NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVII, Issue 2951, 14 October 1891, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

At a Sussex sheep fair, the beat pen of lambs, which sold at 40a each, was that of Mr Whitehead, inventor of the torpedo which bears his name, who is an amateur farmer at Poddockhurst.

Iv the twenty years ended 1890 New Zealand exported, in six principal lines, produce of the value of nearly 108 millions sterling : — Wool, nearly 63 millions ; gold, 24-£; grain, 11$; kauri gum, Q, ; frozen mutton, 43 ; flax, 1\ ; butter and cheese, 1J millions.

The Moa Farmers' Union say that from information to hand producers may expect 9d per lb for butter after all expenses are paid, and there is every reason to believe they will have a good season. At present they hava an offer from Wellington of 8d per lb.

The value of. agricultural land in Lincolnshire is improving. Ninety-three acres of arable and pasture, with farmhouse and buildings, sold at 10a per acre; and a farm or 118 acres, with house and buildings near Lincoln, fetched .£4.325.

At Okato they have a parliamentary debating society ; and the Taranaki News' correspondent relates that the Okato parliament is slightly in advance of that at Wellington, they having already extended the francb/sft to women, and at their debates ladies have often made excellent speeches. The other evening, too, they had a banquet, and the novelty was introduced of inviting a lady to respond for the ladies. Miss Clark, we are informed, made a really eloquent speech. Taranaki is getting along.

We have to complain of gross negligence on the part of the Stratford postal authorities. A packet posted at Stratford on Monday evening, and addressed most legibly " Star, Hawera," was cent to Wanganni instead of to Hawpra. We fail to understand how the negligence can be in any way excused, unless it bo that the Stratford office is under-manned, and that the error occurred in haste. Perhaps we should have been less annoyed-bsd it not happened that we bad made a special arrangement for a report of an important meeting, and were put to inconvenience by the error of which we complain.

Tenders are invited for painting Mid dleton's hotel, Opunake.

Mills' Spanish Polish is the only article in the market for permanently obliterating scratches in furniture. Try it. — Advt.

Mrs. Thompson, having taken over the fruit and confectionery business lately carried on by Mr. Morrale, trusts by keeping a good supply of fruit and lollies, to merit a continuance of support- — Advt.

Samuel Allaopp and Sons, Limtd., Bur-ton-on-Trent, Sparkling Ale on draught, Commercial Hotel, Hawera. — Advt.

THREE CENTURTES have rolled by since Bacon said, "Coffee csmforteth the heart and brain and helpefch digestion," Try Ceeasks's A . Coffee. Sold in lib and 21b ting,

At the Supreme Court, New Plymonth, Messrs. G. T. Bayly and F. Bayly, executors under the will of the late Thos. Bayly, were granted probate*

Mr. B. A. Longhnan, for many years editor of the Lyttelton Times, and now of the New Zealand Times, has been on a visit to this coast for nearly a fortnight. It ib tbe first time he has been in thiß part of the colony, and be speaks very warmly in praise of it. Mr. Loughnan lelfe Hawera to-day en route for Wellington.

During the past few years (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) several of the large sheep runs in Hawke's Bay have been subdivided and sold, and are now occupied by substantial settlers. The next property to be oflered for sale is one of 10,000 acrep, a part of Mr. Carlyon's valuable Gwavas estate. Six lots are now open for selection, each of them forming a compact property.

The Australasian, in a leading article, urges tbe sporting community to take some steps to Drevent the multiplication of meetings. Ifc points out that the whole character of the sport has changed under modern conditions. Formerly racing was pursued as an amusement; now it constitutes a business. There are ten racecourses around Melbourne registered under the Victorian Racing Club rules, while there 13 one which has been conducted for sometime outside these rules.

The following items of Salvation Army news are taken from a circular issued by the army:— -Sir Henry Parkes took the chair at General Booth's " Darkest England " meeting in Sydney. Lady Henry Somerset laid one one of the stones of a Salvation Citadel at Tottenham, London. The building is to be erected at a cost of £'2000, and will accommodate 850 people. This is one of tbe 10 army buildings in the neighbourhood of London, whioh have been commenced since January last year, all of which are to be completed by Christmas. Seven of them are already finished. They will altogether seat 90G0 people at a cost of £26,000.

Mr. Bryce has written a letter to the Wanganui Chronicle in answer to Mr. Ballance's speech. Mr. Bryce's point is that as up to the time of bis withdrawal from the House, after whioh he ha«J no opportunity for explanation, the Speaker had never ruled against him, be consequently could never have resisted the chair, and that, therefore, Mr. Ballance's justification has no foundation. He says that all he did was to refuße to withdraw what be had said at tbe command of Messrs. Ballanoe and Seddon, " a refusal I should be most happy to repeat at any convenient opportunity."