NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVII, Issue 2954, 17 October 1891, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Rev. A. McLennan will bold bis first services at Manaia to-morrow. Collegiate School and Wanganui Crioket Olabs were to meet on the crioket field to-day. A Dr. Hanratty, of Masterton, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment at Pahiatna for drunkenness. The Eev. Thoß. H. Sprott, of St. Barnabas, Auckland, has been offered and has accepted the incumbenoy of St. Paul's, Wellington. The Marlboroagh Express cays : — We do not know whether this district is worse off than other portions of the colony in respect of the Bpread of cancer, but we were assured yesterday that there are no fewer than ten cases in Blenheim and Picton, and the country around about. The Levels Eoad Board Canterbury, have decided to suggest to the Property Tax Commissioner that local bodies, j County Councils, or Road Boarcta should be consulted in the appointment of the Property Tax Assessors, as they would be able to say whether the applicants were qualified and suitable. Under the redistribution of seats proposed by the Representation Commissioners, in the North Island (the Post reports) the districts of Te Aroha, Newton, and Hutt are to be no more known, and in their place we have the new districts of Waipa, Bay of Plenty, Otaki, and Suburbs of Wellington. In the Middle Island the districts of Wai-mea-Picton, Akaroa, Heathcote, Port Chalmers, Halswell, Ashburton, Mount Ida, Geraldine, Waimate, Peninsula, and Dunedin Suburbs all disappear, and we have new districts in Waimea-Sou,n.ds, Lyttelton, Riccarton, Rakaia, Rangitata, Pareora, Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Dunedin North, and Cavershain. Tbe city of Wellington is the largest constituency in the colony, and the only one selfcontained within city boundaries. Canterbury loses the member which Wellington gains. We direct attention tv a new advertisement from R. Hannah & Co., which will be found on the front page of this issue. A clearing sale of boots and shoe? is being held at 10 to 20 per cent reduction, to make room for- spring and summer stock. We give a reminder of the sale to be held at Mr. Stott's on Monday by Messrs. Nolan, Tanks and Co., in conjunction with Mr. W. Cowern. Mills' Spanish Polish is the only article in the market for permanently obliterating scratches in furniture. Try it. — Advfc. Mrs. Thompson, having taken over the Emit and confectionery business lately parried on by Mr. Morrale, trusts by keepLng a good supply of fruit and lollies, to merit a continuance of support — Advt. Samuel Ailsopp and Sons, Limtd., Bur-bon-on-Trent, Sparkling Ale on draught, Commercial Hotel, Hawera. — Advt. THERE IS ONE THING every housewife should know and that is that Hebctj:.ks Baking Powder is the best. Why ? it is the cheapest because the Best for naking breads, pastry, cakes puddings, icones, &p. Beautifully light and whole* ome. In 6i and Is tins, From all frocers.

A telegram from Waverley states Thoa. Wioks waß killed yesterday by the fall of a tree in the Momohaki block. The entertainment at Okaiawa last night passed successfully, we hear. No doubt a fuller report will reach us soon. On the charge against Thomas and his wife, at Hakaru, Auokland, for alleged ill-treatment of their child, Thomas has been committed for trial, and will be charged with manslaughter ; his wife was discharged. , The Taranaki Herald says that Mr. J. G. George has received a telegram from Mr. Sawers, who i 8 now in Wei- j lington, to the effeot that be has interviewed the Railway Commissioners, and that there is every likelihood of a minimum of 40 tons of butter for special night train being granted. A consequence of tbe short rainfall on the Taieri plain, Otago, is that peaty ground is in many places burning rapidly, and threatening to destroy crops and pastures. At more than one point the settlers have had hard work to "prevent serious damage being done. The peat in places is deep, and fire has been smouldering in it for a long time. Speaking at Nelson, the Defence Minister said the other day it was contemplated to have but two camps next Easter, one for each Island, and to mass Volunteers round each of the four defended ports, and organise manoeuvres in whioh vessels of the Auxiliary Squadron might take part. So far as the West Coast was concerned, Nelson would be a convenient position for a camp, as a war vessel might also take part. At the land sale to-day the following borough properties in the estate of the late W. J. Furlong were sold: — Section 6, block 34, 32 perches with cottage, £81, Ogle; section 20, block 34, 32 perches with oottage, £90, Bourke ; allotment 4, part of section 6, at the corner of High and Wilson streets, 20 perches, £24, Barraclough ; allotment 46, of part section 14, adjoining Mr. Fake's chemist shop, £140, Me ali ; property occupied by Mr. Haughey was withdrawn. Section 11 and 18, 2 roods, with 3-roomed cottage, £63, Parkin. The Imperial Hotel, Normanby, was withdrawn at £500.

In reference to tbe agitation for the co struction of a railway to connect Auckland and Taranaki, tbe following communication has been received by E. Mitchelson from tbe Minister of Public Works in reply to his telegram asking for information as to tbe cost of tbe various lines suggested for the Main Trunk Railway and other particulars :—": — " In reply, re North Island main trunk line of railway, tbe latest ascertained information is as follows : — Estimated cost to complete tbe central route, £1,673.000 , estimated cost of Ngaire route, £1,166,000; estimated cost to complete the railway at the Auckland end to the point of of divergence, £154,000 ; amount already expended, about £244,000; distance from Wellington to Auckland by the central route, 433 miles; distance by Ngaire route, 480 miles."