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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7147, 27 April 1885, Page 2

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(prom our own correspondent.) Wairoa, Saturday. The banauet given to Mr Locke, M.H.R., took place last night in the Clyde Hotel, and was a great success. About forty gentlemen were present, Mr Brown, Chairman of the County Council, being in the chair, and Mr Large, Chairman of the Harbor Board, in the vicechair. There was considerable lf speechiI fying," mostly on local topics, interspersed with gongs. After a pleasant, sociable evening the party broke up about 11 o'clock. ___________ — .

(from our oavn correspondent.) Waipawa, Saturday. Mrs Poole, wife of the Waipukurau I schoolmaster, and an old resident, died rather suddenly this afternoon. The deceased had been ill for some time, but no immediate danger was apprehended.

[PBB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Auckland, Saturday. The steeplechaser Marquis died from injuries received in the Steeplechase afc Cambridge. The polo races held under the auspicea of the Auckland Polo Club at Elleralie were fairly attended. The schooner Orpheus, from Norfolk Island, reports that the Dunedin whaling barque Othello arrived off Norfolk Island six months out, clean, and resumed her voyage after procuring necessary supplies. Sunday. The offer of Mr W. Anderson, city engineer, late captain of the disbanded City Engineer Eifle Corps, to raise an engineer corps has been accepted by the Government. Fifty of the beat men of the late corps will be selected. As the men have been already drilled, and have uniforms, the new corps will be immediately available. The Defence Minister last night telegraphed to Colonel Lyon to call out tomorrow afternoon all his forces in and about Auckland for practical instructions in repelling a supposed attack from such points as he might think it would be made. The Mayor has proclaimed to-morrow afternoon a public half-holiday to enable the Volunteers to attend. The Hinemoa arrived from Russell at 7 o'clock this morning, and leaves for Napier and Wellington to-night at 8 o'clockApplications for commissions in the militia are now being received. Hawera, Saturday. The Opunake correspondent of the Star wires that the settlers in the Parihaka district are becoming uneasy on account of the present proceedings of the natives. From a cottage owned by Mr PJimer, erected upon deferred payment sections, the natives have removed the windows and doors ; they have also taken down and removed to Parihaka pah a building owned by a farmer named M'Eeynolds, and formerly used as a billiard-room and canteen at Parihaka camp. The reason given for this action is stated to be on account of credit to the natives being stopped. . , " Wellington, Saturday. T The first-claaa militia are to be called out immediately the officers are appointed. The militia will include all married and single men between the ages of 17 and 30. The Volunteers are called out for Monday to repel a supposed landing of a hostile force. The Government have accepted the offer of a corps 100 strcng, comprising yachting and rowing men of W eilington. A large number of officers

in the former militia will be appointed on probation, but will have to pass an examination within a certain period. Christchurch, Saturday. At 4 o'clock this morning afire occured in the old post-office, Market-square, occupied in Mr W. J. Foster as a cheap restaurant and lodging-house. The rooms at the north end of the building were gutted^ and seven people, who were ■leaping on the premiees, escaped, jfTough they lost their belongings. The Benevolent Association rented three of the rooms which were injured, and their records and stores were destroyed. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. Mr Foster left at 11 o'clock the previous night, when everything seemed Bafe. The building was erected for a corn exchange over twenty-five years ago, and was used as a post-office from about 1860 to 1879. It belongs to the City Council, and is insured for £300 in the New Zealand office. Mr Foster's furniture was insured for £200 in the same office. Sunday. The Volunteers are to proceed to Lyttelton and Sumner to-morrow afternoon for the purpose of a sham fight. M'Creedy, who cut his throat at Leeston on Friday , died in the hospital last night. Dunedin, Saturday. At an inquest on a Chinaman named Wong Nyp, two Chinese witnesses said the deceased used to smoke 4s worth of opium per day, besideß swallowing four doses of a half dwt each. A verdict of death from excessive opium smoking was returned. The Rsv. Frederick Powell has been appointed to the vacant incumbency of St. Matthews. Invercargill, Saturday. The Supreme Court was occupied today with the hearing of the case Morse and Co. v. the Equitable Insurance Company. The claim was one of £250 on a policy covering sawmills which were burned. The defendants denied that loss to that extent was caused by the fire, and alleged that Perkins who sued, was not a partner of Morse and Co., and had no insurable interest in the property ; that no detailed account of the loss had been furnished ; that no proof of loss had been A supplied, and that the property was overinsured, two other offices having risks on it. Plaintiffs recovered £214 and costß. The Court will sit for several days yet.