HBH 1890 May 16 R M Court A couple of cases in which Maoris were interested were heard at the R M Court yesterday before Captain PREECE, Trust Commissioner. W R BLYTHE was plaintiff and Arihi te NAHU defendant, the application being for the Commissioner's certificate to a judgment obtained in the supreme Court on the 2nd of June 1887, fro £504 6s 7d. Mr E H WILLIAMS-for plaintiff Mr DINWIDDIE for defendant Evidence of A J COTTERILL, H A CORNFORD, J P JAMLIN, W R BLYTHE, and Arihi te NAHU was taken-Commissioner reserved his decision. J F CRANE v Hapuku te NAHU, an application for the Commissioner's certificate to a judgment obtained in the Resident Magistrate's Court on the 7th January, 1890, for £90 19s 6d. Mr DINWIDDIE for plaintiff. The Commissioner intimated that he would grant a certificate, but adjourned the case till the 28th instant in order to make a search in connection with certain blocks of land.

HBH 1890 May 15 Advertisements Mrs J PARKER's household effects and furniture to be sold on the premises of Mr P A HERMAN Mrs JE DUCKWORTH will hold a clearing sale of farm stock next Wednesday morning at Mr WELLWOOD'S farm at Hastings Mr E BLACK'S office is now at the ATHENAEUM Mr Arthur ATKINSON notified that at the next Taradale licensing meeting he will apply for a license for the Waverley Hotel. Mr F RHODES, solicitor has removed to an Office next to BANNER and LIDDLE'S building

HBH 1890 May 15 Men arrested at Petane Three men named John D MACDONALD Henry JOHNSTON Charles R TAYLOR Arrested today in the Petane Hotel by Constables HARVEY and HENDRICKS on a charge of wilful property damage. After being requested to leave by Mr BELL they smashed several panes of glass.

HBH 1890 May 15 R M Court R M Court held yesterday before Mr E LYNDON J.P Mary ROSS-fined 5s and costs for drunkenness John RUSSELL charged with being illegally on the premises of Mary ROSS, the first named defendant. It appeared that she was locked up and asked the police to see that her house was fastened up safely, and a constable going to the house at 2 o'clock yesterday morning found RUSSELL lying there on a sofa. He had no permission to be there from Mary ROSS. Defendant was sentenced to two months' hard labor. Mary Ann RUSSELL, wife of the last defendant was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language. She was sentenced to a months' hard labor. William ELLIOTT fined 5s and costs for drunkenness.

HBH 1890 May 16 R M Court Page Two The civil case of JONES v WILKIE was heard at the Resident magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr G PREECE R.M. presided. Leslie ALLEN fined 5s and costs for drunkenness William ELLIOTT, for his second offence fined 10s and costs for drunkenness John BLAIR his third appearance recently on a charge of drunkenness was fined £1 and costs Ellen ARKMAN, on remand charged with using obscene language, did not appear in consequence of physical incapacity to be present. Case further remanded till Saturday. The first rehearsal of the operate "Rip Van Winkle," by the Napier Operatic Society, was held last night, with Mr S R KENNEDY conducting.

Subject: Frank (Francis Collinge) Up dating my interests -is anyone researching this surname Hi Listers who is Francis or Frank COLLINGE I went to the council today and asked who was buried in the Puketapu Cemetery next to my gt grandparents and it is Frank COLLINGE and his wife Ann or Anne HARRIS They married in 1876 Folio 1865 at the Pakowhai Church which was then situated between Hastings and Napier (Pakowhai Church) before it became St Mary's Church Their children were: - Mary Frank married to my grandmother Annie Elizabeth BURKE 1916 -he was killed WW1 Their child was Francis Patrick COLLINGE my uncle who died in Levin Soldier's Home or Hospital and had 4 children) Edith Maude Percy Alexander (father of Percy who married Julia Ann CURTIN) and they lived at Pakowhai They farmed their property at Hawkins Road and joined in the life of the St Mary's Parish. Francis was a very generous subscriber to parish funds, and the family had their seat at church. Very sadly, Francis died suddenly as a result of a clot on his lung and Anne was left a widow at the age of thirty-three. Then you know the rest with the War etc. What I haven't been able to find out is anything prior to 1877-Siblings etc??? He had been in this area for some time prior to that and was not born in New Zealand He bought Section 43 when the Mission sold and subdivided the Meeanee property

