On the fourth page will be found onr Waipawa correspondent's letter and articles entitled " Ballet-proof Uniforms " and " Washington Sooiety." The Napier district schools are closed {or ft week ia coq.aeguen.ee of mewsles,

It is stated in town, we cannot say whether correctly or not, that Mr Spaokman, formerly organist at the Cathedral, has been appointed organist at Auckland Cathedral.
To-morrow, the customary anniversary of Her Majesty's birth, the telegraph office at Napier will be open from 9 to 10 a.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. only. The telephone exchange will be open all day as usual.
Miss Bell, the Chrlstchurch soprano, will sing at Mr Barnett's concert on Friday evening the following Bongs: — "Serenade" (Gounod), "A daydream" (Blumenthal), and "Remember me no more " (Robinson).
Our readers will regret to see by our obituary column that Mr Alexander Grant, of Takapan, died on Snnday. He had been ailing for the* past five yearg from Bright's disease. The deceased gentleman leaves a grown up family to mourn his death.
Our Hastings correspondent writes under yesterday's date :— Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon there were two shocks of earthquake, which, although slight, greatly soared some sheep, which ran about in an adjoining paddock in a most excited state.
