NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 359, 1 December 1882, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera Road Board meets to-morrow. The Normanby Town Board meets this evening. During the month of November, the rainfall was 2'Bo inches. Rain fell during ten days. Some good copper has been struck about 22 miles from Orrooroo (South Australia.) Claims have been taken up by several Adelaide colonists. During the past year, 9242 cattle were either thrown overboard or died from injuries received in the passage across the Atlantic, from leading American and Canadian ports. The census of the religious world is said to be as follows : Protestants, 120,000,000; Roman Catholics, 200,000,000; Oriental Christians, 80,000,000; Jews, 10,000,000; Mohamedans, 175,000,000; and Pagans, 80,000,000. A large number of visitors attended the Inglewood Produce Show yesterday. Besides the exhibition there were other amusements going on, such as cricket, quoits, &c. In the cricket match, Inglewood v. Huirangi, the former scored a win. George Beamish, late dog-tax collector for Patea County Council, has been charged at the K.M. Court (1) with having failed to account for monies received by him on account of the Council ; and (2) with having embezzled £50, the property of the Council. In both cases an adjournment for a week was granted. Yesterday a little boy was thrown from the platform of one of the railway carriages to the ground owing to the sudden starting of the train. The accident occurred on the New Plymouth-Waitara line, and fortunately was unattended with serious consequences ; though we fully expect to have to chronicle something serious if this abominable practice be kept up. Our Normanby correspondent informs us of the following satisfactory settlement of the Maori pig dispute :—": — " O friend, thou art the man who prints newspapers. Listen to my words. The younger brother of the foreigner who shot my pigs has arrived to me, and his words are these :—: — ' It is true that my brother did kill your porkers, but it was a mistake ; he thought they were wild pigs of the bush, and he did slay them accordingly. Now therefore listen, and out of love for my brother receive payment for the pigs my brothei 1 unwittingly killed, aud all trouble shall cease, and enlightenment between us shall arise, for know that if we go to the house of judgment we have no word to say but that my brother did kill the pigs by mistake.' And I answered the younger brother of the man who killed my pigs, and I said : ' Your words are correct, and I see that a mistake might have beeu made. Now, therefore, I will listen to your words, and you shall pay me £5, when all shall be light between us," and the foreigner then said that so large a sum of ( money he did' not possess, and he appealed to my love for the foreigners aud asked me to take £1 10s., and I consented. So know' how, inau of newspapers, " that all trouble between the two races is at an end.— Hone Whakapac."

It is reported that Mr. Miller has resigned his seat at the Normanby Town Board. There is a regular water famine in parts of Greymouth, and water is being packed from the river to parts without wells. At the Inglewood show yesterday a milk recorder was exhibited by Mr. Hulke, who betore the closing of the exhibition gave a short address on dairyfarming in general, and explaining the use of the exhibit. There was an accident at the Whenuakura railway bridge the other day — a ladder breaking, by which Mr. Wilkie and a workman were thrown to the ground. Mr. Wilkie sustained a wound in the neck and a dislocated wrist, and the other man was also wounded iv the neck. The following are the names of the New South Wales eleven who play against the Englishmen in the match commencing to day : — Allen, Callahon, Davies, Evans, Geary, Hiddleston, Marr, Moses, Power, Turner, and Weare. The team is considered to represent a moderate selection of New South Wales cricketers. Mr. Humphries, Chief Surveyor of Taranaki, has a staff of twenty-one surveyors all engaged on field work ; eleven being set apart for the West Coast Commission. Five survej'ors are engaged at the north of Waitara, and six on the coutinuous reserve, Parihaka block, &c. The remainder of the 1 staff are engaged on settlement work, railway laud plans, and Native Lauds Court awards. The boundary surveys to enable the West Coast Commissioner, Sir William Fox, to finally settle the grants to the various hapus on the Opunake Block will be ready by the middle of January ; and, as soon as possible thereafter, the leading natives of the respective hapus concerned will be consulted as to what should be set apart for their pahs aud cultivations and what should be leased. The Hou. Ivo Bligh's team play in Sydney on Ist, 2nd, 4th, and sth instant. The return intercolonial match is fixed for the second week in February. The Australian Eleven and the English team are to play in Sydney on 26th January and following days. When the English team return from New Zealand in March, they are to play a New South Wales eleven, instead of the combined team. Application to the Minister of Justice that the remainder of the sentence passed upon Loughurst be remitted has been renewed. It is understood that now the judgment of the Appeal Court has been delivered the Cabinet will definitely decide whether or not any action