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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXI, Issue 3268, 22 May 1895, Page 2

1 A serious earthquake has occurred in i the country around Florence and much 1 loss of life has taken place The French are satisfying their taste for ' glory ' . with a walk over in Madagascar The United States declines to negotiate with anyone but England herself over the Behring sea dispute .... Carbine had a narrow escape on his way home but was , landed safe and sound .... An American Admiral has been retired for expressing regret that he was not allowed to have a shot at the British at Nicaragua The *• United States Income Tax Bill has been l thrown out. Our Opotiki correspondent wired yes- ' terday that ten tenders were received for the Cheese Factory, Opotiki, ranging 1 from £403 to £605. Isaac Moir's, tender was accepted, the price being i £420. Mr Butcher received the following communication from the Board of Education on Saturday last : — ' Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 9th ultimo., forwarding a letter from the Education Department re school site at Otumoetai. In reply I am directed to inform you that the Board has made appUcation to the Minister of Education accordingly for the introduction of a local Bill at the next session of Parliament to vest the reserve in the Board as a school site. — I have, etc., Vincent E. Rice., Secretary. Messrs Haua and Parker advertise two second hand spring carts for sale ; both have just been repaired and painted. Mr Dean, of Omanawa, has brought to our office a number of bote taken from the stomach of a calf killed by him to ascertain if possihle the cause of its wasting away. Mr Dean says he has heard that calves in many parts of this district have the same symptoms as his had, namely, low condition in the midst of good feed, scouring and rough hide. He thinks tho bots are the cause and would like others to see if their calves were affected with them. So far as we know there is no published information from the Department of Agriculture on this kind of bot, which fastens itself to the stomach by suction, bnt the same preventive measures as given for horse bot should apply.

Owing to the very bad weather prevailing yesterday afternoon the s.s. Chelmsford after trying what the sea was like returned to her berth at the Town Wharf yesterday afternoon. The weather having moderated this morning she proceeded to Auckland, leaving about 7.30 o'clock. The s.s. Waiotahi was detained in Auckland yesterday owing to the gale and is timed to leave for Tauranga at 3 p.m. to-day. Friday being Her Majesty's birthday will be observed as a holiday in banks, public offices, etc., and in consequence of of this the departure of the s.s. Chelmsford from Auckland has been postponed until 1 p.m. on Saturday. ' A Settler' writes asking ' whatearthly good the new road from Oropi bush to Pye's Pa will be if the track from Mr Pratt's, joiningthenewroad, is not cleared of gorse and made passable and asking if the Council intends to make the owners each side clear the road as is being done in other parts of the County.' We may state in reply to this that the track beyond Mr Pratt's boundary does not follow the road line accurately and in order to be able to compel owners to clear the road it would be necessary to have the six or seven miles surveyed and pegged off which would mean a good deal of expense, in addition to which the track thus cleared would require to be roughly formed to be of much use. The matter will doubtless be duly considered however by the Council. * Un Ami,' Te Puke, sends 5s towards the fund for the erection of a fence and headstone to the late Dr Bullen's grave. Mr and Mrs Allen, of Annandale, are in Tauranga just now. 1 hey are staying at the Tauranga Hotel. The erection of the fence round the Gate Pa reserve has been delayed on account of the difficulty experienced in getting puriri posts of the required length. These, however, came by the s.s. Chelmsford on Saturday, and the fencing will be completed by the end of the week. Mr T. M. Humphreys, solicitor, has opened an office at Paeroa. A great deal of business is being done in mining just now. A meeting of directors ofthe Mechanics' Institute was held yesterday to make final arrangements for a plain and fancy dress ball to be held on Friday evening. ' It was reported that tickets were selling freely and there was every prospect of i a large attendance. The ladies had ' promises of an abundant supply of • eatables, and the dance musio to be proi vided by Miss Griffiths, Messrs Tims, Griffiths and Bull should give every satisfaction. "Various committees were 1 formed to look after the comforts of the dancers* The eleotion of p member to serve in the County Council, in room of the late Mr Jonathan Brown, takes place on * Saturday, Ist June, and not on Saturday i next, as might be inferred from locals in our last issue. 1 On Saturday next Mr Lundon will sell > at the Haymarket a quantity of furniture \ and effects, also a complete set of i, carpenter's tools, and a house framing • boring machine with complete set of I 'i-fcrneeting of the Mount Maunganui I Domain Board was, held on Monday :■ night. Present, Messrs Rhodes (in the 1 chair), Brain, Blake and Gilmore. It i was decided to call for alternative tenders ■ for leasing tfy6 Mount Reserve, for one [ and three years, op* the same terms as at *, present. Tenders? to be returnable at next monthly nieeting. The Mount I Wharf fund is still about £10 on the h wrong side of the ledger, and it was J resolved that the Tauranga Amateur * Dramatic Company be asked to give an » entertainment in aid of the same. The ; Hon. Secretary fwas instructed to write ' to those in arrears of rents asking for i payment. This was all the business. *, During the quarter ended March 31st, Tauranga imported goods to the value of £1010 of which £958 worth came from | the "Qjnited Kingdom. , ■f""Hallenstein Bros., Clothiers, Tailors f and outfitters, 226 and 228, Queen Street, ; Auckland. The most reliable house in - the province for variety and value in all i* departments. Patterns and all informaL tion supplied to country customers on : appUcation. Mr Jaggs, who suparvises the Tailoring Department is one of the most reliable cutters in the Colony. N.Z. Clothing Factory, Auckland.— Advt. I mmmmm-mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm