HBH 1890 July 18 and 19 JARDINE-WILLIS NO B M D FOR 18TH 19th Page Two JARDINE-On the 18th July at his residence, Lincoln Road, Napier, the wife of J Ferguson JARDINE of a son DEATH-WILLIS At the Union Hotel, Port Ahuriri on Sunday, July 29thth, Henry Willis, aged 73 years. The funeral will leave his late residence Port Ahuriri at 2 30 pm tomorrow (Tuesday) Friends will please accept this intimation T P FULLER-Undertaker

HBH 1890 July 18 RIVERSLEA Sections Commercial News Herald Office Thursday evening RIVERSLEA SALES Messrs C B HOADLEY and Co report: - We are receiving considerable inquiry for the unsold Riverslea sections, and notwithstanding the low price of produce, and potatoes in particular, the yield per acre of the latter crop has been so prolific that prices asked for the various allotments are now being paid, as it has been demonstrated that owing to the rich character of the soil, most of it being virgin, profitable yields have resulted, and, had an average market been secured this season producers would have done much better and been enabled to have taken up more land, a desire very general amongst those of us who have already bought. Our Sales since last report are as follows: - Block 8 Sections 446 to 451 and 498 to 508-HAYES and INGLIS-£18 per acre Sections 45 and 46-T MORGAN, £28 BLOCK 9 Section 75-A MASTERS £20 Section 26-Mrs MASTERS £10 Section 135-D HOURIGAN £80 Section 144-R R CLARK £130 13s 7d BLOCK 10 Sections 51, 52 and 59-W A COUPER £41 per acre Section 238-C HAMMOND £12 Sections-231, 232, and 233 M HOWARD £30 Sections 234 and 235 J B HIRD £20 Sections 224 to 228 T O'CONNOR £50 BLOCK 11 - Section 139-F CHRISTENSEN £169 14s 1d Section 135-H SCULLION £238 Section 151-M BEAGLEY £175 Sections 81, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 99, and 101 T HEWETSEN £420 In some instances prices have been revised on a lower scale, particulars of which can be obtained upon application to our office in Napier. For the convenience of those unable to get into town Mr HOADLEY will be at Hastings on Monday next, during the afternoon, to supply information and treat with those desirous of purchasing the remaining allotments.

HBH 1890 July 18 Shipping Arrivals Port of Napier 17th-WEKA for coast-no passengers 17th-AUSTRALIA from WELLINGTON-no passengers DEPARTURES-NIL

