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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4189, 24 December 1884, Page 2

The Daily Tklegkaph will not be published on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The Napier School Committee met last evening. The business transacted was of a routine character. The dairy factory which has been established at Woodvillc for 400 cows, began operations this morninir. The Education Board and County Council offices will bo closed on Thursday and Friday. The explanatory meetings in reference to tho Harbor Board Loan will bo hold on January 12th, and tho poll will take place on the 20th. A meeting of the Olive Squaro improvement committee will be held this evening; as tho business is important a very large attendance is requested. Blondin, who will perform in Clivcsquarc on Boxing night, will carry a lady passenger from station to station. A large fire balloon will also be sent up. On the morning when the Times published Mr. Power's letter from Khartoum, _ tho foreign telegrams in that morning's issue cost £2,000. Tho choir of St. John's will (weather permitting) call at the residences of parishioners after ten o'clock to-night for the usual open air 'Xmas carol singing. The Cromwell paper states that the volunteer capitation grant has been increased, garrison corps now receiving £2 15s and country corps £2 5s per efficient. Tho election of Cleveland as President will result in 150,000 Federal Republican officials getting the cold shoulder in favor of so many Democrats who will fill their places. The spoils to the victors. The concert at the Theatre last evening suffered from two causes, programmes were not available till half the entertainment was over, and tho strains of the Garrison Band playing in the Square constantly interrupted the performers. The McLean Challengo Cup matches have been at length finished, East Melbourne defeating Richmond by an innings and seventy-one runs. The winners never lost a match, and now it is said they intend to present the cup to their president, Mr A. E. Clarke, the well-known stockbroker. Mr Ashton, of the Occidental Hotel, seems to bo the only hotelkceper in town who is making any show for Christmas time, the front of the hotel being decorated with evergreens. There are also two large transparencies emblematical of the season, painted by a local artist on view. To tho Editor: Sir,—On Monday last you observe in a local—" A contemporary credits Malonc, of Sydney, tho champion sprinter, with a jump of 33 feet." Don't you think this statement owes its origin to a misprint eh ?—lam, &c, Walker. [Mr Walker is now very properly the police.—Ed. D.T.]; ._.,„.._. S^SS^

Among the players to represent Wellington in the interprovincial match, will be found tho name of Mr O. C. Williams, at one time a well-known East Melbourne pliiver, and the writer of cricket notes in the Australasian.

We have received as a Christmas present from Messrs Neison Bros., Limited, a frozen carcase of lamb. Our office, in accepting it with pleasure, desires to convey all the compliments of the season to the enterprising donors. The lamb was divided amongst the married members of our staff.

The success of dairy farming is not confined to those with large numbers of stock, says the Bay of Plenty Times, for the principal prize-taker at the recent Dunedm show has only two cows, and the prizes taken amount in the aggregate to £15 13s— not a bad return from two cows for about five or six pounds of butter.

Lovers of. our national sport desiring a day's pleasure near home, will have an opportunity afforded them by visiting tho Recreation Groand on Friday and Saturday to witness the interprovincial cricket match, Wellington versus our local players. Wo understand that these matches arc to be annual.

At tho Carol Service in St. John's Church to-morrow evening tho choir will sing the following ancient and modern car.'.- : —(1) "When Christ was born of Mary free." (2) " 'Twas in the winter cold." (3) " Good KingWenceslas." (4) "The Shephards vent their hasty way." (4) "Theßoy's Dream." (6) "Carol for Christmas Eve." The service will begin at S o'clock, and at the cessation of the tolling all the seats remaining unoccupied will be free.

A.t the Civil Service junior examinations in November, the results of which are just gazetted, Percy Caro, Thomas Earl Lindsay, and James Duncan Thomson passed. Tho two last named had been four years, and three and a-half years, respectively, in tho Napier district school. In the senior examination we notice that Harold Large passed seventh on the list. Master Largo was four years in the Napier district school, and two years in Wellington College.

On Boxing Day pleasure-seekers will have plenty of variety in the shape of amusements, from which they can decide where to go and what to do. Tho lovers of the sport of kings will wend their way, as a matter of course, to the convincing ground at Hastings. Those partial to athletic sports will find a capital programme presented at Waipawa. Cricketers and cricket lovers will take their outing at tho Recreation Ground. In tho evening Blondin will perform. The " Knights of the trigger" will muster in force at Petane for their annual meeting, and for which by the way capital entries have beeu received.

