NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 174, 18 November 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

A telegraph line is to be constructed to Parihaka immediately.

Mr. H. J. Honeyfield was thrown from his horse at Bell Block on Wednesday morning, when he broke his leg.

The Taranaki County Council have decided to abolish toll-gates at the end of the year.

Mr. Hutchison wfll commence another tonx tbyongb tne uistwefc shortly, commencmg nt Opunake on 28fch instant, and visiting all the principal places in turn.

At Patea yesterday the following persons were elected borough councillors :—: — Taplin, Milroy, Adams, Aitcheson, Dixon, Mahoney, Gibson, Searling and Black.

Mr. L. Milmoe, yesterday, brought to this office another specimen of quartz, which he had discovered near Normanby, at a place not mentioned. The piece exhibited presented a broken face well impregnated with gold.

We are informed that & parky o! .natives arrived at Okaiawa yeaterday. Our informant was led to believe that they were natives who had been at Parihaka for months, but have now returned to their homes.

The successful tenderer for the erection of new premises for the Union Bank is Mr. Petherick, the price being £83' d, building to be finished by 31st January next. There were ten tenders, ranging from £"1250 downwards.

An incident occurred last night at Opunake, which affords one more illustration of the danger of carelessly using fire-arms. Messrs. Adams and Am»it, of Hawera, were examining a gun in a room at Middleton's hotel, when by some means the trigger was pulled, and the weapon proved to have been loaded, the ball passing with an inch of Mr. Armit's head.

An English farmer, who has lately been travelling through New Zealand, writes to a friend in Hawera thus: — " Since I saw yon, I have visited a part Of tbe South IshmA. The soil I like better than the cli&ate, I think, after all my wanderings, I am very likely to select a small plot in your fine country."

Captain Watt and several officers of the Wanganui Eifles visited Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu, yesterday, to have a look at the scene of the celebrated fight. A small douceur secured the services of a native who had been at the fight, and who pointed out all the objects of interest, including the tree from which the native fired who killed Yon Ternpsky. Several of the party obtained pieces of the tree, intending to have them worked up into small boxes as relics ; and a sergeant who brought home a block of the wood was beseiged by the men, and could only satisfy them by serving out splinters. 0

The detachment of the Wanganui Kifles, which has recently been stationed at Manaia, received orders yesterday to marcli to Wanganui, where they will be released from active service. Accordingly, this morning early they were on the march, arriving in Hawera shortly after ei^fbfc o'clock. Here they were received with cheers, and after breakfasting and resting they started off South, the spectators giving them another cheer as they left. There were also a company of Marton Eifles, who formed the advance guard, and took charge of the baggage. They expect to make Manutahi, or perhaps Patea, to-night, and to reach home to-morrow evening by train from Waverley. Captain Watt is in charge, with Lieut. Jones. Fort Manaia will probably be now held by a few A.C.'s. The Alexandra Cavalry were to leave for Manaia either yesterday or to-day, but they will proceed home almost immediately.

A party of gentlemen proceeding to the show from Hawera, yesterdey, met with a serious mishap at the first gully on the other side of Mr. Isaac Bayly's residence. The buggy, which contained Messrs. J. Davidson, A. Campbell, Parrington, and E. Douglas (who was driving), was passing down the slope, and on turning a corner somewhat- sharply, came upon a bullock-team. As pretty good travelling was being made, there was no time to steer clear of the dray and bullocks, hence a collision, with tha result that the buggy and horses were thrown over the embankment, which at this spot is about forty feet deep, and were tumbled over and over once or twice. The occupants of the buggy had fortunately jumped out immediately they saw that trouble must come. How they got out they scarcely know, but their escape was simply miraculuous,' for inevitably limbs must have been broken, if not life lost, had they retained their seats. Strange to say, also, the horses escaped without injury, and the bci^gy was uo6 smashed bo much as might have been expected. Another vehicle was soon procured, and the party proceeded on their way.

" Observer," Normanby, shall appear m dot nest.

The Hawera School Committee met on Wednesday evening. A report will appear in our next issue.

Archdeacon Thorpe proposes to hold service at Manaia at 11 a.m. on Sunday, if a room can be secured. Iv the evening the Archdeacon will hold service at Opnnake.

A horse attached to a dray about to be sent to the Patea show by Messrs. Chisholru," Donegbue, and Smith, bolted in the street on Wednesday. The dray "was brought iuto contact with a lamp-post in front of Owen's Hotel, the lamp broken, and other damage done. We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. C. E. Wreford, a gentleman well known in tlio district, and who was a. vmdftwt m Normanby. He h&fl W» in tfofe colony for soiae years past, and was at one time, we believe, in the Armed Constabulary force. More lately he went into business in Normanby, and his many good personal qualities made him a favorite with all classes. He took an active part in volunteering, being a lieutenant in the local corps under Captarn Brett. Mr. Wreford came from a very good family at home, and a few months since departed on a visit to England, to qake possession of some property which he had inherited. His likiag for Normanby was such, however, that he decided to' make his absence only temporary, and he was on his way back when unfortunately deatli overtook him.

Mr. Murray Thomson announces that he can supply kauri timber of all classes.

Messrs. H. I. Jones and Son, booksellers, &C, make a business announcement.

Mr, M. J. Leahy takes possession of his new premises (late M. D. King's) tomorrow.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies tbat several selectors on the Waimate Plains desire to transfer their interests.

Mr. W. Dale has been appointed trustee in the estate of W. H. Treeby, of Patea, carpenter.

The Hawera Rifles parade for inspection at 6 p.m. on 25th inst., and the Normanby Eifles at 2.30 p.m. on 26th inst.

Mr. Nicoll, of Manaia timber yards, announces a great reduction in the price of tbe Manaia Saw Mill Company's timber.

To-morrow evening n. meeting o? volunteers to decide on plans for Hawera drill shed will be held.

The meeting of tbe members of the Hawera Rifle Association will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, instead of at 8.30, as previously announced.