HBH 1890 August 18 KEATING Bella Bella KEATING, a little girl of eight years of age, has been missing from her father's residence in Dickens Street since 8.30 o'clock on Friday evening. She had been to church at St. Mary's, and after having a cup of tea on her return home, went out and never returned. The girl's mother is dead, but her father has been scouring NAPIER in search of her during the whole Saturday and yesterday without result. The matter has been reported to the police, and telegrams have been forwarded to all outlying stations. The father can advance no explanation of the occurrence, except that he has a married daughter at TAKAPAU whom the child was anxious to join, and that the latter may have gone out with some vague idea of finding her way to the bush. The missing girl is very small for her age, and wore a black and white dress and red pinafore when last seen.

HBH 1890 August 18 JACKMAN-CAVANAGH Last week an excise officer named JACKMAN, accompanied by Constable CAVANAGH, made a surprise visit to ROTORUA. It appears that a large quantity of malt had been consigned to a firm in TAURANGA, but nothing is known as to what has become of it. Suspicion was aroused that the malt had been forwarded in this direction for illicit distillation purposes.

HBH 1890 August 15 Telegraphic Shipping MELBOURNE-Thursday Sailed-MARAROA for the Bluff Arrived-WAIRARAPA from Bluff SYDNEY-Thursday Arrived-WAKATIPU LYTTELTON-Thursday Sailed TAKAPUNA for North Passengers: - Misses ROBINSON, LYNNE Mrs BURNETT Messrs PASCOE, BARRETT, PEEKMAE, CLIFFORD, MURPHY, DRIVER TARAWERA for Northern Ports and SYDNEY Passengers: - Misses WALLACE, BESWICK, Mc LAREN, GALWAY, DENTON Mesdames BREKER and 6 children, HEIN, and LINTON and child Messrs KIRKPATRICK, Mc LAREN, BARRETT, WHITCOMBE, EDMOND, and the Hon J E STEVENS HAUROTO for DUNEDIN BHUNDORA for WELLINGTON ANDOLA-ship for LONDON.

HBH 1890 August 15 WOODVILLE-Walton-Thompson Woodville correspondent writes under yesterday's date: - Much concern is expressed in Woodville and Palmerston at the disappearance of Mr WALTON, surveyor, of the latter town. He started yesterday from Woodville on horseback, and his horse was afterwards found riderless. A thorough examination of the river and the ground on each side of the road of the Gorge has failed to discover any trace of the missing man. Lately a man named Charles Ocean THOMPSON, whose name was once familiar to your Napier readers has attempted to interest Palmerston People in a copper mine which he claims to have discovered near the bridge at this end of the Gorge. Mr Walton was interested in ores and in the collection of specimens. It is thought that perhaps he dismounted and entered the bush to examine the place, and that some accident has happened to him.

HBH 1890 August 16 ROSE-Mc KEOWN-FRANKLIN-JONES Resident Magistrate's Court-Mr H.S. WARDELL. R.M Katherine ROSE-charged with assaulting Elizabeth Mc KEOWN. .....more..then Cross examined by Mr LASCELLES, witness said that the occurrence took place after the mid-day meal, and she sent a boy named FRANKLIN for her husband. She was alone and did not see a man named JONES present. Evidence of Lawrence HOFF and James FRANKLIN was also taken.....more...then..John Stewart JONES, another resident of Chaucer Road and said he knew of and had heard of no disturbance until the summons was issued. ...more.....then-His Worship dismissed the charge.

HBH 1890 August 16 Danevirke town sections for sale I have these plans have been downloaded and are on pages 5 and 6 of Wednesday's next paper and are available upon request to ELAINE Sale of Danevirke town sections are to be offered by Messrs C.R. HOADLEY and Co on Monday the 25th instant, plans of the property will be issued with this paper on Wednesday next. The plans, like those usually issued by HOADLEY and Co will, apart from serving sale purposes, prove most useful for reference, and they will be very large and embrace most of this rising township. The Canterbury Times states that Mr LAING of NAPIER, has purchased the brood mare Marie Therese, from the Middle-Park Company who was imported to Canterbury by Mr E.G. GRIFFITH in 1875......more A committee meeting of the Napier Half Holiday Association was held last night at Mrs LANG'S, Emerson Street, Napier/ Mr DEWSNAP was voted to the chair.

