PATEA DAILY MAIL. Friday Evening, Feb. 17, 1882.

Patea Mail, 17 February 1882, Page 3

PATEA DAILY MAIL.

Friday Evening, Feb. 17, 1882.

Published every Evening, Price id. Circulation nearly 600 : average last quarter CIO. Politics, Independent.

The following scores were made yesterday afternoon in the competition for Mr H. F. Christie’s and Mr T. Haywood’s medals: Corpl. Carey 58, Vol. Baggett 56, Sergt. Harden 52, Vol. Gowland 46, Vol. Jno. Graham 29. A protest has been entered against Corporal Carey on the grounds that his rifle did not pull the weight prescribed by the Government regulations.

The juvenile theatrical company had a moderate house last night, the five shilling seats being thinly occupied. Portions of “ Chilperic ” and of “ Pinafore ” made a lively, varied, and excellent programme. The company perform to-night at Waverley.

Captain Bendall lias decided, on behalf of the underwriters, that the steamer Wnkatu can be best got into the river from behind the breakwater by launching over the wall, on timber slips. Appliances are being got ready, nnd the launch ; may be made early next week.

More than three hmi fired notices of objection to the Valuation Roll of the borough have been sent to owners and lessees of properties. These notices are given in pursuance of instruction from a committee appointed by the Council to revise the new Roll ns being unsatisfactory. The total properties on the Roll are about 660, and the committee have found objections to the valuation of two-thirds of the whole. These objections are to be made in Court on behalf of the Council.

Mr Fisher’s store at Wailotara is notified as an additional polling place for the Licensing District of Waverley. Election of committee takes place 20th

February. Mr Robson who appears in the Harmonic Hall on Monday night, comes with a high reputation as a talented exponent of the works of poets and dramatists.,. His changes of voice are said to be wonderful, enabling him to give dne expression in dialogue scenes. The Chnstcburch Press in a critique on his performance says: “Mr Robson possesses wonderful elocutionary power, inasmuch as his voice has a very great range, enabling him, therefore, to assume the voice of the different characters taking part in the scenes he is pourtvaying with much effect. It is true that in his renderings of dramatic pieces there is noticeable, as with all those who make them a vehicle.for elocutionary display, a somewhat studied and formal manner as to cadence and emphasis,, but this perhaps is inseparable from such performances. Apart from this he has certainly talent of a very high order, and in some of his readings, particularly in those portions of Shakespeare which be selected, sets up a standard which many of our leading tragedians would do well to aspire to, as by doing so the full beauty of many parts would be more clearly brought out, and impressed on the minds of the auditors.”

Delegates have met in Christchurch, representing 1700 members of Friendly societies. The object was to consider if a Friendly Societies’ Dispensary might not be established in Christchurch.

Mr Green, the' Alpine tourist, now in has made successful ascents of all the principal peaks in the European Alps, and his chief guide, Kaufmann, is well known as a most experienced and energetic mountaineer, so that there is little doubt but that his attempt to penetrate the mysteries of New Zealand Alpine solitudes will be crowned with success. Maori Newspaper.-II is stated that a native organ will shortly be started in the Waikato district, to promote the interests and give expression to the views of the natives, not only in this district, but throughout the-island. The best native scholars in the colony are among the promoters.