A PECULAR CONTEST.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VII, Issue 1153, 26 February 1886, Page 3

A PECULAR CONTEST.

Of all the contests in Ireland, none (says the Argus correspondent) was more interesting than that in North Louth, where Mr. Parnell has for the moment, at any rate, succeeded in ousting Mr. P. Callan by one Mr. J. Nolan, a " carpetrbagger/' pure and simple, of Liverpool. I told you when I wrote laßt that spite, of Mr. Parnell's prohibition, Mr. Callan was determined to contest , the division. Somehow or other — why one can hardly say — " Phil " is enormously popular in Dundalk and the neighborhood, and his friends rallied round him with a will. Matters took such' a turn that Mr. Parnell found it necessary himaelf to intervene in the contest. He appeared at Dundalk on Sunday, and made n speech to a large meeting on behalf of his nominee, Mr. Nolan. Mr. Callan was present, seated on a chair, and his friends contributed a good half of the gathering. The " uncrowned king" had consequently a very " unmannerly " reception, His remarks were savagely interrupted, and he was reminded more than once of certain inconvenient ! matters connected with his "pension" — the gift of his admirers — and other incidents of his career. His indictment against Mr. Oallan contained two charges, that he was in the habit of getting drunk in the Houße of Commons, and that he could not be trusted to keep inviolate the aecrebs of the Irish party. The speech made small impression, and when Mr. Farnell appeared again on Monday, Mr. Callan's supporters became highly incensed. This time Mr! Parnell was abused as a liar and a scoundrel, and he so far forgot his own dignity aB to jump off the platform and to seize one of his opponents for the purpose of chastisement, but he overshot the mark. TbeiCaUanites were prepared for any 1 emergency, and Mr. Parnell had actually to be captured by his own friends and. dragged out of danger. If would have been an extraordinary thinj^ if the " uncrowned king" had been. beaten by his own subjects, and yet- the thing was very nearly occurring ; but gallantly as Mr. Callan struggled, he was beaten. The priests went' against him, and, after the old fashion, brought up the voters in procession to oppose him. Outside Dundalk and the immediate districts, his friends, were, overpowered by the other side, ami it is saidithajk«t Carlingford and one or two', other places they could dwing' to' the hostility of the Parnellites. : This may become the subjebf o^ 1 flf judicial inquiry, and if [such, isltHeicflse/we have not heard tliel^t.o^'thifVerjr singular contest. *"j.. t* i ,-i ■ ■'; , »:. • • '

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There is to be a cricket match to-mor-row at Manaia— colonials v. the world. Play will commence at 1.30. All members are requested to attend. It appears that young Collello sustained a fracture' of his left arm when his mount (Satoria) came to grief in the Flying Handicap at the Egmont Meeting. When he was picked up after the accident, he was examined for breakages, and pronounced sound.- He afterwards rode' in the District Eace. On his return to New Plymouth, however, it was found (says the News) that his arm was broken. Mr. F. Lawrie says he will not run against Sir Maurice O'Rorke at next election, because he has come to recognise that it would be a , national misfortune to lose such a Speaker as the hon. gentleman! There is a saying that there are as good fish in the sea as have been caught,. but then there is the trouble of catching them ; and anyone who has a knowledge of Sir Maurice and his especial fitness for the high office he holds will come to the same conclusion as Mr. Lawrie has done. We have to thank Mr. Thos. Pattle, of Inglewood, lor having sent us very tangible evidence of the suitability of this part of the colony for fruit-growing. He has sent us a couple of branches bi'oken off a plum tree growing in the garden of Mr. W. Davis, Bloxworth Farm, Waionongo, which are literally covered with excellent truit ; and he inlorrns that there are in this garden four trees almost weighted to the ground with fruit. j Settlers who are planting orchards need have no fear as to the results in a few ; years. The samples are now on view at this office.