NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 353, 24 November 1882, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr. Bate's address to the burgesses of Hawera will be found in another column.

A letter on the reserves question from " Progress " shall appear to-morrow.

It is intended to obtain a Smith American Organ for the Wesleyan Church at Manaia, to cost about thirty-five guineas. Mr. G. A. Hurley has the matter in hand.

Government intend to circulate the instructions concerning measures to be adopted in preventing the spread of contagious or infections disease which were l'ecently published in the Gazette.

John Welsh, whoso leg was crushed in the bush on Saturday, died in the Auckland hospital of mortification on Wednesday. Deceased steadfastly refused amputation.

In the case of Dingle v. Balneavis, heard at the last sitting of the Taranaki District Court, to recover J-IGI for work and labor done by plaintiff, and money lent, judgment went for plaintiff up to £159 11s. 2d., with j-10 costs.

A citizens' ball is spoken of at New Plymouth, and we notice that the committee includes the names of Messsrs. F. Eiddiford, Cr. V. Bate, W. Pinches, and Southey, Hawera ; Allen, Opunake ; Hamerton, Patea ; and Curtis, Stratford.

Mr. W. Murray Thomson, one of the candidates for the mayoralty, invites the ratepayers to meet him at the Town Hall on Monday evening next. A meeting of his supporters was held last evening, when a little organising was done.

Mr. Dickey, of the Native Land Court office in Auckland, retires on a pension. Mr. Bridson has been transfered to Wellington, Mr. Austin to Wanganui, and Mr. Grey to Gisborne, to open the new Registry offices connected with the Court.

The heavy rains that are falling in Victoria have reduced the value of feeding grains and crops in early districts where the crops arc suffering from excessive wet, while rain is benefiting late districts.

Messrs E. L. Barton, and F. G. Mace, have been nominated for the vacant seat in the Borough Council. Mr. Barton was proposed by Mr. E. C. Homer, seconded by Mr. A. A. Gower, and Mr. Mace by Messrs Taplin and Odgers.

There was good weather for the Otago Agricultural Show on Wednesday, and a good attendance for the first day. The New Zealand and Agricultural Company took the principal honors in shorthorns, and the Hon. R. Campbell in merino sheep. The show of Ayrshirea was exceedingly good. In implements, Messrs Reid and Gray took the principal prizes.

It is said that before a piece of land can be leased under the West Coast Settlement Eeserves Act the papers have to pass through nineteen hands ; and a M.H.R. on this coast, who complained of the circumlocution, admitted after explanation that there seemed good reason for every reference.

A splendid fishing bank has been discovered about six miles due east of Tiinaru, in 12 fathoms of water. Steps will be taken to work it without delay, as hitherto Timaru and the district has been dependent on Christchurch and Dunedin for their supply of fish. It would be a good thing if a fishing bank, or a willingness on the part of some one to fish, was found in this part of the colony.

"Ichabod" may not unfittingly be written on the colors of the Hawera Light Horse, if they ever had auy. The arms and accoutrements of the corps are being moved by Sergeant Whelan to Patea. It was proposed that the targets at Waihi should be removed now that the Normanby Eifles have disbanded, but there is a little difficulty and expense about the job ; and, unless they are urgently wanted, it seems a pity to move tuern, for we have hopes that the volunteering spirit at Normanby will yet revive.

There seems to have been some doubt at the Manaia meeting with reference to the relations of the Reserves Trustee with the natives. On the 10th October we pointed out that the trustee has to settle questions with the natives before he can proceed to deal with it. There is, however, this loop-hole : he has to consult the wishes of the natives as far as possible ; but if they do not at once make up their mind, he is not called upon to wait, but may at once proceed to mark oil portions of the reserves for their personal use, and deal with the other portions whether they approve or not. There is no need for delay on that account.

