NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1033, 11 May 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr Barker sells fruit and sundries tomorrow. Mr Cowern will offer for sale at, 2 p;m. 10-niorrow, the goodwill of the unox pi red lease of section 36, block 42, having about 40 years to run ; atso two unfinished brick buildings, or the section. The sale is without reserve. / Intending competitors at the Athletic Sports on the Queen’s Birthday, are reminded that entries are due with the Secretary to-morrow, at 8 p.m. One of the most interesting features of Hie gathering will .be thebbaronet3 r onet competition. Each squad is practising hard, and the members are confident that their prowess will enable them to vanquish their opponents. Monday will be a busy day for unfortunate creditors. The first meeting in Jas. Hamilton’s estate is fixed for 11 a.rn. at the Court-house, and when that is over, creditors can attend a meeting at Mr Barton’s Avhere those pecuniarly interested in W. Dale’s affairs will meet. It is said that the proceedings at this meeting will be opened with a chorus, “ Willie we have missed you,” and that the leader of the Harmonic Society is hastening back from Nelson to be in time to conduct.. The Patca Foot ball Club will open the season by a scratch match played tomorrow afternoon on their ground.

Lengthy reports of Creditors’ meetings in the' estate of • A.-x Young and James Hamilton’’ will be found elsewhere. The former meeting was held at the Courthouse Patea yesterday afternoon and the latter at Hawera on Monday, and we are indebted to our cpntempary for the account of the proceedings. The election of a Member for the ■Waverley Town Board took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr M McLean, who polled 12 votes, to the 10 of his opponent, Mr Catanach. The Waverley Town Board give notice of their intention to strike a rate of throe farthings in the £, for the current year. ; -:Mr John Hunter, of the Whenuakura Hotel, advertises his intention to apply for an Accomodation License, at the', sitting of the Licensing Court, at WaverIcy, on June' 4. i The programme for the minstrel entertainment to bo given in aid of the Caledonian Society on Thursday, appears in another column. There are twelve numbers in the first part of the performance, and after an interval some vocal and instrumental music will be given. A conundrum competition will form the conclusion; and a good deal of fun may bo anticipated when tho envelopes are opened. The Caledonian Society is one of tho most popular of our local institutions, and we hope they will have a good house. A meeting of !the ; creditors of Mr, W. Dale will be hold at Mr Barton’s office on Monday next, at 2 p.m.- Business important. • - Mr G. Beamish was charged at the R.M Court this morning with embezzling the County Dog Tax, and remanded for a week ; bail being allowed in himself for LSO. We think the Council might inst as well withdraw the charge at once, as, judging from the recent trial at Hew Plymouth, there is very little chance of obtaining a conviction, especially as the money has now been paid. Mr George Moss, of Woodville, notifies his intention to apply fora license for the Woodville Hotel.; ... Tho manager of the Shipping Company left for Auckland to-day to’take over the Waverley. We believe that it is the company’s intention to run a cheap excursion trip to Wellington and Nelson almost immediately after the steamer’s arrival in Patea. No word has yet been received from the Government, as to what their intention is regarding the Hospital. Yesterday Dr Keating wrote to the Colonial Secretary, and pointed out that supplies were being sent to the Hospital, and tradesmen were naturally anxious to know to whom they were to look for payment. Some reply ought to have been sent before this. A court for revising the Egmonf electoral roll, will be held at Hawera, on May 23. Notices of objection to certain late residents of Patea, are posted outside the Courthouse here, and thej r are called upon to show why their names should not be struck off. Those objected to are Messrs Chine, J J Jones, J Burns, P Connery, J O Farrell, and J Terrey. 1.. Elsewhere in our columns will be found a list of those gentleman who have taken out Game licenses for the Hawera district. By advertisement elsewhere we see Mr Solomon Hemus will conduct the usual Weselyan services at Kakaramea and Patea in the evening. Mr S Hemus lectured at Waverley last night, taking “ Temperance ” as his subject. There was a fair attendance, and t he chair was taken by the Rev J Allsworth The lecture was of a most interesting kind, and abounded with anecdotes, lively and instructive. Proceedings were both opened and closed by singing one of Sankey’s lijnnns. At the close of the lecture, Mr Hemus wanted his audience to sign the pledge, and 31 responded and donned the blue ribbon. A gratifying feature was the large number of ladies who were present. Mr Hemus lectures in' St James’ Hall here this evening. The chair will be taken at 7.30. Henry Eobertshaw, hero of a Hamilton scandal, was brought before the Resident Magistrate on Saturday, and further remanded to Auckland, where liis deserted wife and children are how staying. He appears to have been in financial difficulties, as a draper, at the end of last year, and haying induced a friend to lend him £IOO to meet a bill. Eobertshaw became invisible at Hamilton, and was soon heard of as eloping with his niece from Napier, taking passages for Melbourne as Mr and Mrs Hart. He fell ill, and. was delayed at Dunedin Hospital. She got tired of waiting, and went on to Melbourne. His wife and family received nothing from him during four. months, and sympathising friends raised a subscription for their relief. Eobertshaw came to Wellington, and was soon taken into custody under a warrant foxdeserting his wife and children. He had been a prominent professor of religion in Hamilton, and professed that there was_ a strange mistake in the charge against him However, he sailed for Auckland on Saturday as a prisoner.