Fifty Years Ago

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 28 March 1935, Page 7

Fifty Years Ago

EXTRACTS FROM “HAWERA STAR” MARCH 28, 188.5. The local option poll on the question of increasing the wine and publicans’ licenses or not will be taken at Normanby to-day. So far as tlie results of such polls have hitherto been recorded, they have been all in favour of whiskey and possibly Nor man, by may prove an exception to the rule. * * » * *

As an instance of the shortness of the time now required to journey between Hawera and Auckland, we may mention that Mr F. McGuire left Auckland at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon, travelled down by the Gairloch and reached Hawera at II a.m. on Saturdav, thus occupying only 21 hours. * * * * *

The sculling match, Hanlan v. Beach, for £IOOO and the championship of the world, took place on Saturday afternoon on the Parramatta River. Beach won easily by six lengths amid great excitement. * * * * *

Telegrams received by the Native Minister respecting the native craze in the north, state that the natives arc now dispersing quietly to their homes, and that by Thursday next the whole of the alien tribes will have left. *****

A meeting of the vestry of St. Alary s Church, Hawera, was,held on. Saturday, afternoon to receive tenders for buttressing the church. The gales had done very serious damage and immediate action was shown to be necessary. Air Fincher, to make a sightly job of the work, had recommended that ten buttresses be erected and tenders.had been called for this work, but although the tenders were very reasonable the vestry felt unable to undertake more than absolutely necessary work and' the number of buttresses was reduced to six. * * * * * A .Melbourne cable states that measures for the defence of the harbour are being vigorously carried out. Torpedoes have been placed in the west and south channels and several hulks have been purchased by the .Government with a'view to being sunk, it necessary, to obstruct the navigation. These precautions arc due to the tact, that intelligence lias been received the presence of Bussinn cruisers at Singapore and the Cape.