should be taken with regard to releasing Longhurst. Seeing that a jury found on the facts that the Adamses had falsely conspired against Longhurst, there is little doubt that he will be released ; but nevertheless, after reading all the evidence, we are convinced that Longhurst's conviction was right, and that consequently the second verdict was wrong in fact as well as in law. The remains of the late Mr. M. V. Hodge were consigned to the grave on Wednesday afternoon, The funeral was conducted with Masonic rites, upwavds of 50 brethren, with the officers of St. Andrews Kil winning and Tongariro Lodges, attending the ceremony, the pall bearers being Past Masters. The deceased's son was chief mourner, and a large number of private friends followed the bearse to the grave. The Band of the Wanganui Rifles headed the procession from the house to Cbrisfc Church, and thence to the cemetery, and performed the Dead March in Saul, and Beethoven's Funeral March. The Chronicle says that great crowds of people lined the streets, and thronged the cemetery. The elective principle in connection with licensing committees may be all very well in theory, but it does not work out satisfactorily. Since the Hawera Committee was elected last year there has on every occasion been a difficulty in getting a quorum ; in several instances adjournments have been necessary ; and one member has never attended a meeting. The last meetiug of the present Committee was called for to-day. The Chairman, Mr. Livingston, was the only member who attended, and of course there could be no sitting. If gentlemen accept public positions, surely they should fulfil their duties. A little neglect on their part meaus considerable loss of time to other parties, aud possibly more serious consequences where business arrangements depend on the action of the bench on a given day. This morning nothing could be done, and applicants for license and transfer have to suffer. Friday next is the day fixed for the adjourned meeting, and people who have business pray that the members of the committee will remember the date and make a point of attending. Moyse and Hinnmn preach at Protestant Hall on Sunday evening. Mr. Jas. Read wants it known that he has vases, flower stands, etc., on sale. Notice is given in bankruptcy of Alfred Tourner. Inauguration ball, New Plymouth, in connection with new hall is advertised. We remind the public of the great sale of paperhangings to bt conducted by Messrs. R. H. Nolan and Co. to-morrow ; subsequently the same firm will sell groceries and general merchandise, as advertised. The Christmas of 1882 will give us more novelties in the way of Christmas Cards than we have ever seen. Somo of those now to be seen at Messrs. H. I. Jones and Son's are works of art of a very high order. The card that attracts most attention is a beautiful photograph, showing glimpses of New Zealand scenery, and giving a very good view of the awful comet. The price is only Is. Gd. The price of the other cards is from Id. to 3s. Gd. Messrs. Jones and Son are having their shop greatly enlarged, ready for the Christmas trade. — Advt. I understand there is a large area of lard in this district under crop this season. I would, therefore, remind farmers that the cheapest and quickest way of harvesting them is by a Deerin g Twine Binder. I have still a few undisposed of, and the price is M 5 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 prize 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 cutters, harrows, &c. My stock of turnip, swede, and clover seeds have jnst 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. R. C. Holcroft, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. — Advt. Holloway's Ointment.-— Go where you may, in every country in all climes, persons will be found who have a ready word of praise for this Ointment. For chaps, chafes, scalds, bruises, and sprains, it is an invaluable remedy j for bad legs caused by accident or cold it may be confidently relied upon for effecting a sound and permanent, cure. In cases of puffed ancles, erysipelas and rheumatism, Holloway's Ointment gives the greatest comfort by reducing the inflaination, cooling the blood, soothing the nerves, adjusting the circulation, and expelling the impurities, This Ointment should have a place in every nursery. It will cure all those manifold skin affections, which, ariginatingin childhood, gain strength with the child's growth.

So heavy a bush fire is paging at the head of Lake Wakatipu that the adjacent wheat crops are despaired of. The history of the old race-horse Guy Fawkes, now doing duty at the 6tud of Mr. Studholme, Canterbury is a little romantic. When Guy Fawkes was born, he was sold to Inspector Emerson, of Westland, for £30. That gentleman leased, him for racing purposes to Mr. Redwood, and in oue year he won £2,500 in stakes alone. Eventually work told on him, and he broke down, notwithstand- | ing which Mr. Emerson sold him for £700 to Keith and Lyford for stud purposes, and Mr. Studholme, a runholder of South Canterbury subsequently became, aud is now his possessor, but keeps him for his own mares ouly. It is said that the veteran has thoroughly recovered, and that it is not improbable that old Guy Fawkes will once more face the starter. His present owner has been lately offered £1000 for the despised foal of former days.