Fifty Years Ago

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 27 February 1935, Page 9

Fifty Years Ago

EXTRACTS FROM THE “HAWERA STAR”

FEBRUARY 27, ISBS

By advertisement, Mrs. Evans, of tlie Egmont Boarding House, Princes Street, announces that meals and beds may be had for one shilling each, while permanent boarders are taken for ISs weekly. >'f * * sS

Four Hawcra hotels advertise their advantages. The Empire (Thos. Lloyd), the Egmont (William Gallagher), the Hawera (P. Maxwell) and the Shamrock (James O’Reilly). * * * * *

There is no foundation in the rumour in Opunake that Mr Newton King is selling out his business to Mr. A. Bavlv. * * * * *

The following nominations have been received for the Wanganui Cun: Sir Bedivere, Tigredia, Leonora, Speculation, Baj-ard, Fusilier, Laurel, Aliua, Buzzard, Clogs, Nomanbv, Armourer. * * * • »

A London cable states that since the fall of Khartoum and the news of General Gordon’s death, public indignation against the Gladstone Ministry has been freely expressed. *****

Large shearing tallies are occasionally reported from Australia ’. Ai correspondent states that the largest tally of slieep-sliearing in the Ashburton Gorge was done by Thomas Lester, of Kaiapoi, who got through 212 sheep in hours. The animals were well shorn and had Lester been pushed he could have increased his score. * * * * *

One of the most remarkable features in connection with the Soudan War has not yet, so far as we are aware, been publicly commented upon. We refer to the fact that, whenever a distinguished officer falls in an engagement, it is discovered he has a second cousin, or some other relation, living at Wanganui. Wo fully anticipate that if anything happens to the Mahdi it will be found that he has left a bereaved mother-in-law in that town to lament his loss.

A correspondent of the Wellington Post- propounds the following as a cure for drunkenness. “Abolish all licenses and Customs duties, and it is done. If soirits were sold at their real value, it would) not pav to keep bars open to retail them. Nobody would be so foolish as to give sixpence for a thimbleful at a bar when the same would buy a bottleful at the fruit shops. . . .”