HBH 1890 14 May Napier School At a special meeting of the Napier School Committee who met last evening. Present: Messrs J G GILBERD T M MURPHY M HEBDEN S SPENCE It was decided to recommend Miss Mary MILLER, at present mistress of the Mohaka school, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss M.M. BROWN.

HBH 1890 May 14 GARRICK Club Aid of the widow of the late Frederick HAMSHAR. Cast: - Mr J PARK SMITH Mr A LEVI Mr J G SWAN Mr S G POPPELWELL Mr F W COLLINS Mr S SPENCE Mr W J GRUNDY Mr A FERNANDEZ Mr J HARTFORD Mrs W C YATES Miss Eva ONSLOW Mrs PAGE Mrs J G GILBERD Mr J R WILLIAMS filled the onerous position of stage manager.

HBH 1890 May 14 HB Native F Team Page Two There is a movement on foot to form a Hawke's Bay Native football team to challenge the combined pakeha forces of the province to a match on the Queen's Birthday. Should this match result, it will have all the interests of an outside representative fixture. The New Zealanders from the following, and many others not mentioned, could select a magnificent team: - Backs-TAKU, GAGE, WIHAPE, WARBRICK, JAMES, TAIAROA, FRIDAY, GOLDSMITH, and DUNCAN Forwards-HOANI (2), NGAHORO, JOE, NEDI, HIROA, MORGAN, MANWATAROA, ROBERT, MATTHEW, LEMUEL, and others.

HBH 1890 May 14 HB Steeplechase Page Two-To be held on June 19 Nominations: John BALDWIN G P DONNELLY James MUNN W S TATHAM C O'DONOGHUE Messrs Mc ELWAIN and O"NEILL E.N. Mc ELWAIN H M SIMMOND A SHEARSBY S H GOLLAN Fred MARTIN J G WILSON W Mc KENZIE J D ORMOND P LAMB J J RUSSELL W BARNARD J MAITLAND E GILPIN R GOOSEMAN J PAUL John SEBLEY Edward OAKENFELL Wm Mc KENZIE R DENNEDY Wm BARNARD

HBH 1890 May 14 Court news Page Two-Tuesday Mr G A PREECE with R.M. presiding. Judgment for plaintiff given yesterday in each of the following civil cases: - Official Assignee in BLACKWELL'S ESTATE V Henare MATUA GILBERD v HAWKINS M LASCELLES v LAMBERT BECK and Co v SMITH-Mr HUMPHRIES for plaintiffs COLLEDGE v NICHOLAS GILBERD and Co v BIRSS A R W LASCELLES v HODSON COLLEDGE v MARSHALL - Mr STOCK for plaintiff - Mr SHEATH for defendant.

HBH 1890 May 14 HOGAN Thomas Page Two Letter from The Woodville Examiner in reference to a letter which had been wrongly addressed not being delivered-apologies to Mr JAGO and the postal officers of the district for the accusation we have wrongly made. Thomas HOGAN, rather too well known in Hawke's Bay, appears to have gone the way of all flesh at last. The HERALD rather prematurely reported his death when what was supposed to be his charred body was taken out of a partially burned dwelling-house at the Spit a few years ago, and once after that HOGAN was "killed" by a country contemporary. The following from the Post seems to be a settler: -" A man named Thomas HOGAN was found dead in the yard of the Colonial Restaurant, Willis Street, at 6.40 this morning. He is a man well known to the police, and for some time past has led a vagrant sort of life, doing very little work, probably owing to his having only one arm. He was last seen alive in the Bank Hotel on Saturday, when he asked for a drink. There are no marks of violence about the body, and the supposed cause of death is suffocation. The deceased was not a boarder at the restaurant."

