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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 834, 12 March 1867, Page 3

The Elections. — The last of the election notices— that for Wairoa — now appears in our columns. An abstract of the various days of nomination and polling, for all the districts, will be found in this morning's issue. Overland Abbival. — On Sunday last the hon. J. C. Richmond arrived in Napier, he having come overland from Wanganui by the new road via Manawatu. Mr. Richmond, as one of the executive, will be present at the approaching native meeting at Wairoa, which is expected to take place in a few days, and which will be quite a stupendous affair — natives from all parts of the province having intimated their intention of being present. Wanganui. — The Chronicle says : — On Saturday last, Lieutenant-Colonel Gorton, escorted by Cornet Hurtzel, and six men of the W.Y.C. started for Patea, en route for Ketemarai, where he relieves Major McDonnell, who at once proceeds to take the command at Tauranga. Colonel Gorton expects to. remain atlKetemarai for ten or twelve days when he will be relieved by Lieutenant-Colonel Leppard and return to Wanganui. The Times of Tuesday last says: — The Provincial Government will, this week advertise for tenders for the conveyance of the bridge from Wellington to Wanganui. We believe .that Mr. Hogg, District Engineer, has received instructions to rent a store for the purpose of storing such portion of the material as it would not be desirable to leave exposed on the beach. A new Fire Annihilator has been patented in Dunedin. The Otago Daily Times thus refers to it : — A series of interesting experiments to test the efficacy of Messrs Burt and Grieves new 'fire annihilator' were made yesterday, at the manufactory Octagon. A number of persons interested in the success of the invention were present. The instrument with which the experiments were made was a very small one holding three gallons of liquid, and having a pipe with a one-eighth inch bore. It was charged in about two minutes, and on a tap being turned, the pressure of the gas forced out a stream to a distance of twenty-seven feet. A fire of shavings was then kindled, and the effect of the stream when turned upon it was instantaneous and successful. The fire was relighted by the addition of fresh shavings, but those upon which the liquid had fallen would not burn, A number of pieces of paper cut from one piece were handed to a person present. Some of these he dipped in the solution, and they were toasted over a fire until made perfectly dry, and then pieces of each kind set fire to. The pieces untouched burnt rapidly away, and with a fierce flame, but those which had been immersed in the liquid would not burn so readily, but smouldered very slowly. The experiments satisfactorily showed the usefulness of the , invention as a means of arresting the progress of the fira." ■