For many years it has been proposed to connect by canal the Mersey and the Irwell, so that the merchants of Cottonopolis may load and unload their goods at their own doors, and thus render themselves independent of Liverpool. A company of promoters has now seriously entered on the project, and plans are being prepared to effect the object in view. It is intended to construct a ship canal 100 ft wide for the full 50 miles necessary, and to build in conjunction therewith extensive docks and warehouses at the termination. Of course immense difficulties will have to be met, notably the five railways which obstruct the route ; but these must be provided withswing-bridges or be carried under the canal in tunnels. The estimate of expense is £6,000,000, and it is hoped the work may bo clone in four years if the Act can be got. Needless to say, the Liverpool people are furious, and it cannot be doubted a most serious blow will be inflicted on them if the work is successful. However, probably ten years, at least, will elapse before the whole thing could be gob fairly to work.

Mr. Edison's system of providing an incandescent electric light for domestic use in a given district has just been put to a practical test in New York. The district selected occupies an area of nearly a square mile. Only one source of supply is provided, and that furnishes the illuminating power of 10,000 lamps, the electric current passing through eighteen miles of mains. The result is that the severest demands which the consumers have been able to make upon the new system have been satisfied. The New York Herald is using in its business premises an isolated plant on the same principle ; and the managers state that they are satisfied in respect of the commercial aspect of the question. No new obstacle has presented itself to the success in practice of Mr. Edison's theory ; and scientific men will be interested to know that this first practical experiment demonstrates the soundness of the inventor's application of the multiple arc system, pure and simple, as distinguished from the series system, or the combination of the arc and series systems. Throughout the entire district lighted as described, each lamp was indepeudent of all the others. On the inquiry before the select commission of the British House of Commons Dr. Siemens said it was impossible to supply electricity for domestic lighting, from one source, over a greater area than a square quarter of a mile. On a recent occasion, however, although only five thousand lamps were lighted, they were distributed over the entire district district of the square mile.

Three more dwellings are about being commenced in Manaia.

We herr that Mr. T. Bayly has sold his Oeo section to Mr. R. B. Pearce of Kakaramea.

Water pipes have been fixed and water laid on to the cattle yards in connection with the Patea wharf.

Mr. Butler has announced himself as a candidate for the Peninsula vacancy in the House of Representatives.

We understand from a private letter that potatoes are lGs. a bag in Christchurch.

A hare has been seen by a lady in Mauaia. It crossed her path so quickly that her hair almost stood on end.

The survey of the Panama Canal route has been fiuished. The route has been cleared of trees, and a contract for eight miles of excavation has been concluded.

Extremely hot weather has been experienced in Melbourne. On the Prince of Wales' Brithday the temperature was lOOdeg in the shade and 143 in sun.

Mr. A, M. Broadley, principal counsel for Arabi, was counsel for Mr. Levy in the Eufida case, and is the author of " Tunis — past and present."

Fine weather has now set in in Hawke's Bay, and shearing, which has been seriously retarded by the late unusual rains, is now in active operation.

All the survey work in connection with the railway from Manutahi to Hawera is now complete, and the line will bo duly proclaimed in the Gazette very soon.

It was moved at a meeting of the Dublin City Corporation that the freedom of the city should be conferred on Baron Wolseley, as a recognition of his eminent services in Egypt. The motion, on being put to the meeting, was negatived.

Mr. George A. Hurley, of Manaia has been duly licensed as a broker for the preparation of transfers, leases, mortgages, &c, under the " Land Transfer Act." This will save people on the Plains the inconvenience of having to come to Hawera to sign documents.

Dissension has arisen among the members of the Turkish Government, and a Ministcral crisis is imminent. The Egyptian question is the main cause of the difference which has arisen, and which will necessitate a change of the Sultan's advires.

Four drunken sheai'crs on a spree bailed up the railway station at Waikari on Wednesday, and created so much disturbance and annoyance that the police had to be sent for. Two of the shearers were arrested, and the other two had escaped before the police arrived.

The inhabitants of Jamaica have petitioned the Imperial Government to re-appoint Sir Anthony Musgrare Governor of the island when his present term of office expires. The prayer of the petitioners will not be acceded to» as it has been definitely decided to appoint Sir A. Gordon a° Sir Anthony's successor.