"Observer" writes us a note reminding us of the famous 29ft 7in jumped by Howard of Bradford at Chester. That jump is not recognised among records because it was not "done off level ground but from a raised block and tho athlete held in his hands two five pound dumb-bells. Our remark was correct as tho best jump on record under fair conditions is by P. Darin Carrisk-on-Suir, namely 23ft 2in, or ten feet less than Malone was modestly credited with the other day.

The half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Napier Lodge of Oddfellows was hold last evening. It was decided to make a favorablo proposal to the Theatre Company for an extension of the lease of the Theatre Eoyal. The following office-bearers were elected : — Grand Master, Bro. J. Crouchor; N.G-.. Bro. W. IT. Cooper; V.G., Bro Joseph Gilford; Active Secretary, Bro. C. D. ilitchman; Permanent Secretary, Bro. Frank Bee (re-elected) ; Warden, Bro. J. Goddard (re-elected) ; pianist, Bro. W. Newbould.

The Australian Blondin gave another of his clever performances in Olive Square last evening. On the wire he is thoroughly at home, cooking and sleeping there boing apparently the only accomplishments he has got to acquire. The trapeze performance was a wonderful one, but then Napier audiences are very matter of fact, feints on the trapeze last night which would have evoked enthusiastic applause almost anywhere else were taken as matters of course.

"Wo have received a copy of Harding's almanac and directory of Hawke'a Bay for 1885. It is always a pleasure to refer to this annual publication from the careful manner in which it is compiled, the accuracy of its informal iun, and its artistic get up. It contains English, Scandinavian, and Jewish calendars, diary, Szo., and a host of statistical and general information. Its directory will be found very useful, and, indeed, no household should bo "without this almanac, which is certainly the best of a long series of similar publications from Mr Harding's hands.

At tho R.M. Court this morning, before Mr. Patten, J. P., Alice Ray, charged with drunkenness yesterday, pleaded guilty. Sergeant Burteushaw gave her a very bad character, and she was fined M or fourteen days' imprisonment. — James Lloyd for drunkenness, against whom there were no bad marks, was dismissed with a caution.— Alexander McEwan was charged with uttering a forged cheque on the Bank of New Zealand for £4 on tho 22nd December. At the request of tho police he was remanded till Monday, bail being allowed himself in £100 and two sureties of £50 each. A London correspondent of a contemporary says : — As an instance of tho mischief that may be wrought through public men making recklessly extravagant statements, I may mention that an extract from a recent speech of Sir William Fox's at Plymouth, in which he said that New Zealand was a colony " cursed by the vice of persistoned drinking and going downhill," in consequence has been the round of fully fifty or sixty provincial papers adorned with such head-lines as " A Drunken Colony," " New Zealand cursed with strong drink," "Drunkenness in New Zealand," &c, &c. People who do not know that Sir W. Fox is a bigotted teetotaller naturally attack considerable importance to these allegations coming as they do from one clearly a distinguished colonist.

Jacob Faithful's consultation was drawn tins morning , in tho presence of a number of shareholders ; 2.5-23 tickets were disposed of. Tiie results were as amusing as usual, only one prize going to tho large number of tickets represented in the room ; two tickets each received two prizes namely, a ten and five pound money prize ; while not a single prize went to any number beginning with either twelve hundred or nineteen hundred ; and one individual present was within one of each of two tickets that got good prizes. Leonora has gone to a well-known Taradale sheepfarmer, Christina to Kaikora, Tho Laird to Waipawa, Emir Bay to Wairoa, Forerunner to a railway man at Waipawn, Sibclla to Makatoku, Tigrediu to a knight of tho stick in our contemporary's ofliee, Deceiver to Woodville, Leonato goes to a bonifaoo who drew a big money prize last time. Tho chief money prize goes to Hastings, so it will be seen they arc well scattered.

It will bo with deep regret that our Duncdin telegram will be road by a large circle in Napier which announces tho death of the Rev. George Moricc. The deceased gentleman succeeded the Roy. Mr Barclay in the incumbency of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church at Napier, and during his ministration here, for a period of some six years, he earned the rospect and won the esteem and ailection of all who know him. A scholirly gentleman, a brilliant preacher, a kind and considerate friend and spiritual adviser, no one was more beloved than Mr Moiicc by his congregation. From hero ho went to England and was succeded by the Rev. D. Sidoy. In England Mr Moricc married andreturued to tho colony, occupying , incumbencies at Ilokitika and laterly at Balclulha. The sad termination of his useful life—ending in the endeavor to save his wife from the end that overtook himself—will throw a gloom over a large number of Napier and Hawke's Bay residents.

