NAPIER NOTES.

Hastings Standard, Issue 279, 24 March 1897, Page 3

NAPIER NOTES.

[From ocr own Correspondent.]

Napier, This Day THE LICENSING ELECTION.

The first election for the Napier District under the Amended Act, which requires five members only to excerise their judgment with the S.M. on matters pertaining to licensing affairs, takes place to-morrow. There are ten persons nominated, two of them being of the female " persuasion," as an American author puts it. Ac-cording to a certain section of the community the candidates resemble the Virgins of old, for five are wise and five are foolish. Of course the ladies are included in the first category. The wise quintette take the name of the Moderates and they call their opponets the Cornerites. It may be as well here to state that the latter are not all Good Templars. Although the duties of the committee will probably be bet formal, there appears to be a strong desire that certain ladies and gentlemen shall be returned. Were I to analyse the motives that prompt that desire I would probably bring the Standard within the law of libel, a thing I am anxious to avoid ; but no doubt the electors will see through ulterior motives and will elect five members who will do their duties without fear or favor. Perhaps this will be a novelty in Napier, but " 'ti- a consummation devoutly to be wished." To-morrow all the public-houses will be compelled to close* their bars the same as they did on General Election day. If the Prohibitionists can be relied upon there- will be a rush to Hastings for the afternoon " nip." OENKRAL IT KM-. The city was quite lively last night after the races, though the attendance waS not quite up to the usual average. The win >f The Shrew in the Cup was immensely popular, the ho-te-s of the Masonic Hotel having purchased the winner from the syndicate owners on Saturday In-*. Mr and Mrs Frnnk Moeller, to whom everyone wishes good luck, are said to have made a good stake over the victory. No one will begrudge Frank his good fortune for there is 110 straighter sport in the colony, and until Halting* meeting his horses have not been in a winning vein for some time past. A smart looking villa residence ibeing erected on the Hill to the order of Mr \V. Hannah, tin- well-known bootmaker. Mr K. .1. Kolm-rts, late uf Hastings, wa- the architect, and Mr Jones, also of your town, has the contract in hand. Very fair progress is being made. A well known volunteer, in the persons of Sergeant Compton, of tinNapier Ititlf-, di>*d in the hospital yesterday. l>eeea-«d v.- v. ry gr>-a?ly respected, and leaves a large number of mourning friend-:. A military funeral will take place to morrow aft*tii'»>d.

Ada Pelmy's Company \vn- avain largely patronised la-t (- vt tiiittr, an<l the circus tent was comfortably tilled. The average theatrical company ha.,* little to tin<l fault in Napi- r. for a good show is ahvrt\ - will patronised when properly managed. Il is v< ry often, however, that the kills a travelling company, but sufficient dt-ad hj» ad- can by found when occasion <l«mitnds a l>oom in the interests of a certain »oc*al cli<jtie. Then the new -paj» r* can talk of " cnnvd< d h'l-i-i-- ' ami *" tL«• most attractiv o>mp;iny that has yet visited Napier.'" AinaJ. int» rt !- Uin-/ taken in te swimm:!./ c>!:i|*'ti;i'm f<»r the mmpion-hlp -if itn pni\ im''- v.hirh lit - tli»- e\< liisiif- M" -r----llarry Gortuan tlla-tiiu'-- i■ I K->n!-ton are the c.jui|*-t;t<.r-. lb. r:i«.- t-ct-rtain to l« k<- nly r.-i,:. -t.-I i 1 } general opinion h that >•> ir r-1 r i tative will carrv of]' th«- hon-«r-.

fteorgf H'-Jv, of 11J.-I.' i i injured by thv fall of , s < >r. > y m ;ln» Hurdle H&c.' y-'t-T'liy. tak. i; t«i tb« hospital. whim: he is jr. -a - favorably.