NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 186, 16 December 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Our special Supplement to-day contains interesting correspondence from Stratford and Patea, report of Patea Harbor Board meeting, a further instalment of mail news, sporting notes, &c. The ordinary weekly Supplement contains a continuation oi the tale, "Partners;" a completed story, "Who was Traitoress?" and selections under the heads, station, farm and garden, science, sketeher, household, humor, &c. On the whole, it is a capital number. There is some talk of a petition against j Sir George Givy's return, on the mound that his committee hired cahs ; huh there i does not seem to be much in it. The additions to the school-house, at Normanby, are drawing to a completion, and will be ready for occupation when school work is resumed after the holidays. The chairman of the local committee (Mr. i Quiaa) has just received the prizes to be I distributed as soon as the results of the j examination are known. The books are I capital works, handsomely bound, and it | is creditable to the committee that such valuable prizes should have been provided. Complaints reach us tfeat traffic on the road between Oeo and Hawera is frequently obstructed by timber- waggons breaking down upon it, and being left in such a position as to form obstacles. Of course, it is very inconvenient to a man to have his waggon break down, but people should keep their waggons in repair, or else take such steps as will leave the road clear in case of an. accident. that a number of Maoris had started hack for Parihaka, with the intention ot occupying the marae on the 17th, in hopes that Te Whiti may " show up." We are informed, however, on very good authority that these natives are simply going to Parihaka for food, and that their trip occurring so near to the 17th is aa insignificant coincidence. Members of the Hawera Rifle Corps will no doubt be very pleased to learn that there is small chance of getting uniform for a considerable time to come. Repeated letters and telegrams, extending over a period of six or seven weeks, hare at last elicited the information that there is no uniform in stoclc, and that none can be made up until the cloth arrives from England — say in three or four months' time 1 The County Council elections are proceeding to-day, but there is no excitement, at any rate in Hawera or Normanby. One or two vehichles were plying, but the Corrupt Practices Act does not apply to county candidates, who not having £'200 a- year to gain by election are supposed to be quite free from any disposhioD ot liiotivß to commit bribery. The poll will close at 6 p.m. The candidates for Hawera Riding are Messrs. Moore Hunter, Murray Thomson, Duncan McGregor, Finlayson, Gibson, and Partridge ; for Waimate, Messrs. Inkster, Livingston Milne, and Yorke. Ngaire, Messrs. Marchant, Godkin, and Cowen. A committee meeting of the Hawera County Rifle Association took place on Wednesday evening last. Present — Messrs. Nolan (in the chair), I. Bayly, Innes, Meredith, Hurley, Purdey, and Kempthorne (secretary.) The sub-com-mittee appointed to frame the rules and bye-laws for the Association having brought them up for the consideration oi' the committee they were read seriatim, and the whole were received, and are to be recommended for adoption to the general meeting of members of the Association which will be held on the evening of the 22nd instant, after the parade of the Hawera Rifles. The sub-committee also 1 suggested that a series of rifle matches should be held in connection with the Association during next week. The recommendation was heartily taken up by the committee, who, after considerable discussion, decided to hold three class matches to be competed in by members Of the Association. The following are the conditions of the matches : — Third Class Match at 200, and 300 yards, five shots at each range, to be fired on Tuesday, the 20th, at 5 a.ru. Second Class Match, at 200 and 400 yards, five shots at each range, to be fired on Wednesday, the 21st, at 5 a.m. First Class Match, at 300, 400, ao<3 500 y&*&s, five shots at each range, to be tired on Thursday, the 22nd, at 5 am. Competitors will be classified for the matches by the committee. The prizes will consist of percentage of entrance money for each match to the three highest scorers, less 10 per cent, for "expenses. Eatrauee fee for. each match will be ss. Other matters having been discussed, a vote of thanks to the chairman, brought the meetiug to a close.

