rovers cricket clubs was played at Petane on Saturday, resulting in a win for Napior by 9 wickets and 18 runs, the scores being—Rovers Ist, 18 and 55, (Turner 13, C. Cato 11.) Napier 59 and 32 for 2 wickets, (Ford, 13, Swan 22 not'out, Holt 11, C. Monteith 13 hot out.)

_ We understand that as the result of the recent Hospital enquiry, the chairman of the committee, has been instructed ;:to-request Dr. Fisher to resign his appoihtmeht of surgeon - superintendent. ~.,,The.-;'';,comm-ittee are charged- to reco'mmeh4'-Dr. Fisher's successor, and in the meantime to make arrangements for carrying on the duties of. the surgeon. ~Miss ScUliin, nurse, is ordered to be'discharged,!. -I i__'.*'_'' __ correspondent points out several; errors in this morning's paper, but our space is too valuable to afford, room for his letter. We may mention, however, that the. s.s. Kiwi is not expected to arrive in the roadstead from Wellington this evening, as siie oamo in . yesterday morning; Mr C,. A. •Wright, telegraphist at/tho Napier station, did not leave for Timaru on Saturday ; ; and at Madame Summerhayes'. concert onFriday, though the night was fine, _twas;not;"; nicely moonlit," being as darfc/as pitch, which was all in favor of the Chinese lauteri^..

'To the Editor: Sir,—At the risk of trying your patience may I inform Napier that in his reply to my letter of the 26th on the subject of stray horses, he is very wide of the mark as to my identity. •' Regarding his statement that I am still smarting from the effects of the late election, does it not aj.pear to him that the Councillor he champions is ill a similar state of mind, since ho has gone to work; so energetically to impound the sheep at Papakura, which sheep would otherwise have been allowed to rest in peace as they were before the election, if a gentleman at Papakura had not audacious enough to oppose him ? If-.charity begins at home. Napier and his hero'apparently ignore the fact, and I .would advise him in future to make sure of his opponent before going into print, as I am quite guiltless of keeping my horses in tho road, having paddocking enough and to spare.— I am, &c , Taradale.

' By the Rotomahana to-morrow morning, our' well-known architect Mr W. A. Dngleby, A.R 1.8.A., is leaving this district for Auckland. During bis residence here ho has designed tho Napier Hospital,, spoken of by Dr. Grabham as one of the best'arranged in the colony ; most of the public 'schools in the district; the Grand Stand at Hastings, and also a largo number of public and private'buildings throughoiit the district. In wishing him goodbye, •we sincerely express the hope that he will meet -with that success in Auckland to which his abilities entitle him. ,'".'"'_■'_ "'■'. , : Mr H C Wilson asked to be excused servipg on' the Grand Jury this morning as be had an urgent case to attend to. The application was'notgranted,- A.'similarapplication from serving' on the Petty Juries. MrF.'W. Garner , was also refused. ._ Mr M'Glashan was excused on the ground of being over sixty years of .age.* 'Mr-Tilly having, met w_ti. an' accident was also excuse-!. Major-Richardson ,was excused on the ground of deafness. ;' '■- ■■ "•" • i

A match was sailed in the inner harbor on Saturday afternoon amongst the smaller boats of "the Hawke's Bay Sailing Club, for a trophy; value £2 10s". The following boats came up to the scratch, and got away to.a good start .at 255 p.m., Nancy Lee, Sylph, White Squall, Ada, and Tui. In the run down to the first buoy the Ada took the load, with tho others close upon her, but on rounding the buoy, and hauling on the wind, the. Nancy Leo soon' gained a lead, which she maintained to the ' end of the race 1 ; beating the Sylph (second boat) by 5 minutes. ...

T. R. Proctor, oculist's optician, opposite Prirker, Blacksmith, Hastings-street, has determined to prolong his stay.for one week longer, owing to the - pressure of business. All those wishing aid with weak sight should not lose this opportunity.— ADVT.]

Catarrh of the Bladder,—Stinging irritation, all Kidney and .similar Complaints, cured by "Buchu-paiba." Druggists, Felton, Grimwade & Co., Agents, Wellington : :.■■■•.'.-..■-••••;

Analysis has demonstrated the spirituous element of Wolfe's Schnapps to bo absolutely pure, and .the highest medical authority sanctions its use in' preference to any.other preperation where a stimulant is , -

Young and feeble mothers with frail children will both become strong by the use : of : Hop Bitters. Read. ':. • '