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THE Bay of Plenty Times

■ - . ■■:■■■,■;■ i; .. ahd . ■',' THAMKS VALLEY WARPgH, The SpMt o' the Times thatltoash mesp96d. — liigJokß.Aetir. ; Friday, January 12, 1894. Now that Government has been at length stirred up to undertake the necessary repairs to the retaining wall of the military and naval cemetery, the necessity of a quarry being available becomes at once apparent. In the present instance permission is given for obtaining 1 the stone required from the * strand ' at the Mount, that is to say to make use of the boulders forming the foreshore, this being jfche only stone easily obtainable on Ifche surface, but the quality is not as good as might be desired. These boulders consist of lava blocks of extremely variable quality, with no natural cleavage and are not at all suitable for* 'general and economical building purposes. It is open to grave doubt whether the quarry reserve of which a good deal has been heard lately, will if opened, afford material of ai better quality, external evidences/ being rather against it. With thin \ possibility in view and also bearing m mind that this reserve has beeS applied for by the County , Council, in is jast as well that the Borough Coun-I cil has decided to apply to the Crdwnf Lands Department |or thei peninsula" of Moturiki to be vested in the Mount Maunganui Domain Board as a reserve, as there are outcrops of stone thereon suitable apparently for the ordinary purposes of building, and a small quarry reserve might be laid off thereon having due regard to the preservation of the place as a pleasure resort. Certainly this peninsula and the adjacent island of Motuotau should not be allowed to pass into the hands of any private individuals and this last mentioned should also be vested in the Board as a recreation reserve. The island is of little intrinsic value as land, but in the future of Tauranga which the rising generation should live to see, it will doubtless obtain popularity as a pleasure resort similar to that now enjoyed by the Mount itself.

On Saturday ano^pr choice selection of pot plants will be ottered at the Haymarket by Mr D. Luiidon, immediately after the produce sale; the consignment comes from Mr T. Steadman's nursery, Auckland. Mass will be celebrated at Te Puke on Sunday next at 10 a.m., by the Bey. Father Kehoe. Mr Kelsey, of Auckland, has a replace advertisement in this issue, which affords a lot of information relative to his great sale of fancy goods now going on. In this issue Mr 0. 6. Carter advertises a number of diaries and almanacs, besides the^^/hristmas numbers of various papers. jr The na&ves of Matapihi, Maungatawa, and Karijrari are taking advantage of the fine weather and getting^ their -wheat igjped aata backed. We learn that Mr A. Asher, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, has been instructed by His Worship the Mayor, to hold a special alarm practise at an early