I Rev. John Sutherland will preach at I tLe \Yf>.4e.y.in Chapel, Maiiuia, at 11 a.m. ou Sunday. The banquet to Mr. Bryce takes place this p\ei>iiifr. Several gentleman n - oin Hawera have gone down. Very little interest has heen shown in the county election on the 1-jtiins. The polling is very slack. We have received a copy of " An Enquiry into tlie Financial Condition of the Uank of New Zealand," by Mr. It. A. A. Sherrin. A -usitor to the Xgaire speaks of signs Of progress in that district. Mr. Cheyne's new Store is f, r e«h? s on, am") J.icksoxSs saw-mill is -working into order speedily. . Mr. Hursthouse wben giving evidence as to the arrest of Titokowaru atParihaka said that when tlie old chief was arrested 1 o whs lying down with bis hat over his face to avoid identification. At the "WaimaLe Eoad Board meeting yesterday, all tenders for valuation were declined. Tbe Board afterwards arranged with Mr. A. E. Langley, who has undertaken tbe duty for £30. A full report of the proceedings is held over. Mr. R. Eeid, tbe senior partner in tbe vreU-kuown Iziizi o! Heii\ ami G*ay, the famous agricultural implement makers, < died recently. Mr. Reid was on his .way j out to the colony iv the Lady Jocelyn, and died at sea on tlie 15th of October. " To-morrow a cricket match will be played in Hawera between the second eleven of tbe Hawera club (but including G. Bayly and Riddiford) and an eleven from the A.C. Force stationed at Manaia. The following gentlemen comprise the Hawora team : — Bate, Bayly, G. T., Bayly, H., Goodson, Jones, Johnston, Lukis, Lysnght, Mnson, Riddiford, Wbite. There lias been a larj^ and regular attendance of Volunteer Rifles at Manaia during the past day or two. while the inspection parades are being worked off. Major Slapp being unavoidably detained, has empowered Sergeant-Major Thompson to inspect arms and accoutrements, and to attend roll-call on each day of iuspectlOU. Mr. McCarthy's patldo'c-k has been kindly lent to the volunteers for their drill, and on Thursday 75 men paraded, and were .put through several hours' smart exercise in good style by Captain O'Brien. At an emergency meeting of the nuance cormnittee of the Hawera Kifles held last i evening, the following members were present, Captain Bayly (in the chair), Lieut. Watts, Colonr-sergt. Meredith, Sergts. i Trimble and Purdey, Corporals Watts and Broadribb. A challenge from the Normanby Rifles was read to the effect that seven men of that company were willing to fire a friendly match with a similar number of i tlie Hawera Rifles at 500, 000, and 700 yards ranges at an early date. The challenge was accepted by the committee providing that the challenging team would make the distances 200, 300, and 400 yards, as the local corps have not got the longer ranges at their hutts. A sub-com-mittee was told off as a match committee. It was also resolved time a sub-eomrnittee he appointed to wait on the different local firms to ascertain the cost of the necessary uniform caps for the corps. After several other matters of a routine character had been disposed of, the meeting terminated with the customary vote of thanks to tlie chairman.

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Messrs. H. I. Jones and Son are making a special effort to supply the Christinas and New Year's wants of the young people lof th« Hawera district. They are importing a special shipment of toys and novelties, and to ma.ke room for them, have for a time taken additional premises, the front of Mr. Furlong's place. Try England's Nbrmanby tea, at 2s. — An. To gel tbe most outof life. This is an easy thing to say ; it is the most difficult of all tilings to do. The world is a large place, human nature is an ocean not a pond. Society is not so perfectly simple as many fancy, it is exceedingly complicated. The relations of men are interwoven with such extreme delicacy and cunning, that to satisfy them all, overtasks the human mind. Length of days is still one of the evidences of a good life, and in 01-der to make tbat life long, and of great enjoyment, study temperance in all things, and more particularly in eating and drinking. The staff of life is bread — notfermented by unwholesome ferments — but with baking-powder, made by Sharland and Company. Ask for the Moa brand, and the moa (move) you use zb, ike >»oa (mova) you will like it. — j Advt.]