HBH 1890 July 18 STREETER Robert Telegraphic Thursday-GISBORNE The search party found the body of Robert STREETER yesterday in a hole a short distance from where deceased and his mate were fencing. The locality is about forty miles from GISBORNE in very rough country, beyond the oil springs. The message states that there is evidence of STREETER having been murdered, although the body is in an advanced state of decomposition. It is thought that there will be no difficulty in identifying the remains. Dr INNES left town this morning for the locality of the murder. An inquest will be held tomorrow at WHATATUTU. William BLACK (charged with the murder) and STREETER's wife are to leave GISBORNE today in charge of the police to be present at the inquest. Detective CAMPBELL, of WELLINGTON, arrived here this morning and proceeds to the scene of the murder.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrival - Dec. 29 - Australia, s.s., from Wellington. Departure - Dec. 29 - Fanny, s.s., for Gisborne. At the R.M. Court yesterday, Andrew FRASER pleaded guilty to drunkenness..discharged with a caution. Llewellyn Evan PRITCHARD, on bail charged with drunkenness, did not appear. He was fined the amount of his bail, £1. Porangahau - A most mysterious robbery took place here during Monday night or Tuesday morning, when the sum of £195 16s 5d was taken from the premises of Mr V. JENSEN, storekeeper. The money consisted of 31 £1 notes, and £114. 16s 5d in cheques. There is no clue to the thief at present. The following will represent the Napier Club in a match against the Hawke's Bay County Cricket Club, to be played on New Year's Day at Farndon Park:- C.R. SMITH, FANNIN, H. MARTIN, PERCY, O' CONNOR, KENDALL, WHITE, HAWKINS, WOOD, HAYWARD, and COUPE.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrival - Dec. 29 - Te Kapu, s.s., from Gisborne. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., Harry WILSON - charged with drunkenness. Alfred EDWARDS - fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. Robert Thomas BELT, not alleged to be any connection of Ben of that ilk, pleaded guilty to drunkenness - discharged with a caution. The notorious Thomas CAMPBELL was again brought up at the R.M. Court yesterday, and was charged on three informations with doing wilful damage at a house of ill-fame, assaulting Sarah ROWE, an inmate of the house, and with causing a breach of the peace outside the house. He pleaded not guilty.....he was sentenced to six weeks' hard labor (without option) on the first charge; was fined £2 and costs on the second, and was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for twelve months on the third. The alternative in the second case was a month's hard labor, to commence when the first sentence expired. Failing the requisite sureities he will remain in gaol a year.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller No publication on Dec. 26, 1891 SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Dec. 25 - Australia, s.s., from the North. Passengers - Miss JOHNSON; Mrs WRIGLEY; Messrs FRANCIS, LITTLE, PRITCHARD, HOLDER, BAYLEY, WEBB, ROCHE, MELVILLE, KENNEDY, NEWTON, and the Rev. Mr WILLIAMS. Dec. 25 - Dingadee, s.s., from Wellington. Dec. 25 - Fanny, s.s., from the coast. Dec. 26 - Lily, schooner, from Dunedin. Dec. 26 - Venus, ketch, from Gisborne. Dec. 26 - Tarawera, s.s., from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers - Mesdames GILFILLAN, HOLDWORTH, HUDSON, and NEEDHAM; Misses KERSEJOHN, MARCET, and HOLDSWORTH; Misses KERSEJOHN, MARCET, and HOLDSWORTH; Messrs MARCET, O'REILLY, HUBERTS, HUME, HOLDSWORTH, WORTHINGTON, LIPPIAT, MURRAY, HEATH, CURTIS, ?, WOOLCOTT, and 16 steerage. Dec. 27 - Wairarapa, s.s., from Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames WILLIAMS, WHITSON, MAHON and 2 children, BOLAN and child and maid, COSTER, GARETT, and MORLEY and child; Misses GRAHAM, MURRAY and HOWARD; Messrs O'NEILL, CHAPMAN, JACK, Captain WHITSON, and 2 steerage. Departures - Dec. 26 - Wairoa, s.s., for Wairoa. Dec. 26 - Weka, s.s., for Wellington. Dec. 26 - Te Kapu, s.s., for Gisborne. Dec. 26 - Australia, s.s., for Wellington. Passenger - Miss SPILLER. Dec. 26 - Dingadee, s.s., for Gisborne, coast stations, and Auckland. Passengers - Mr and Mrs YATES; Misses OSBORNE and BABAN; Messrs GRAHAM, CROCKER, TAIHI, and several steerage. Dec. 26 - Tarawarea, s.s., for Southern ports. Passengers - Mesdames SMITH, St. CLAIR, and THOMPSON; Misses FRAZER, TENNET, JOHNSON, St. CLAIR, STEPHEN, and CROSS (3); Messrs TENNET, SMITH, Le QUEENS, KINGSON, BLIPPIE, SCOTT, HART, TODD, and 4 steerage. Dec. 26 - Wairarapa, s.s., for Gisborne and Auckland. Passengers - Misses GRACHY, HADDLEY, KELLY, LARGE (2), and PARKINSON; Mrs GARDINER; Master CUTHBERT, and Messrs CONDELL, CLARKE, GOLDING, LUCAS, TOMOANA, WADE, SMITH, and the Hon. J.D. ORMOND. Death - RICHARDSON - At Taradale, on the 26th December, James Pitkeathley, son of James and Emily Jane RICHARDSON, aged 3 years. The funeral will leave for the Taradale cemetery at 2 o'clcok this day (Monday), 28th inst. Edward ARNOLD and Louis HOFF, alias Ola HOFF, alias Laurence HOFF, were brought up at the R.M. Court on Saturday before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., charged with robbery with violence. Both prisoners were remanded till Wednesday. It is alleged against them that they garotted one Thomas CAMPBELL, a stranger to the town, and stole frfom him £6 15s in cash and a number of papers. Three members of the Wanderers' Bicycle Club - Messrs DALTON, PATERSON, and LEVI - took advantage of the holidays to enjoy a trip on wheels as far as Danevirke..... The notorious Thomas CAMPBELL was arrested by the police on Saturday on three charges. They consisted of wilfully damaging the doors, windows, and furniture of a house of ill fame, of assaulting a female inmate, and of assaulting a man outside the house....... There were a great crop of "drunks" at the R.M. Court on Saturday, when Mr TURNBULL, R.M., sat to adjudicate. Rope AMA Eacklel ROWE George O'BRIEN Benjamin GOODMAN John JONES Benjamin PASCOE Thomas ARUNDEL Patrick WARD David MURRAY Edwin WARTER and William Halcione GORDLINE

