Hawke's Bay Times. Nulltus addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1519, 28 December 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nulltus addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1872.

We have received from the publishers, Messrs pinwiddie, Morrison, & Co., a copy of the Hawke's Bay Almanac for 1873. Jt is exceedingly complete, and well got up. One of its features is a well-arranged summary of events during the last two years. We are glad to see that the book has been extensively patronized by advertisers ; and we have po doubt t|iat it will meet with a large sale. The Kev. E. Taylor announces that he will (D.V.) hold services tomorrow, (Dec. 29) as follows :—Waipukurau, at 11 a.m.; Kaikora, at 3 p.m ; Waipawa, §.30 p.m. IJ-'he Hawke's Bay portion of the European and American mails via San jp'rap.cispo may be expected to reach JsTapier by the s.s. Star of the South, from Auckland, due here on Monday

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning two drunkards were fined 10s and 0s respectively. Robert Parker was fined 5s for drunkenness, and 10s for obscene language. Renata, a Tauranga native, was charged with fighting in the public streets. He had bought a pint of beer at the Clarendon Hotel, and not being accustomed to Napier prices, entered into an altercation with the barman, which resulted in a fight. According to the police, the European was as bad as the Maori.—Dismissed with a caution. John Langhan, a notoriously disorderly character, and his wife, Mary Langhan, were severally charged with resisting the police in the execution of their duty. These cases arose out of the same circumstances as the last. When the squabble between the la i man and the native arose, Langhan and his'wife were drinking in the bar with a man named M'Donnell The latter, who was drunk, went out and interfered, and was taken in charge by the police. Mr and Mrs Langhan rushed to the rescue, assaulting the police, and using abominable language. M'Donnell got away, and Langhan, after a desperate resistance, was handcuffed and taken to the lockup. Mis L. ably seconded her husband's efforts, until at last a policeman, in self-defence, threw her down—a proceeding which, as it took place in presence of a large crowd, she considered " scandalous." —Fined £1 each, in default to be committed to prison. In the Surrey Fruit Garden*, Auckland, no fewer than six aciosofiand are tek apart for the production of strawberries alone.

In a semi tropical climate, like that of Auckland in summer, it occurs to us (Daily Southern Cross) that if the navvies employed on our railway works, and all engaged in hard manual labor out of doors, were to alter their hours of work it would conduce much to their health and comfort, and be no loss to the contractor. Supposing they started at day break, worked four or five hour*, then knocked off during the hotter part of the day, and fell to again in the often;oon and worked for another four or fiv e hours, the time at which they would bo at work would be the same, and they would be saved from much inconvenience and possible illness Under the present system the men suffi r se\ ei ely ft-om thirst, and many of them drink large quantities of cold water when the body is heated—a pernicious practice—or else, which is worse, wait until the work is over and then rush off to the public house, and drink potfnls of beer, at a cost which makes a sad hole in their wages.

At a recent meeting of the Pnnediu Town Council, one of the Councillors, commenting on the cabmen of that city, said : " Last Wednesday morning a cab, in which there were two ladies, stopped near one of the coaches, whereupon the man in charge of another coach canght hold of the ladies and pulled them about in the ftree', while endeavoring to secure them as passengers." On this a small fight ensued among the Councillors. One said the remark had been made out of spite, another said the cabbies were only trying to do business, and should be left alone, and a third sneered at people " poking their noses everywhere." The Bay of Plenty Times says;— Mr Philip Tapsell, sen., who has now reached the age of 98 years, expressed a wish to the inhabitants of JVlaketu to the following effect, viz., that all the oannons that could be found should be brought to his residence—as he has not been well lately—and,, in the event qf his death, he should like to ha\e them placed across his grave. On Friday, Nov. $9, a Impounder was taken out of a burial groimd to his residence, and this morning (December 3) about 100 people went to a place called the Tiitnu, situated about miles from here on the inland track to Tauranga, to dive ancl drag for some more cannons that were thrqwn into the river by the Waikato natives aboiU 37 years ago, at the time when they were at war with the Arawa. Alter about two hours' hard swimming, diving, and poling, they at last succeeded in finding a Impounder, which with great difficulty was put ou board a canoe and taken to Maketu, amidst the shouts and cheers of all who bad been engaged in the

work. On arriving at Maketu it was taken and put alongside of its fellow. Being a cold day the natives kept to the water well, being stimulated frequently to fresh exertions by spirits, kindly subscribed by the inhabitants of Maketu. There are two still in the water, but, as the natives are not quite certain of the place where they were thrown in, it will take some little time to find them, and they intend soon to go and have another look. On Wednesday the second gun was fired here by old Mr Tapsell with a cigar he was smoking.