NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVII, Issue 2952, 15 October 1891, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Manaia Cricket Club will open tbe season at Manaia on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Rolleston, leader of the Opposition, is to be banquetted in Chnstohnrch on November 11. Mr. Eden George, of Cbristcburcb, has instructed his solicitor to proceed with a petition claiming the Christcbnrch seat. A determined effort is being made in New Plymouth to secure a half holiday from all business on Thursday afternoon. Mr. E. M. Smith, M.H.R., has been authorised by tbe Taranaki Harbor Board to ro to Wellington for tbe purpose of stirring up the Government to commence I dredging the harbor afc once. i The Eev. A. MaeLellan was inducted into the charge of the Manaia Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, the Revs. Doall, Gordon, and Mclntosh officiating. In the evening a Bocial was held in the drill hall. It is stated that an Order-in-Council has been issued transferring charge of schools in Stratford County formerly in Hawera County from control of Wanganui Education Board to that of Taranaki Education Board. Mr. Robbinß received advice by the last English mail from Messrs. Merryweather and Co. that the new fire engine was in the course of construction, and would be forwarded without delay. It is expected to arrive in about five weeks. At a meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday evening the bye-laws recently made with respect to removal of night soil were confirmed ; and it was understood that a copy of the- bye-laws would be given to burgesses within tbe area affected thereby. The new firebell for Hawera has arrived, and is generally admitted to be a 11 boomer," the tones of wbich should be heard at a great distance. It weighs 2851b5, and the clappers are heavy and work so easily that there ought to be no trouble in getting sound out of the bell. Messrs. Anderson and Morrision, of Dunedin, are the makers. In the Bankruptcy Court, Dnnedin, Mr. Justice Williams has suspended tbe order of discharge for twelve months in two instances though the applications were unopposed on tbe ground that the debtori' had conducted their business honestly. The honesty of the bankrupts was admitted, but" in his Honor's opinion the business had been conducted for some years at the nek and expense of the creditors. Four thousand Loch Leven trout have just been received by the Hawera Acclimatisation Society. They' arrived in splendid condition, and the consignment was received by Mr. C. A. Budge, secretary of tbe society. Mr. G. McLean took charge of three cans, each containing 1000, and tbe fish in these were liberated some in the Kapum, some in the Kanpokonui, and the balance in other smaller streams in that direction. One can containing 1000 were sent up the railway line for distribution in the neighborhood of Eltham and Ngaire." ' At a meeting of, the Hawera Institute Committee last evening a letter waaxead from the Borough Council asking that the fire insurance policy of the institute building might be handed over, as the building is boroujjh property. As the premium had been paid out of library funds, tbe committee did not see its way to comply with the request. The need of arrangements lor shelving new books about to arrive was mentioned, and left in the hands of Mr. J. F. Martin. About 400 volumes will shortly arrive, many of them good bpoks by authors not at present represented in the library. A correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writeß :—": — " Laßt Sunday the local parson in a small goldfields township read the funeral service over a deceased miner, and dispensed with his usual afternoon service m the church in consequence. The funeral was largely attended, and the parson, wisely forßeeing that an act of charity need not include a pecuniary Bacrifice, announced at the end of the burial service and before the grave was filled in, that he would then and there lift his usual Sunday collection, and was instructing one of bis congregation to place himself at the cemetery gate for (hat purpose, but the rate at which that funeral party broke up waa tbe quickest on record." At a meeting of the Hawera Fire Brigade last eveniow it waa decided to get up BOtne kind of entertainment when the new engine arrives, the proceeds to go towards expenses of sending a team to Christchurch to take part in Fire Brigade Demonstration, and a committee was appointed to carry out necessary arrangements. It was also decided to form the brigade into three teams to go in for monthly competitions. A platform is to be erected nt tbe back of the Borough Chambers for the convenience of ladder practice. To the annoyance of members the flag was taken down from tbe tower early on Wednesday morning and secuted against one of the uprights, a practice which, if continued, will be 1 severely dealt with.