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller To: Elaine Mattsen Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 12:49 PM Subject: HB Herald, Tues. Dec. 29, 1891 SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Dec. 27 - Wairoa, s.s., from Wairoa. Dec. 28 - Ohau,s.s., from Dunedin. Depature - Dec. 28 - Ohau, s.s., for Gisborne and Auckland. Telegraphic Shipping - Wellington, Monday. Arrived - Rimutaka, s.s. Passengers for Napier - Messrs F. BURCHELI, T.M. LUEY, and T. SWAIN. Steerage: Miss BARNES; Messrs S. BECKERS and S. EUSTON. Death - LORIGAN - At Ormondville, on December 27th, Frank LORIGAN, aged 18 years, deeply regretted. R.I.P. The funeral will leave Mr LAWTON's residence, Taradale, this day (Tuesday), 29th December, at 12 o'clock, for the cemetery. Friends please accept this notice. Mr E. HAYES, of Puketapu, desires us to state that he was not the Edward HAYES who was charged with drunkenness on Saturday, the 19th instant. At the R.M. Court yesterday, beforfe Mr TURNBULL, R.M., ROPOAMA, a Maori, was fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. Robert HARKNESS, John BULLOCK John CHANDLER Joseph HAY, and Alfred EDWARDS each pleaded guilty to drunkenness. The notorious Thomas CAMPBELL was brought up in custody, charged with the offences enumerated in our yesterday's issue, and was remanded till to-day. The following will represent the Hawke's Bay County Cricket Club in their match against the Napier Cricket Club on New Year's Day, at Farndon - LOWRY, GORE, BRUCE, E.D. TANNER, R. BURSEY, J.G. TAIAROA, B. A'DEANE, H. B. WILLIAMS, Alick WILLIAMS, C.H. WILLIAMS, and C.A. LOUGHNAN; emergencies, A.L.D. FRASER, C. GORDON, DOVE, and VICKERMAN.

HBH 1890 July 17th Shipping Arrivals Port of Napier-No listed passengers 15th-GLENCAIRN-schooner from THAMES-Put in for repairs-no passengers 15th-FAIRY from GISBORNE 16th-Te KAPU from WAIROA-SMITH and PROVIS-agents Departure 16th-FANNY for GISBORNE

HBH 1890 July 16 QUIN Mr S S and GILPIN Mr S S QUIN, who has been at various times stationed at FOXTON, WANGANUI, and in the Hawke's Bay District as agent for the government Life Insurance Department, and who is (says the N.Z. Times) well known as an active and popular canvasser, has received the appointment of special agent for Hawke's Bay, which is an improvement on the position he has filled for the last four years. At the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Meeting held yesterday Mr GILPIN caused some amusement by taking exception to the items amounting to £54 10s for the band at three meetings.

HBH 1890 July 16 News Conference in Wellington A journalistic conference between the directors and shareholders of the New Zealand United Press Association and representatives of the leading newspapers in SYDNEY and MELBOURNE will be held at the Wellington office of the Press Association next week for the purpose of discussing the future supply of cable news to the colony. The following gentlemen have already arrived in Wellington for the purpose of attending the conference: - Mr WYNNE-Sydney Daily Telegraph Mr FAIRFAX-Sydney Morning Herald Mr A J FRASER-New Zealand Press Association Mr COLLINS-Reuter Telegraphic Company. Several other gentlemen connected with the New Zealand Press are expected to reach Wellington during the week.

