Fifty Years Ago

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 8 November 1935, Page 9

Fifty Years Ago

EXTRACTS FROM “HAWERA STAR” NOVEMBER 8, 1885 Considerable alterations are now being made at the post office. Among other changes, the letter boxes are being removed and will be placed at the end of the post office instead of behind the entrance door. * * * * * Lord Iloseberry is advocating the creation of colonial peers. We should think that we have had enough of sham aristocracy as it is. We are already flooded out with Knights and Honourables, and there is actually 110 room for Barons and Viscounts. We are almost paralysed by the thought of Brigadier-General the Hon. Sir George Stoddart YVhitmore, K.C.M.G., but if he were to be made a lord, we know of no niche in this colony big enough to hold him. $ * * v v There is at present very severe tension between the Liberals and tho Radicals, a London cable, but it is expected that the coming Midlothian speeches of Air Gladstone will tend to smooth away the differences between the two parties. * * * * *

A cable from St. Petersburg says that the Czar has formally dismissed Prince Alexander from the Russian Army.

Mr Pennell, the Reserves Trustee, occupies an unenviable position. The Europeans complain that the department which he represents is too pushing ; the natives say it lets the l‘Airopeans off too lightly. *****

Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, has received from the War Office Egyptian medals and clasps intended for the members of the contingent who went to the Soudan.