Arrangements* are being made to jtry tnd have some horse races at Te Matai at kh early date. The "Wesleyan Sunday School sports, postponed from New Year's day owing to the wet weather, came off yesterday afternoon in Mr J. Wright's paddock. The school children indulged in all kinds of games, running, jumping, etc The annual examination of teachers under the Auckland Education Board and also of Civil Service candidates, commenced simultaneously at various centres, last Tuesday. The examination at Auckland was conducted by Mr Goodwin and at Thames by Mr Crowe. The Bey. Chas. Jordan acted as supervisor here for the same. During the week a number of native 8 arrived from Motiti to dispose of thei r produce and to purchase stores. The Key. Mr Hewlett, late of Onehunga, arrived in Opotiki last week where he takes the place of Bey. Mr Bussell, late pastor of St. Stephen's Church there. The congregation of this church will no doubt hail their new minister with Joy as they have been some ' months without one. On Wednesday Mr S. Tanner's trotting pony Sandfly, winner of the Auckland Trotting Cup arrived by the Waiatahi frem Auckland. The stealing of flowering plants and pots from the graves at thenewtjemetery is still continuing. It is a pity that the culprit or culprits are not caught at this work and awarded a suitable punishment for their unhallowed deeds. f Flatfisli seem to be very numerous in TaurangaX harbour ijhis season. The natives of Hairini and Judea may be seen .spearing {hem every evening now. On Wednesday Staff-Captain Edwards, Captain Benshaw and lieutenant Gee, of the Salvation Army, left for Katakati where they intend holding meetings. It is proposed to hold a Begatta at Ohiwa on St. Patrick's day. Mr P. Munro returns /thanks to those who supported him at the election yesterday. The funeral of the late Mr Bobert Stuart took place on Wednesday, and was largely attended* several friends from Tauranga being present. Anyone wishing to dispose of properties should" note Mr P. Munro's advertisement in this issue. £1500 to invest, but he is not prepared to purchase unless the properties are really cheap. The Borough Council electionyeaterday resulted in the return of R. Rhodesia majority of 9 votes overi*. Munro. ifroi less than 90 votes were recorded, which shows that a fair amount of interest was taken in the contest. „ ' In another column Mr R. Rhodes thanks the electors for the honor they have conferred on him. ; : , rs^ 1 His Worship ffce Mayor (C. A. dlarfe Esq.,) waa sworn in to-day as a Justice of the Peace by J. M. Roberts, Esq., R.M. Mr Frank Mahoney wishes us to notify that the booking office for the Thames coach will in future be at Kenealy's Star Hotel, Tauranga. ; U At the Wesleyan Church on Sunday evening there will be an evangelistic service conducted by members of the Y.P.S. of Christian Endeavour. Young people invited. 'Four men and two - women were arrested in Liverpool on November 10th on a charge of gigantic swindles. They operated under two firm's name? both claiming to be American merchants and exporters. By means of mutual references they succeeded in getting trusted by 150 firms for goods to the value of many! thousands of pounds alleged to be for the American market, which they pawned in Liverpool or sold at auction in other towns. r . f! The Gear Meat Company paid 113£ per cent, in eleven years. ? ;j English papers seeui to think that the chi^-ness in the New Zealand meat trade is only of a temporary nature. . : j ( A free fight on the sports ground at Pahiatua on Boxing Day resulted in one; man being carried off in. a comatose con-; dition. He was struck in the region of thcfeeart and rendered insensible. ' Complaints are made that in various, parts wthe district some settlers A 6 not fence but allow their stock to run at large over the roads and become a nuisance t^> ■ their neighbours who do fence, and who use every effort to keep ia their stock Under the dew* Stock Act the grazingl of stock on roads is a severely punishable offence. *-|" : . ,-; : ■■■■0~.. h.'< ■■■ -.. '■ Some Dunedin residents have : resolved to make strong representations to Gov- : emment, urgingthat a measure granting the municipal single vote should at an early d^te be submitted 'to Parliament. jMr Fish, the present mayor, strongly ! opposes the ■ proposal, and says that it would do a lot of harm. ■ Remarking on the report about another paper starting in Woodville, the Pahiatua Herald says :-H^lt is one of the easiest things in the world to start a newspaper,; the difficulty is to keep it going. L Our advice to the promoters of the scheme would be reiteration of that celebrated answer of Punch's — don't!" A young girl, named Kate Cleary (whose parents reside in Oamaru), and who is employed as nursemaid at Mr B. O'Neill's hotel f Kurow, met with a painful accident recently. While sweeping out a room in a detached cottage she picked up a dynamite cap,, and as she was, throwing it out of the room it is supposed to have struck against the handle of the broom, with the result that it exploded, shattering her hand very twidly. The middle finger and the top joints ofjihe thumb and first finger were blown oft* and the hand otherwise injured. ;,. ■■;■,■ :-v -:j- JV7£ £} It is estimated by Majar-oeneral Tj^rreif that wTiereas, at the time of the Crimean War, the aggregate strength of the armies of the great Powers of Europe did not exceed 3,000,000 in round numbers-to-day it is more than 20,000,003. A boy living at Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne, met with his death in a singular manner. He had a box of matches in his pocket, and when scaling a fence the^caught fire and, igniting his clothes, burned him to death. The Bangitikei Advocate states that es Mr Bobert Kidd was walking past Mr W. Gibson's place at Kiwitea, the other day, he saw a young pig standing ca ite Ihind feet sucking a cow, The pig was quite a small one, and had as much as it couM do to reach the teats, and was working its Forelegs aa if to assist it retaining its : ''■ ■>•^. .'-■■■ ■■-■■•'■ f - ; "' W $.-..('■'. >->>. $- ■■*'.&■ *" * )A C s

