NEWS AND NOTES. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1882.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 335, 2 November 1882, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1882.

A supplementary San Francisco Mail via New Plymouth, will close at Hawera on Saturday, 4th instant, at 3 p.m.

During the month of October there were registered in Hawera district — II births ; marriages, 0 ; deaths, 0.

The Manaia Town Board meeting convened for last evening, was adjourned till this evening.

Mr. J. W. Partridge informs us that the rainfall for last month was 326 inches. Raiu fell on fourteen days during the month.

With reference to the boy Hughes, who was accidentally run over at Keteniarae yesterday, Dr. Richards reports that he is out of danger, and with ordinary care will soon recover.

Mr. Fenton, now about retiring from office, has been Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court since its institution, in 1864, and so has taken part in most important transactions.

The new weekly sittings of the Resident Magistrate's Court will commence on Thursday next. A roll has been drawn up, and the justices will take their turns on the bench,

Mr. Parnell, in a recent speech, adheres to his declaration that the system of rack renting in Ireland must be abolished, pending the formulation of a scheme of peasant proprietorship.

It is interesting to note that the new Bishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia was born at Government House, Sydney. He is the oulv surviving 6on of the late Rear-Admiraf Sir E. Parry, X.C.8., the well-known Arctic explorer, born in 1830.

Charles Milbourne, a member of the Salvation Arm}', has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing seven dozen napkins rings from Gunsler's Cafe, Melbourne, where he was employed.

The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the course of a speech at Liverpool lately said that England was not prepaied to give Egypt power to comence another outbreak. The Government must prevent anarchy in that country, and secure the Suez Canal for the safe and uninterrupted • traffic of the British mercantile marine and navy.

At a meeting of the Hawera Rifle Volunteers held after parade last evening, it was decided to hold the firing on the 9th November at Hawera instead of at the Waihi range. The committees to arrange the prizes are to meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening next, at the Drill Hall. Lieutenant Kempthorne (in the absence of Captain McGuire) was requested to telegraph to Captain Neill, to see if it would be possible to get the targets now at Waihi brought to Hawera, to replace those at present in use. Ammunition for Saturday's match will be served out by Sergeant Purdey, at 7 p.m. to-morrow, he having consented to act as Quartermaster-sergeant, until the new regulations come into force.