HBH 1890 July 16 Shipping ARRIVALS-NIL Departures Port of Napier 14th-WEKA for WAIMARAMA 15th-Te KAPU for WAIROA Passengers: - Messrs BOLD, WEBER, and several natives Telegraphic Shipping Sydney-Thursday-Arrived-MANAPOURI from AUCKLAND Wellington-Tuesday The RUAPEHU from LONDON, via way ports, arrived in the harbor at midnight, and was berthed this morning. She left LONDON on May 29th, TENERIFFE on June 5th, Cape Town on the 21st, Hobart on the 10th. On the whole fine weather was experienced on the voyage, which occupied 43 days 12 hours 4 minutes, and the actual steaming time being 41 days 20 hours 19 minutes. Her mails consist of 197 bags, 2 packages, and 21 boxes parcel post. She has 23 passengers for Wellington and 41 for other ports. An unfortunate accident occurred the other day after the vessel left LONDON. When off Hastings a fireman named HOGAN jumped overboard, and in lowering a boat to go to the rescue a seaman named John MACKENZIE fell into the water. All efforts were made to rescue the men, but without success, and after cruising around the spot for an hour the steamer resumed her voyage. Passengers to NAPIER: - Steerage Mr and Mrs STEVENS Messrs J W SOUTHALL and C B SOUTHALL