The Auckland Board of Education bwveol tfcelrWnearly Wi wati* jot both sexes who have passed their exammitions, but for whom at present tbere is no employment The police at New Plymouth are prosecufang those taking part in sweeps. Persons taking part in lotteries of this nature are liable to a penalty of not more than £60 for each offence, or imprisonment for two months. Any person who invites another to make or take any share in a sweepstake is liable to a similar penalty. Says theTarajiaki Herald:— A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by a perfect deluge of rain, passed over the inland portion of the Waihi North occupied distilct last week. When Mr Rolfe's children went to get their cows for milking they found two of them lying dead close to one another. The hair was singed alongside one side of one of the cows, and the ground close to the cows was torn up. There is no doubt but that the cows were killed by lightning. , t There are worse billets than that of Speaker of the House of Comrnqna. Here; is what an exchange says of the privileges attaohed to the post: "The I^rst Commoner in the Land," a title conferred by statute on the Speaker of the House of Commons several centuries ago, o<xjupiea a magnificent official residence on the ixver side of Ihat gorgeous pile known as the House of Parliament, and devotes a considerable portion of his large salary to official entertainments while Parliament is in session. The office of Sperker carries with it, in addition to tbis palatial residence, a salary of £6,C X), and allowances amounting to almost as much more* Moreover, it is the privilege of each retiring Speaker to receive a seat in the House of Lords. It may be added that the grant of this peerage is generally accompained >by a pension, of £s*ooo a year for two generations. ; „, . The south coast of Mallicollo, from Port Sandwich to Toman Island, . and at Ambyrm, from Dip Point to the S. E. corner of Ambyrm, as we?' as the Straits, have been carefully and accurately surveyed by H. M. S. Dart One of the islands, called Lopebi, is |described as an almost perfect cone, viewed from one direction, and rises to a height ol 5798 feet* It is a volcano, and was active about 10 years .ago. It is said to be a most wouderfp Section 6 of the >' Alooholic Llquom gale Control £.<&, 1893," provides that "any duly registered elector residing in any disbict shall be qualified to be^elected for' such district, except brewers, wine merchants, malsters, distillers! importers for sale bt any spiritnotu I'.qubri, or any partners of suck" It would thus appear that woman are quailed to be elected on the licensing committeeß. , , . : . ' There is a preasage of a constitutional di^culty in New Zealand,' says the Weat* . minster Gtaajet^e. , ; ' iOthe Council is. provt ing recalcitrant on the subject of some j labour legislation, and the Ministry threatens to swamp it again.' Obviouily,' adds the' Qtwette; ' the ! popular house cannot allow itself to be defied and over * ! ridden by a nominee Chamber, '■ but re- i nslited awampings have an element o? danger about mem. . . :. 4 The 3 wiss, referendum would seem, to be the natural way of ending dissensions.' , The coal war in England fsays a London despatch) has ceased to be a question of economies and has become one of common humanity. All the horrors of famine are now ' ragvng m ttie miD'rig district; Newspapers are filled daily< with appalling stories of< deathi destitution and mute endurance. One community of: 200 families existed two or three weeks on two meals a day. . .'.\' On November 14th the London Daily Graphic published the first of the sensational articles which are intended to prove that England's naval supremacy in the Mediterranean has vanished. It declared that France had quietly organised a fleet in that sea powerful enough to expel the English, and says • tiiat Russia ■ has ■ also commenced on a similar policy, wlrle England has been at a standstr 1 !, doing nothing more than replace obsolete or lost vessels. The paper warned England to profit by the example of Spain, whose dreadful decay followed her loss of naval supremacy in the Mediterranean. . y I|£e Hawera St«»%ys that one of thef mife suppliers to toe Eltham factory has a cow whose milk ivhen carefully weighed' is 371 b daily. \ Tfiis, at the prices paid last year (3|d yft gallon) would give a dafly yield of la s£d, or jLos3|dper week; so mxk% i^ckomng^nowng Mx whey, a herddf .thirty such cows would bring in mo^e tlian £Kb per week at the height of i&tfs^on;^ 'j-; . ■' ■. •, ." :i - ■•■ .'.'' I ■ i^e'followirig are^some recent particulars of the sugar beet industry '.JiiCalifornia :~The ; estimated output 0$ beet sugar for the season at /the Chintz Sugar Beet Works is 16,000,000 pounds of refined sugar, from an estimated yield of 65,000 tons of beets. This factory is the largest not. only in California, but in the United Ste^o as well, having a daily capacity of 740 tons. The sugar beet industrygives direct employment to 2000 meu in Cfiino, and -700 men in Anaheim. From the ranche at the latter place 10,000 tons of beets are ahipped to Chino. The factory will be run day and night throughout the autumn sugar campaign, working up an average of 600 tons of The borough of Hythe is in tribulation. An announcement has just been made that a monument has been erected in Tienna to the memory of an inhabitant of that city, who, it is alleged, invented the marine steam screw propeller. How in the Town Hall of Hythe nangs a portarait of Thomas Pettitt Smith, a native of Hythe, bearing the inscription *to wtidee talent the world at large is indebted for the first practical application of the system of screw propulsion in the naval and merchant services.'. Hythe is determined not to be robbed of the disi t inction it has so long enjoyed.

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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3067, 12 January 1894, Page 4

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THE Bay of Plenty Times Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3067, 12 January 1894, Page 4

THE Bay of Plenty Times Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3067, 12 January 1894, Page 4