HBH 1890 August 16 Shipping Arrival Port of Napier 14th-QUEEN OF THE SOUTH from WELLINGTON. DALGETY and Co-agents Departures 15th-KAHU for WELLINGTON-RICHARDSON and Co-agents 15th-QUEEN OF THE SOUTH for WELLINGTON. Telegraphic LONDON-August 15 Arrived-Ship TALAVERA from LYTTELTON Sailed May 31. NEWCASTLE-Friday Sailed-COLAC for NEW ZEALAND Auckland-Friday Sailed-MONOWAI for the South Passengers for NAPIER TARANAKI Football Team (15) Mr and Mrs BERTLE Messrs MAXWELL and PICKERING

HBH 1890 August 15 Shipping Arrivals Port of NAPIER 13th-AHURIRI from coast 13th-FAIRY from coast 14th-KAHU from WELLINGTON Departures 14th-OHAU for SYDNEY via WELLINGTON 14th-AUSTRALIA for GISBORNE and AUCKLAND

HBH 1890 August 13 Shipping Page 2 mostly missing and this is the only piece that was able to be typed-Elaine Arrivals Port of Napier 11th-OHAU from Northern Ports 12th-VENUS, cutter, Captain WAG from GISBORNE Departures 12th-AHURIRI for WAIMARAMA 12th-TE KAPU-for WAIROA Passenger-Mr J K GONDY and several others.

HBH 1890 August 13 Mr John HARDING, of Mount Vernon, having presented to the Wesleyan Band of Hope a number of drums and fifes, a movement is on hand to form a band. Two new members were installed at the fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Lodge of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity and Brothers SIDEY and A.H. WILSON were elected delegates for the purpose of holding a annual Friendly Societies sports on the Prince of Wale's birthday. A recent telegram concerning the alleged discovery of copper in or near the Manawatu gorge, Napier readers may be interested in the fact that the discovery has been made on the land by a Mr THOMPSON, formerly known in Napier for his luck? in discovering various minerals. Resident Magistrate's Court-Mr W.R. BLYTHE, J.P., Charles ROBERTS and Edward ANDERSON-charged with drunkenness Roberts fined with costs, and Anderson was dismissed with a caution it being his first offence.

HBH 1890 August 14 Shipping Arrivals Port of NAPIER 13th-AUSTRALIA from WELLINGTON 13th-TE KAPU from WAIROA Departure 13th-LILY schooner Captain JACOBSEN for AUCKLAND. Master-agent

HBH 1890 August 13 MUIR and MUNRO at Clyde Page Two-England Cable News The ship LOCH RYAN, which recently arrived at MELBOURNE from GLASGOW, had an eventful passage. While the vessel was being towed a man named MUIR fell overboard and was drowned, despite the efforts of another of the crew named MUNRO to save him.

HBH 1890 August 11 SNELLING-GILMOUR-McKENZIE An extraordinary accident happened to a cabman and his fare on Saturday night. The cabman was an elderly man named Alexander SNELLING and the fare was a WAIMARAMA shepherd named Mc KENZIE. Mc KENZIE was desirous of catching the train at 9.30 o'clock, and accordingly started in SNELLING'S cab for the railway station. A few minutes later SNELLING was found unconscious on the road near the corner of Munro and Stations streets. He was taken to Dr de LISLE's surgery, but the doctor being out the unconscious man was taken to Dr CARO'S. He proved to be badly injured, his wound including a cut on the head which had laid bare the skull, and some severe contusions on the face and Dr CARO ordered his immediate removal to hospital and with Constable FELTON accompanying him thither. SNELLING became partly conscious today but has no recollection of the accident, and the only suggestion he can make is that he must have had a fit and fallen off his cab. While all that had been related was happening to SNELLING on Saturday night, his horses took the cab on to the railway station, thence into Carlyle Street, round the Hyderabad road, through the Spit, and safely threaded night traffic of the Shakespeare road, until they slackened down to breast the hill. Mr GILMOUR, of PETANE seeing them pass driverless, got on the box and drove to the company's stables, where he left the vehicle and horses to be found by their owner. On opening the cab at the stables, the gentleman who was in a hurry to get to the station was found sleeping peacefully within, blissfully unconscious of all mundane affairs.

HBH 1890 August 12 Herman-Sewell Tuesday-page two BIRTHS HERMAN-On August 8th at her residence, Thompson Road Napier, Mrs Percy A Herman of a son SEWELL-On August 11th at DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, the wife of F Warnford Sewell, of a daughter (still born).

HBH 1890 August 12 Local plus Bits and pieces The many friends of Keith WILSON, formerly of the Telegraph Department, and well known to amateur dramatic circles, will be pleased to hear that he is "rolling on the tide that leads to fortune," for he has received a lucrative appointment of Manager to the Australian Accident Insurance Company in Brisbane. Mr WILSON'S energy has brought him to the fore, for he had been only six months in the employ of the company when he received the valuable appointment mentioned. A school teacher at FOXTON named Herbert WOODHAM has applied for a patent for a siphon arrangement to milk cows automatically. A meeting of the St John's Temperance Band will be held in the schoolroom this evening, when a treat for the children will be provided in the shape of magic lantern pictures exhibited by Mr SAUNDERS. The last number of the Government Gazette contains a notification of the appointment of Lieutenant Arnold Charles LEWIS, unattached active list, to be Lieutenant of the Hastings Rifles. The Gisborne Standard says that Mr PIESSE has received a letter from the head office of the south Pacific Petroleum Company. The drawing of the Art Union prize in connection with the Napier Poultry and Canary Association's show took place in the Protestant Hall last evening. A committee of six gentlemen was appointed from those present and superintended the drawing. The principal prize, a very handsome suite of furniture, was won by Master A PIRIE, a youth, who was the fortunate winner of the second prize in last year's art union. Mr TANKARD yesterday received a post office order from the Gisborne Garrison Band, the proceeds of a concert held at Gisborne in aid of the Balaclava fund.

