NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVIIII, Issue 2817, 11 September 1894, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Opunake correspondence appears on surth page. Hawera Musioal Society practice this veninp. Lieut.- Oolonel Newall was a passenger jy express train this morning. Police-Inspector Thomson was in Elawera on Monday. He proceeded louth by train to-day. Sergeant Stagpoole returned from Auckland to-day. Constable Carr returned to Patea on Monday. Indications to-day are for strong north and south-west winds and glass fall. — R. A. Edwin. We have received a oopy of the Nelson Evening Star, a new daily paper. It is well got-up, and contains a good amount of reading matter. For the electiou of the Normany Town Board,* only five candidates were nominated — Messrs Mathießon, Marsh, Sisloy, R. S. Thompson, and Wales. These were therefore declared elected. The Wellington lady correspondent of a southern paper states that the removal of the headquarters of the Bank of New Zealand to Wellington will probably have the effect of bringing about 150 more clerks there; The costumes, soenery, etc, for the Hawera Musioal Sooiefcy's production of "Yeoman of the Guard' 1 on the Ist November arrived on Saturday, having' been obtained from the Marton Society. The costumes are very handsome, and complete. The ladies' dresses are being procured from Wellington. During the reoent heavy weather, the passage of the steamer Southern Gross from Napier to Wellington oooapied 84 hours instead of about 20. The steamer was hove-to at frequent intervals, and a farther effort was made to heave-to under Castlepoint, but the heavy seas prevented this, and the vessel had to stand out to the open sea again. The Taranaki Herald says the Waiaraia blook (12,360 acres) and part of the Taumatamahoe blook (82,760 aorea), on the Kaiti- Stratford route, in the north of Taranaki province, which were purchased by the Government from the natives rooeotly, are available for selection. The Stratford road needs to be made to give access to tbeße blocks. t A man named Oharles Beaumont had a narrow escape from a fatal accident on Monday through aliorbting from the train whilst it was in motion. But for a timely push by a passenger be would undoubtedly have gone under the train. The man was arrested in the afternoon by Constable Redican for drunkenness. He was brought up at the Magistrate's Court this rooming (Messrs Major and Fantham being the presiding Justioes) and fined 10s and costs for breach of railway by-laws, and on the obarge of drunkenness was dismissed with a caution, it being a first offence. The Napier Telegraph says — " Gradually the pioneer settlers are passing hence, and we regret to state that the latest to join their ranks is Mr John Heslop, at the ripe old age of 82, who died at his residence at Paketapu at twenty minutes past two on Friday morning, 7th September. His experiences in Hawke's Bay district date back over 40 years, and during that time he bad always been to tbe fore in farming pursuits, and was one of the first members of the looal Agricultural and Pascoral Society. It wbb therefore only to be expeoted that some reference should be made to his death at the committee meeting of the sooiety. Mr Bennett moved. That the sooiety plaoe on record its deep sympathy with tbe widow and family of the late Mr John Heslop, and also the great losb the sooiety has ex perieoced in the death of one of the oldest and most valuable of its members. Speaking to his motion, Mr Bennett said he had known the deceased for some thirty-five years, and since the establishment of the A. and P. Sooiety he had been one of its greatest supporters, ever ready to |help with his means or in the way of exhibits at shows. He it was who inaugurated the first ploughing matoh held in the Hawke'B Bay district, whioh took place on his farm at Paketapn He had been a good friend to the society, and he (Mr Bennett) considered it their duty to place on record their regret at bis death. Mr Shrimptoa seoonded the motion, and briefly emphasised tbe esteem in which tbe late member was held. The motion was put to the meeting and carried unanimously." The Commissioner of Crown Lands advertises sections open for selection. Tenders are called for hushfelling in Moa district. Settlers who have not seen the Brookaide milking machine at work will have an opportunity of doing so every day until Thursday at Hawera Dairy. Tai Loy, general storekeeper, has a new advertisement in this issue. Special reference is made to teas in stock. The advantage 6f the parcel post enable! me to sell jewellery and watches 20 to 2£ per cent, cheaper than if I purchased foi the wholesale importer.— H, GK Pitcher Hawera. — Advt. I am now offering silver H.M. hunting "Waltham lever watches (keyless) at 70/' cash, worth £5. — H. GL Pitcher. Hawera.— Advt. To Dairy Factory Owners and Dairj Farmers. — Hardley and Sons, of High, street, Hawera, wish it to he known they are making a special line of dairy cans, cheese vats, and all tinware for factors use. Early orders are requested, as the season is fast approaching. — Advt. Don't Cough. — Belief can be obtained immediately. Uae " KEATINGKS COUaH LOZENGES " — well known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Kennedy. Strongly recommended by many eminent physicians. They at once check the cough and remove the cause,-TV?ithout any after effect; the most delicate can therefore take them. One Lozenge ajone gives ease— one or two at bedtime ensures rest. Sold everywhere n tins 13jd each.