THE WANDERER.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume V, Issue 921, 24 January 1885, Page 2

THE WANDERER.

A picker-up o£ unconsjd^red trifles.

It is a matter of regret? thalt some of the gallant firemen of Hawera should- have resigned. A number otyoung;men,'th!e bone and sinew, f>f -the place combined' tpge.ther , and formed Undetermined band- to fight tlie demon tir ( e, , Upou,apphcatjion, the worthy 'burgesses through their repreHentatives provide material and' plant' to the extent of about .$225, being a' tlllrdof one years's rates. It' being further understood that other 'sums from time to time would be, available. Now there are two ways of attaining an object, one is the bouncible, the other the respectful representation ; wisely the latter cburs^ adopted. Some oT the late members of the Fire Brigade feel 1 sore at something'; have they not been praised enough lately, are they children, that they want "good boys," ',', plucky- .boys," dinned- into their ears everlastingly, like so many,hov6es. I cannot think it of them.' The public appreciate the .great worth i of: the brigade, and will do anything in reason to keep it on a ' sound footing. Have the public once refused any request made by the brigade, I trow noli. Why, the last day of the old year* I don't think there was a single refusal to a demand made upon the public for funds forj. brigade purposes. This taking tiffs and chucking up the sponge, is not manly,, so before the names of the seceders are' published, I hope they will join again, and that should necessity unfortunately arise, we shall again ( Bee them '* play the,* man, '! as they did on previous occasions. £ /

A local tradesman had a stock of cricketing materials ; some of the bats, were on hand for several' years, and would not sell. One of the local Graces passed coin-, men ts on) the bats, said they were a poor lot, not much account, and all that sort of thing.' The worthy salesman the next year said I will give these bats another show, I will oil them, I will burnish them well, and if they sell,, well and good, if not, I will cut them up ' and burn them. Thus like new weapons, they came out at the beginning of the season. The worthy Grace referred to oh' freeing the new (?) said, ah J — , these are something like batts, and at once made, a purchase., ■ , ; - *

Persons, who, have been so fortunate as to have eßcaped K nresi will do well to remember that when .a fire does occur it is necessary to proVe loss;. ' Thus if the insurance is tor £200 on furniture a statement must be made proving that furniture to that amount was in at the house at, the time of the fire, Or iJßeffectfc jure insuerd with the furniture, the total losj3 has to be sworn to: It would,- not,at all be 'a bad idea' if* persons were therefore to -keep a sort of inventory of theirihings, which would be available should necessity arise. Because queries are made it must not be thought a company is prying, but it is necessary that reasonable proof should be forthcoming,' showing the loss mentioned in the claim.

The people ot this district are stirring each qth.er iu> to good works, and 'I hope to some purpose. Take tbe dairy factory question.. Opunake if first in the neid.with lier prospectus, then Hawera made a move, also Manaia.. and now is putting on a spurt', and f should 'not be at all surprised after all to, see Nomianby r the first in the market with, her produ'ee.' Really this spirit of emulation carried on so good naturedly h cKeeri«g; ; Hawera' and Manaia will havo to look to their laurels -w&h their* ireapective factories Tor* Opunake and Normanby are taking the^ lef d right heartily* v;,

What, a splutter our Government made with respect to iSaiboa annexation. ' The Jiinemoahad steam up; full steam, ready to dart off at a moment'e notice ; no' word ,capis as, toho^mauy armed men wer^ta*, Jb^es^nj^in her. ' StiJTsne • yia»i jready.lati if] jnonjeat'e notice, jj»d"&e' ministers in- !

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politician " asliix. '^Sgffi «kP9« ' me ' m -•*■ ob'anywMng dangerous, take^a glass ojFwater; these ministers did more, they bathed in the bjjautiful waterßtft the lakes, their e.xcitemen^^bsided, the steam was' j blown" off, and the Hinemoa was not sent to Samoa. Still she was ready to go at* moment's notice, but fortunately or other* . •TOse.-for_«nißrßhe-tiidtt^ but what Bismarck might have 'got Jiis monkey up and-seinVa cr\use"F"ertwo^6tit r to annoy' us,, and perhaps try- and make .us uncomfdKa^eT^^fa^iSa^eT^^our ears for our impertinence to wish to annex Samoa, but wise to let it alone ; New Zealaadih^f^i much as she can manage internally developing her own resources- without I*n4& toe* yo'ria the seji^ y, „ V '- l>i } : _