HAVELOCK.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7383, 5 June 1895, Page 2

HAVELOCK.

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Large consignments of fruit treo3 have bsen forwarded south per rail every day this week from Mr Goddard's Nursery. According to the authority of a gentleman who has been driving about here for some weeks past for his health, there is more traffic on the Hastings-Havelock road than on any other road leading to Hastings.

, 1 regret to state that the artesian well on Lucknow has had to be abandoned for the present. Mr Leipst has got his pipes down 350 feet, but they havo become bent against some solid rock. Thero is a small flow already, but not sufficient. It is Mr Beecroft's intention to sink another well, when it it hoped that his enterpiise will meet with the success it deserves.

The residents here were greatly oxeroised in mind as to whether they would bo compelled to take a long detour via Pukahu or Kar.mu road, -ho County Council, however, has thoughtfully saved them tbi. iu-conve-ience. .fobo-t two or three chains from the bridge there is a good ford, but of course unapproachable ou account of the height of the banks. Mr Frank Bee and Mr A. M'Lean, the respective property owners on eilher side, having given permi.gion to the Oouccil to make a ten-foot road to tho ford, the Council have promptly set to work on it. The road on the Hastings side is nearly fi.islied, and the grade i- ii very O-Sy ono. lam informed that the contract time from breaking the floor of the old bridge to providicg th'i floor of the new bridge for traffic if twenty-eight days. ■ To do thia the contr-otor muft have fine weather and good luck. There will also be a email bridge for foot passengers.

The school comtDitteo meet on Thursday, but at present there is only formal business to transact. Ac the following meeting, however, moro important work is anticipated. This ia to take into consideration the enlargement of the echool, whioh has for a long time been necessary. At presont tbe building consists of a large hall and a lobby. This latter is utilised as a classroom. From the increasing number of school children, a division of tho classes is neoessary for the efficiency of the work. When the school was built it was amply sufficient, but any visitor mustseo that with tha large number of scholar, more accommodation is necessary. Tho great event among the members of the Church of England, which has been so loDg prepared for—the Confirmation aervioo by tho Bishop of Waiapu—has been fixed for Sunday, June 30th. Special classes hive been held for a lo_g time in preparation for this rits. It has been decided to hold a social at the Havelock Institute in honor of tha Bishop's visit, and a number of ladi.s have associated themselves to arrange it and make it quite an event in Havelock.

Tho cantata to bo sung to-night at the Proeby terian Church is from the " Pilgrim's Progress." It has been carefully rehearsed under the leadership of Mr Wright, and should prove a musical treat, as many well-known amateurs outeido the township have consented to assist. It is in aid cf tha Sabbath school.

Mr Beecrof t'_ comfortabl. and handsome " 'bus" is growing steadily iv favor. Many pe.plo who havo traps of their own aro using it, the time-table being so oenvenient. The proprietor is always willing to place it on the toad at special times if required. I waa iuformod lately that a Palmerston man was contemplating putting on a palace oar for tho service, until h. found that Mr Beecrott had t.keu the initiative.

A resident of Havelock was apoaking to me about your sub-learler on Boy rout. Tho lady tells me that besides the massacre you mirrato there was another t.rrible ono in 18(30. It arose through a feud between the Maronitea and tho Druses, two soots iv Syria. The consequence was a great slaughter of Christians Bho was in Beyrout some timo afterwards, and saw a number of women und girla who had b.en f.rtunate enough to escapa. They wero in a refuge provided by British subscription, and in charge of Mrs Thomson, tho wife of a British Army surgoon. This refuge developed into a permanent institution, which was a short time sinco under the charge of a Mis Molt It is called the " British Syria Kchool." Anyone interested will find themselves well repaid by a perusal of a book by Dr. Thomson, (published by Nelson and Son, Paternoster Row) whioh gives a lull acoount of those stirring times, aud of British and Christian interests in Syria generally.

A gentleman of Havelock reproves me for elevating it to the dignity of a township, and for calling its principal thoroughfare a street. He modestly disclaim, these distinctions, and says that it is a Bimple village, and it 3 traffia ways only roads. Well, I will conclude with a similar French proverb, " chacun a son goAt."

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