HBH 1890 May 13 Local coming and going Mr W DOUGLAS, of Te MAHANGA, has just received the returns of thirty bullocks frozen by Messrs NELSON Bros, on his behalf. The bullocks averaged 750lb, and realised a fraction over £6 a head, which is slightly different to a rumour going around that Mr DOUGLAS received an average of £12. The many friends of Mr J PROVIS, while regretting to learn of his approaching departure from NAPIER, will be glad to know the change means promotion. Mr PROVIS has been in NAPIER for many years, and both in his official and private capacities he has won the respect and esteem of those who came into contact with him. Members of the committee of the Napier Rowing Club are reminded that a meeting will be held at the Criterion Hotel on Thursday evening at 7. 30 pm., when business of an important nature will be transacted. This will probably include the election of a captain to take the place of Mr R J HOGG, who is leaving the district. The MAKARETU School Committee met Saturday..........more.......then-"assuming the Board accept Mr BATSON's resignation, a master cannot be installed by June 6th, but the chairman of the Makaretu committee has advertised on the off-chance."

HBH 1890 May 13 Shipping Port of Napier Tuesday Arrival May 12 TARAWERA s.s. from Sydney and Northern ports Misses: DUNCAN; SUTHERLAND Mesdames: CARMICHAEL; HENI; STEWART Messrs: BICHENO; BRASSEY; CRESSWELL; DAVIS; GILDING; GILLIES; GWEN M'KAY; NAIRN; NORTON; PATTISON; PRFLETT; ROPIHA; SHIM; TAUHANGA; TEPUNA; WILSON; 8 steerage Departures May 12 TARAWERA s.s. for Melbourne via Southern ports Misses: GIBSON; HEANEY; HEWITT Mrs and Master WALKER Messrs: CROSS; GOLD; HODGKINSON; IRVING; M'LEAN; TODD Captain 1890 14th May No passengers listed 1890 15th May No passengers listed 1890 16th May No passengers listed

HBH 1890 May 12 WIRTH Bros Circus WIRTH Bros' Grand Circus-opens here on Friday and judging from the Canterbury Times' notice of the performance, the circus is a really good one. The "Three Midgets," who are by the way, members of the WIRTH family, performed a bending act, in which they do work which would be exceedingly creditable in contortionists far their seniors. A somersault act on horseback by Mr Alfred St. LEON, is a daring piece of riding, while Mr John WIRTH's clowning is most amusing throughout. A bare backed juggling act by Miss Marizles WIRTH hardly conveys the difficulty of this event. Little Miss Emily WIRTH is a courageous equestrienne, and her balloon act is neatly and cleverly done. Trick ponies by Mr Philip WIRTH have reached a high pitch of equine intelligence. Master Herbert WIRTH's head balancing is a daring piece of work for one so young a lad, and the other two brothers; Carl and Alfred, in a double jockey act are very good. Mr P MONTGOMERY and Miss Madeline WIRTH performed in a two horse carrying act,