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrival - Sept.2 - Flying Scud, three-masted schooner, Captain CORLETT, from Newcastle. No Departures. Birth - HOGG - At Temoana, on the 2nd September, the wife of T.A. HOGG, of a son. Death - SHARP - On 3rd September, 1891, in his second year, while bathing off the break-water. "His life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up to all the world and pay - This was a dog." At the R.M. Court yesterday, before Mr T.K. NEWTON, J.P., James CRONIN, for a second offence of drunkenness within a recent period, was fined 5s and costs. James WILSON, similarly charged, did not answer to his name, and his bail of £1 was estreated. An inquest was held at Taradale yesterday, before Dr DRUMMOND, J.P., acting coroner, on the body of James HOCKELTON, whose sudden death was repoted in our last issue. Dr.. JARVIS, who made a post-mortem examination, gave evidence to the effect that death was due to failure of the heart's action........The jury returned a vderdict in accordance with the medical evidence. Waipawa - At the R.M.Court to-day, Thomas PARKINSON, junr., a boy of eight years old, was charged with throwing stones at the express train. He was dismissed with a strict caution against a repition, in which case he would be severely punished.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Sept. 8 - Ahuriri, s.s., from Waimarama. Sept. 9 - Fairy, s.s., from Coast. Sept. 9 - Waiwera, schooner, Captain PANKOW, from Auckland. Sept. 10 - Te Kapu, s.s., from Wairoa. No Departures. Telegraphic Shipping - Wellington, Wednesday. The Ruapehu, from London via the Cape and Hobart, arrived at 2.30 this morning. Her dates are Plymouth 25th July, Teneriffe 30th, Cape August 15th, and left Hobart at 10 p.m. on the 4th of September. After leaving the Cape she experienced heavy gales, both from the S.E. and N.W., with high seas. From Hobart, fine weather was experienced. The health of the passengers has been good throughout. She has 84 passengers for New Zealand, 217 bags of mails, and 26 boxes of parcel post. She brings 1300 tons of cargo, half of which is for Wellington. Passengers for Napier - Second saloon, Misses KAY and WALKER and Mr and Mrs BLAIR; steerage, Messrs GROVES, NIVA, and MILLER. Danevirke - At the Ormondville Court yesterday, before Messrs GROOM and ERICKSEN, Justices, a man named Hugh BRITTEN was charged with stealing a case of jam and two bags of flour from the Ormondville railway station, and pleaded guilty. He said that he could not obtain wages due to him from firms for whom he had worked, and as he could not see his wife and children starve he stole the goods. He was sentenced to six months' hard labor. Woodville - At the R.M. Court yesterday a man named Joseph WILLIAMS, who has been in Woodville gaol, and is under a sentence of a fortnight's hard labor in Napier"castle," was charged with obtaining £1 by false pretences from a gentleman bearing the literary or pedagogic name of GRAMMAR, and who resided at that "Sweet Auburn" known as Ashurst......The Justice who presided, Mr SYMS, sentenced defendant to a month's hard labor. A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a dog society was held last eening at the Criterion Hotel, Mr F. SUTTON in the chair......The following office bearers were elected subject to their acceptance of office:- President, Mr H.S. TIFFEN Vice-presidents, Messrs G.E.G. RICHARDSON, and W.SHRIMPTON Hon.-secretary and treasurer, Mr Henry LASCELLES Committee, Messrs F. SUTTON, J. HORRAX, G. BENSON, J.C. PHAIR, A.E. STAUNTON, J.R. HAMLIN, James LOPDELL, Cartwright BROWN, H.H. MURDOCH, A.S. DANVERS, J.O. EVETT, and Dr. de LISLE.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Sept. 8 - Result, s.s., from Moeangiangi. Departures - Sept. 7 - Result, s.s., for Moeangiangi. Sept. 8 - Ahuriri, s.s., for Waimarama. Sept. 8 - Te Kapu, s.s., for Wairoa. Sept. 8 - Fairy, s.s., for Pourerere. Sept. 8 - Catlin, ketch, Captain SVENDSEN, for Lyttelton. Births - MASON - On September 8th, at Bleak House, Cobden-road, Napier, the wife of Maurice MASON, of a daughter. WHITCOMBE - On Tuesday, Septemer 8th, at Harvey-road, Napier, the wife of Seymour F. WHITCOMBE, of a daughter. Marriage - GROSENOR-WINLOVE - At St. Mary's Church, Waipukurau, by the Rev. J.D.KNIPE, on Tuesday, September 8th, Bower Clement GROSVENOR to E. Lucy WINLOVE. Death - LONGSTAFF - At Hastings, on September 7th, at the residence of her daughter (Mrs W.H. BOWLER), Mary Anne LONGSTAFF, aged 67 years. The funeral will leave for the Hastings cemetery at 3 p.m. to-day (Wednesday). - S.J. TONG, Undertaker. Mr A.H. WILSON, ironmonger, has made an alteration in his business, having taken into partnership Mr Robert NORTHE, an old resident of Napier. Mr WILSON's twelve years', and Mr NORTHE's thirty-three years' residence among us, have, no doubt, secured them many friends who will join us in wishing the new firm every success. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., Gerald DOWLING and John LeGOYT were charged with drunkenness and with threatening behaviour. The latter consisted in each professing a desire to annihilate the other, and in going through various sparring contortions with a view to that end. For being drunk they were each fined 10s and costs, and for their pugilistic tendencies £1 and costs. An accident happened yesterday to a steam crane used by Messrs CRANBY and PREBBLE for lifting silt from the dredge punts. Some portion of the coupling gave way, causing the bucket to part company with the neck of the crane.......Mr KENDALL, the engineer in charge, had a narrow escape both from scalding and from being injured by the giving way of the platform. Woodville - At the R.M. Court yesterday, a Mrs TROON was charged by the police with obstructing them in the execution of their duty on Saturday last....The J.P.'s Messrs SYMS and HALL, showed that they sympathised with the constable and fined the woman 5s.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: No Arrivals. Departure - Sept. 7 - Australia, s.s., for Wellington. Passengers - Messrs REEVES and FELDWICK. Deaths - HAYDEN - At Napier Hospital, on the 8th September, 1891, Patrick HAYDEN, aged 59 years. The funeral will leave the hospital to-day (Tuesday), at 2.30 p.m., for the Napier cemetery. LONGSTAFF - At Hastings, on September 7th, at the residence of her daughter (Mrs W.H. BOWLER), Mary Anne LONGSTAFF, aged 67 years. In Memoriam - ELLIS - In loving remembrance of our only child, Willie, who died September 8th, 1890. He passed away, twelve months today - Our loving son: In sorrow bowed we cry aloud - Our Father's will be done. Our only boy, a constant joy, He cheered us on our way; Though life's now black we'll not wish him back, But meet him bye-and- bye. Inserted by his sorrowing and loving parents. Mr R. MILLER reports the sale to Mr G.C. ORMOND, at a satisfactory price, of blocks 20, 21, 22, and 23, Mahia Peninsula (together 1095½ acres) the property of the estate of the late Duncan M'DOUGALL. The funeral of the late Mrs J. Vigor BROWN yesterday was attended by one of the largest assemblages ever seen in the Napier cemetery, all classes of the community being represented. The service was most impressively read by Dean HOVELL. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., Vincent RASMUSSEN was fined £1 and costs for failure to send in sheep returns to the inspector as required by the act. M.R. MILLER was fined 1s and costs for allowing a chimney to become fired. John OWEN, for leaving a horse and vehicle unattended, was fined 5s and costs, and J. BEAGLEY was fined a similar sum for allowing a horse to stray. A case under the Pawnbroker's Act was heard at the R.M. Court yesterday, when W.L. HANWELL was charged with carrying on the business of a pawnbroker without being licensed to do so........ His Worship imposed a fine of £2, costs £1 11s, and witnesses' expenses £2 18s.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Sept. 17 - Dingadee, s.s., from Wellington. Sept. 18 - Kiwi, s.s., from Wellington. Departures - Sept. 18 - Kiwi, s.s.,.for Wellington. Sept. 18 - Dingadee, s.s., for Northern ports. Passengers - Messrs FANCOURT, BEST, JENKINS, and MORRISON (2). Telegraphic Shipping - Lyttelton, Friday. Sailed - Te Anau, for Wellington. Passengers for Napier - Miss BALFOUR and Mr GORDON. Birth - HUTCHINS - On September 18th, at Gladstone-road, Napier, the wife of J. HUTCHINS, of a daughter. Danevirke - Constable RYAN very cleverly arrested a man named William Charles Stuat GRAY who was wanted for alleged uttering a valueless cheque for £5 3s 6d at Woodville, the victim being Mr J.J. MURPHY. The offence was alleged to have been committed on the 16th instant, and the arrest was made in consequence of a wire having been received here yesterday. Accused was charged before Mr J.H. CLAYTON, J.P., to-day, and remanded to Woodville, where the case will be heard to-morrow. Two woman of bad character named Ethel GREY and Emma GIFFORD were charged at the R.M. Court yesterday, before Messrs J.W. NEAL and E. LYNDON, J.P.'s, with assaulting Constables CREEK and MULLANE in the execution of their duty. It appeared that the police have lodged informations against thirteen women who inhabit brothels, and the constables named were serving the summonses on Thursday.....The Bench fined each defendant £1 and costs on each charge, the total for each defendant amounting to £2. 17s 6d, or in default 14 days' hard labor. The money was paid.