The Anglo New Zealander has the follow[)<r in reference to the frozen meat trade : —

"The supplies of frozen meat arc by no means excessive, and are confined to New Zealand shipments. The Tongariro and lonic cargoes have been selling at from G| to 6Jd per lb for mutton, and the choice beef ex Tongariro lias fetched as high as 7-id per lb. It has transpired that the low price of Stock in Poland and South-Western Russia has encouraged English capitalists to send an agent out to try and arrange for a roguiar dead meat trade with England. If arrangements can be made with the dealers, special railway waggons, furnished with refrigerators, will be constructed to convey meat across the Continent. It could be delivered in London on tho third or fourth diiy after behi" despatched, according to the locality

from which it was sent. The present moment is said to bo favorable for such a scheme, owing- to the want of fodder. For instance, bullock fetch from £1 to £5 per head, and cows, which wore retailed at £5 per head last year, now .sell for £2 10s. But should this design be carried out, the meat inspectors in England will have to be on the alert for cattle disease, which is endemic throughout Southern Russia." Our article on the Seventy-mile Bush has attracted a good deal of attention, and from, many quarters we have received letters cither on the subject of forest conservation, or on the question of bush settlement. A correspondent now writes as follows :—" No doubt Mr Colenso was the first European who went; through the Seventy-mile Bush. Ho was followed by Mr Fred TifEen, and subseqnently a young man named Symonds travelled through. The next persons who penetrated the bush were Mr J. Harding, in company with Mr Robert Pharazyn and Mr George Worgan, in 1851 or 1552. It was mainly through Mr Harding's report to Dr. Featherston, and Mr Fox, and to a select committee of the Wellington Provincial Council that Mr Park was sent through. No horse could be taken by the track followed by Mr Harding, and therefore Mr Park ' cut his way' where the bush was too dense for the rack animals."

Our (Argus) London correspondent writes on October 31:—"The'claimant , has commenced "demonstrating" in the metropolis preparatory to a protracted provincial tour. His first meeting at St. James's Hall was attended by a considerable, but not a crowded, audience. It wae apparent that a largo proportion of those present simply attended the meeting from ouriositv, and for the sake of amusement. The ' claimant,' in the course of a labored address, delivered with none of his old fluency of expression, indicated that lie should continue 'to fight the battle for his children ' while life remained. Ho could not understand, he said, the reason which induced the Sydney authorities to refuse to permit William Cresswoll to be brought to .England. His deliverance excited no public interest, but a portion of the press has called attention to the impropriety of permitting a ticket-of-leave man to go about the country attacking tho Executive and judicial authorities in the violent terms Orton employs. An action for libel against the Times is announced.

The Theatre Eoyal had a good attendance last evening, on the occasion of Mr Spackman giving his first concert. Audience and performers were on capital terms with each other, due to tho music-loving tastes cf each, and the concert may at once be said to havobeen a highly successful one. Ench. of the two parts opened and closed with a selection by the orchestra, and as that orchestra numbered thirty performers, many of them lady violinists, as admirable time was kept, and the conductor had them under capital control, tho work, generally well executed in Napier, was especially so last night, and found great favor with the audioucc. A selected choir of sixteen voices —four sopranos, three contraltos, four tenors, and five bassos—sang several unaccompanied part songs, the rendering of which le?t nothing to be desired, and which Tfore very warmly received. Two 7iolcncello solos were given in that superb manner to which Mr Humphries has long accustomed us, and were a pleasure in thomselvos. Miss Derbyshire sang two solos, ''Zuleika" and the "Milkmaid's Song." She is the possessor of a light soprano voice, showing ranch more cultivation than quality. She received an encoro for each song, and repeated the last verso iii both instances. Tho other lady soloist, Miss Kate Buchanan, whose contribution,

" Tho Old Harpischord," served to show that tho young lady is the possessor of a nontralte voice, its low register being rich.

and sympathetic, and the upper very pure. She received a warm re-call, and repeated the last verse over again. Mr H. Y. Collins sang a pretty ballad in good style. Miss Hitchings presided at the piano, and Mr Brown at the organ in several of tho selections. Mr Spademan was, as very capable conductor and accompianist.^

Every notable event notches itself in the calendar of time. So in the medical world Wolfe's Schnapps signalized an epoch, and will H7O as long as humanity is capable of appreciating its miraculously currative powers.—[advt.]

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

Balmy sleep, good digestion, rich blood, elastic step and cheerfulness in Hop Bitten?. Eead and beliove.

" Rough on Rats." —Clears out rats, mice roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetle, in-

sects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists. Felton, Grimwade Sc Co., Agents, Wellington.