HBH 1890 May 12 Shipping Port of Napier 1890 Monday 12th May Arrivals May 10 SOUTHERN CROSS s.s. from Northern ports Mrs and Miss BERESFORD Messrs: BROWN; BUDD; CAPPEN; KING; MULLIGAN; QUARTERMAN; RENOUF; SOUTH; TOOKEY May 10 WAIRARAPA s.s. from Melbourne via Southern ports Misses: BEGG (2); BLACKETT; FLETCHER; GLENDENNING; HUMPHRIES; LONG; MORRISON; PILLAR; WALKER; Mesdames: ANTHONY and 2 chln; AXFORD; BLAVI (?); FISCHER; HATTON; HENDERSON; NEWMAN; PECK; TURNER; Messrs: BARTON; NAPHTALI; NEWMAN, Dr; PETERSON; SPINE; SUMPTER; WILSON; 7 steerage passengers Departures May 10 SOUTHERN CROSS s.s. for Wellington Miss BROWNING Mr SABIN May 10 WAIRARAPA s.s. for Sydney via Northern ports Misses: FINUCANE; HUTCHISON; M'KNIGHT; RUSSELL Mesdames: CROCKETT; HALL; HUTCHISON; LUSK; M'LEOD; SPRIGGS; KENNEDY; Messrs: ALEXANDER; BAILEY; BROWN; CHAMPTALOUP; COLE; COOPER; CRESSWELL, J.; DIX; FULTON, F.C.; GRANT; GUDGEON, Major; HALL; HARE; HILL; JOHNSTON; KELSEY; LUNN, R.W.; MACBEAN; MAIR, Judge; MULLER; PURFLETT, R.; REED; REEVES; ROLFE, S.A. Major; SEYMORE; SYME; WAIT; WILSON, C.; 15 natives

HBH 1890 May 12 local news Received from Messrs REID and GRAY their illustrated catalogue Hastings correspondent reports: - The adjourned meeting of the Hawke's Bay Trotting Club was held on Saturday evening at DENNETT's hotel, Mr HOY in the chair. It was resolved that a course be prepared on Mr J W WILLIAMS's paddock opposite STOCK's hotel. Eskdale Public Hall, Petane will hold entertainment on Friday evening in aid of the hall funds. Mr John D FOLEY, the well-known and clever comedian, will open

HBH 1890 May 10 Court HASTINGS Correspondent under yesterday's date: - Three boys named John PLUMMER (10), Roger PLUMMER (11), and Lennard NUTTALL (11) were today charged on the information of Constable PICKERING that they on the 5th day of May, 1890, between Hastings and Paki Paki, did unlawfully and maliciously br3eak certain terminators the property of the New Zealand Government, and of the value of £3. Remand was asked for till Friday, as other charges would most likely be brought against the defendants, who, he stated admitted the charge. They were also seen throwing stones at the insulators, which were afterwards found to be broken and were also seen running away from an engine, which was on Mr CLARK'S property. It was also stated that the boys would run away if admitted to bail and Mr NUTTALL then applied to be allowed to bail his son out. He named Messrs Mc ILROY and MUNN as securities, and they were accepted.

HBH 1890 May 10 Local news Page Two Mr F H STEVENS requests us to state that he is not the Frederick STEVENS who was fined for drunkenness at the Resident Magistrate Court on Thursday Mr S LAIRD, of the Meanee, has left at our office two strange thistles........more......It seems to us to belong to the BURR family, but it is certainly not the dreaded BATHURST Burr. Miss BOGLE states that the bazaar receipts amounted to £112 16s 2d and this sum less £20 4s for expenditure to be forward to Dr BARNARDO Dr MABERLY will give an address in the Forester's Hall, Dickens Street tomorrow evening. A man whose name is not known died suddenly at the WIMBLETON Hotel, about 15 miles from HERBERTVILLE. Judging from appearance he had died in the act of getting out of bed. GARRICK Club will stage "Apple Blossoms" at the Theatre Royal, in aid of the fund for Mrs HAMSHAR. A correspondent at TARADALE writes that the series of winter dances commenced on Thursday night, and not withstanding the inclemency of the weather, more than thirty couples assembled to dance to the excellent music provided by Miss NEAGLE and Mr CRAIG. Owing to the bad state of the weather, there were not so many Napier friends as we expected. The ladies were attire to perfection.

HBH 1890 May 12 The Dr Mc LEOD Case (AUSTRALIAN STAR) Dr John Mc LEOD appeared on April 25th in the dock at the Water Police Court on a charge of having married Mary MANSON at Darling Point, Sydney, on July 13, 1872, and that he did on May 9, 1889, the said Mary MANSON still being alive, go through the form and ceremony of marriage with Mary Elizabeth CAMERON, at St Louis, in the State of MISSOURI AMERICA. Mr W ROBERTS appeared for the prosecution.