WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9540, 28 November 1893, Page 4

WAIPAWA.

(ffKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

November 27, 1593The recent floods have made a reinurk able change in tbe course of the Waipawa river near the traffic bridge. The whole of tbe river bugs the north bank, and considerable erosi in is the result, while a lot of the trees planted last year to protect the Recreation reserve have been washed away. A groin of titree placed near the brewery creek would probably cure this tendency to mischief. The heavy marble crops that Burmoanted the monument to the late Colonel Herrick in St. Peter's cemetery has been thrown down, and lies prone on the ground, Probably this has been caused by the wind, although it seem? scarcely possible. Fortunately it is not broken.

I am informed that owing to the intervention of some persons who have lately been in Wellington and made statements to the Anditor-General, the tegular Government auditor has received instructions not to audit the Town Board's accounts, but that a special auditor will be sent np from Wellington with instructions to revise them from a period anterior to the past year. A service of song thab was to take place at Waipuknrau last evening was duly criticised and reported upon by one of your contemporaries last Taesday 1 Is this not taking time by the forelock ? A statement In the Auckland Weekly News to tbe effect that Mr Sebley, the licensee of tbe Walllngford Hotel, bad sold oub to Stewart Brothers, of UastiDgß, made some weeks ago, is one of those Instances of which it is eaid that we go from home to hear news, for nothing Is known by Mr Ssbley or his friends of each a sale.

A number of ladies here hive determined to poll as soon as the polls open to-morrow. This is r capital idea, which might well be adopted- everywhere, as it will relieve the pressure sure to exist in the after part of the dey, besides secpring them greater freedom is tbe exercise of their privilege, and saving the committees of the candidates the bother and trouble of hunting them np. One David Smith w&s oharged before Dr. Mirbach this morning with Using obscene language and got 48 hours imprisonment. The mm was of the " tourist" persuasion, and was drank on Saturday night. Mr Scrlmgeonr saw him going upstairs at the Empire without any previous arrangement, and on belnp remonstrated with the fellow poured onb a quantity of (ilthy language, with the result that he got free quarters at the lock-up, A very singular accident occurred on Saturday evening to Mr Symonp, butcher. It appears that he was driving bis butcher's cart on tbe road near Richmond Park, with one horse in the shafts and one as an outrigger. The backhand of tbe shatter broke owing to some unexplained oause, and the horses bolted, throwing the driver down between them. He tried to grasp the reins to check the animals, rnnning between them ; on getting hold of the reins the horses swerved on no the soft side of the road, the ends of tbe shafts then penetrated tbe ground and caused the carb to turn a somersault, breaking the shafts, but setting the man free, and beyond a small btuhe or two he was nothing tbe worse.