HBH 1890 August 12 Shipping Arrival Port of Napier 11th-AGNES DONALD-schooner-from AUCKLAND Departure 11th-ORPHEUS-schooner-Captain SMITH for THAMES

HBH 1890 August 11 shipping Arrivals Port of NAPIER 9th-AUSTRALIA from Northern Ports Passengers: - Mesdames CLARKSON, PAGE and child, and DYMES Messrs PAGE, HART, SUTTON, MAIDENS, KEMP, MADIGAN, DAVIDSON, STUCKEY, OLIVER, MURRAY, TEAT, W J WILLCOCKS. 9th-TE KAPU from WAIROA 10th-MANAPOURI from SYDNEY via Northern Ports Passengers: - Miss HUTCHINSON Mesdames HASTIE, WALROND and three children, and EVANS Messrs HUDSON, WAIROND (OR WALROND), MEADOWCROFT, WALKER, JAMES, HUTCHINSON, BENNIE, WICKHAM, REARDON, O"CONNOR 4 steerage 10th-WAIHORA from MELBOURNE via Southern Ports Passengers: - Mrs PITT Misses RUTHERFORD, HARTWEADY, DICKEY, Mc LELLAN Messrs EVANS, Mc INTOSH, ATKINSON, GLOVER (2) 14 Steerage 10th-DUNEDIN-schooner-Captain HANSEN from TIMARU. ELLISON and DUNCAN-agents Departures 9th-AUSTRALIA for WELLINGTON Passengers: -Messrs MITCHELL and ANDERSON 13th-COMET-ketch-Captain KRUHE for AUCKLAND 10th-MANAPOURI for MELBOURNE via southern Ports Passengers: - Mesdames GLINDINNING, CONDON, HOPKINS Miss HIGHWAY Messrs BRYCE, MARSHALL, HOPKINS, CHAMBERLAIN 10th-WAIHORA for SYDNEY via Northern ports Passengers: - Mesdames MATHERS, BARTLETT and four children and PARK-SMITH Misses BREWER, JOHNSON, CONWAY Messrs MATHERS, J BROWN, R.A. WILSON, SIMKIN, H J CLAYTON (2), BREWER, TEAT, PARK-SMITH, YOUNG-HUSBAND Judge CONOLLY.

HBH 1890 August 9 Court news Bankruptcy dealt with yesterday by His Honor Mr Justice CONNOLLY Discharge applied for SHERLOCK and ARNOLD-granted Judgment for the plaintiff was entered by consent in the following actions: - Assignee in the estate of John Gibson KINROSS v ALLEN Same v STEPHENSON Assignee v RYLANDS At the Police Court in Hastings before Mr C A FitzROY J.P., the following "free graziers" were dealt with W SUTHERLAND-allowing one horse to stray G W SMITH-allowing two cows to stray John EVANS-allowing three cows to stray C FARMERY-allowing two horses to stray J A RYDER-allowing one horse to stray W Mc NAMARA-allowing one horse to stray J F SADGROVE-charged with being a vagrant-sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labor.

HBH 1890 August 9 Shipping and Telegraphic Arrival Port of NAPIER 8th-SOUTHERN CROSS from WELLINGTON Passengers: - Mrs HENRY and child Mr D'Arcy IRVINE Departures 7th-KAHU for WELLINGTON 8th-SOUTHERN CROSS for Northern Ports Passengers: - Messrs THOMPSON (2), ROBERTS, ANDREWS TELEGRAPHIC ALBANY-Friday Arrived-ORUBA Passengers for New Zealand Miss GRAY Messrs GRAY and LUTHER AUCKLAND-Friday Sailed-MANAPOURI for south Passengers for NAPIER Mesdames EVANS and WALROID and child Messrs WALKER and WALROID.

HBH 1890 August 11 HANSEN Bertie A small boy named Bertie HANSEN, aged seven years, created considerable sensation on Saturday afternoon. He had been in the habit of crawling through the flood-water culverts at the railway crossings near HOLT'S mill, and was pursuing his favourite pastime on Saturday. Apparently he lost his nerve while so engaged and stuck fast beneath the centre of the road. His parents, who live near, learned of the occurrence, and the father, assisted by a kind-hearted telegraph linesman, set vigorously to work on the crown of the road, and after considerable labor reached the culvert, removed a batten, and rescued the adventurous youth. The road was being opened just as the people were returning from the football match on the Recreation Ground, and the sight of two men actively working with picks in the presence of most of the female inhabitants (and all the babies) of the neighbourhood soon attracted a large crowd....more