Some of the South Yorkshire collieries must be in a very bad way indeed, if the recent sale of the Dodworth and Higham collieries of the Dodworth and Silkstoue Coal and Iron Company (limited) may be taken as a fair example. These two collieries were started in 1873 with a nominal capital of i' 300,000, and were sold by auction at Barnsley the other day, by order of the court of chancery, to Mr. Whitworth, of Manchester, for jf2ooo t

The Michaelmas Sonthdown stock sales in Sussex have realised prices almost unheard of for many years pash. At a sale of an old-established flock last week, an average of 78s. for four-tooth ewes, and 765. for two-tooths were made. Messrs Seaman, of Ham Farm, Angmerig, made the grand average of 85s. 9d. for twotooth and 88s. 3d. for four-tooth, while the ewe lambs averaged close npon 48s. As much as £5 11s. per head was given for one pen of five two-tooth, and £5 10s. per head for a like number of four-tooths.

The following is the programme as at present arranged for the team of Auckland cricketers : — Two days' contest at Dunedin, on Friday and Saturday next, 24th and 25th instant ; two days at Oamaru, on Monday and Tuesday, 27th and 28th ; two days at Timaru, 29th and 30th ; one day at Ashburton, December Ist proximo ; three days at Christcburch, 2nd, 4th, sth, December ; two days at Wellington. Bth and 9th December ; two clays at Nelson, 13th and 14th December. The team will leave for Manukau on the 16th.

Instantaneous photography, in its more familiar aspect, supposes motion of the objects photographed ; but another form of it is that in which it is the camera, more especially, that has motion of translation, as in photographing from balloons or trains. The practibility of photographing landscapes from the window of a train running at the rate of even forty miles an hour has been recently proved by Dr. Caudeze, who uses what he calls a gyrograph for the purpose. The apparatus comprises a copper tube similar to that which carries the lenses in ordinary cameras, but the lenses are placed on opposite sides parallel to the axis. Within is a shutter similar to the box of a stopcock ; it presents two quadrangular apertures, which, according to the position of the shutter, do or do not let pass the light-rays in making a quarter of a turn. The rotatory movement is obtained by means of a spring liberated from a catch. An exposure of only l-100th of a second may be had. With a little practice wonderfully distinct views, it is said, can be obtained with the apparatus.

Hawera Rifles parade for inspection this evening.

Manaia Town Board strikes a rate of Is. in the £ on Wednesday, Gth December. Reward offered for recovery of lost parcel. Mr. Newton King sells stock at Waiwakaiho on Wednesday.

I understand there is a large area of land in this district under crop this season. I would, therefore, remind farmers that the cheapest and quickest way of harvesting them is by a Deering Twine Binder. I have still a few undisposed of, and the price is £Go f.o.b. Wanganui. I have always a good stock of extras on hand. I hope the farmers of this district will pay me a visit, and inspect the largest stock of agricultural implements on the coast, comprising Duncan's 2 and 3-furrow ploughs, which have taken first pi'ize two years running at the Wanganui show, Reid and Gray's ploughs, horse hay rakes, hay makers, horse-powers with intermediate motion, winnowing machines, chaff cutters, turnip cuttors, harrows, &c. My stock of turnip, swede, and clover seeds have just arrived, ex Mercia, and open up splendidly. They may be relied upon as being new, and true to name. Before purchasing anything for your farm, compare my prices. E. C. Holcboft, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. — Advt.

Hollow ay's Pills and Ointment.— Bilious affections, with all their concomitant annoyances induced by atmospheric changes, or too liberal diet, should be checked at once, or serious consequences may ensue. When any one finds his ideas less clear than usual, hiseyesight dimmed, and his head dizzy, accompanied by a disinclination for all exertion, physical or mental, he may be quite sure that he is in immediate need 01 some alterative medicine. Let him at once send for a box of Holloway's Pills, a mild course of which will remove the symptoms, and speedily renew his usual healthful feeling. If the bowels he irritable Hollo, ways Ointment should be diligently rubbed over the stomach and liver every night and morning.

The cultivation of hops is being tried at Woodville.

The French Government are reducing the amouut of the allowance paid to religious bodies subsidised by the State, and in consequence the salary of the Archbishop of Paris will be reduced by the sum of 15,000 francs per annum.