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrival - Sept. 17 - Alert, schooner, from Dunedin. No Departures. Clive - Last Sunday a few lads, for want of something better to do, strayed over to the swamp and made a fire. The result was a big blaze the whole afternoon and evening, which chould be seen for miles around. Considerable damage has been done to the fences, trees, and other property of Mr Peter ROBERTSON. Waipawa - The usual sitting of the R.M. Court was held to-day before Messrs A. TURNBULL, R.M., and S. JOHNSON, J.P. Annie CONRAD, charged with obtaining money under false pretences from W. TWOHEY, at Waipukurau, pleaded guilty and was convicted and released on the recognisance of herself and one surety in £10 each, ordered to come up for judgment when called upon, and to pay costs of Court, with 9s for witness, within two weeks.

No Shipping News. Hastings - At the Police Court to-day, before Messrs BURNETT and BELLBY, J.P.'s, Tuehu POMARE, who had been remanded on a charge of stealing some bedding, the property of Louis SCHAEFFER, was again brought up, and on the application of counsel, Mr LEWIS, was further remanded till Monday next. Bail in £50 for himself and £25 each on the part of two sureties was accepted. There was a further charge against the prisoner of stealing a pack of cards, the property of the same prosecutor. This also stands over till Monday. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., Alfrfed M'GINATY was charged with helpless drunkenness. As defendant had manifested signs of delirium tremens he was remanded for a week. David HUNTER was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness. \William BOYD pleaded guilty to using indecent language to E.A. HODSON, and was ordered to come up for judgment when called upon. Charles SUTTON, Henry ROGERS, E.GRIFFEN, and D. COTTON were each fined 5s and costs for leaving their vehicles unattended, and James COOPER was fined 1s and costs for driving the Havelock coach without a license, he having failed to procure one in time.

HBH 1890 July 16 Local news One The newly elected committee of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club met yesterday afternoon, when a circular was read from Mr H M LYON, secretary of the Late New Zealand Conference, asking the H B J C to appoint delegates to attend a conference to be held in WELLINGTON for the purpose of considering forming a New Zealand Jockey Club. Messrs J.D. ORMOND and W.R. RUSSELL were appointed delegates. Messrs LANG, SHRIMPTON, and FitzROY were appointed to a sub-committee to draw up programmes for the ensuing season. The Resident Magistrate yesterday gave judgment in the case of HUGHES v MYERS, in which the latter was charged with allowing more passengers to be in the 'bus' than permitted.