NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3230, 21 September 1892, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Carriers doing business through bush roadß— notably Fraser, Meremere, and Whereroa — complain of the bad state of the roadß running threugh native property. Tbe roads are felled about a ohain wide, but the track is only about 16 feet in width,

An effort having been made to induce Signor J?oli (renowned basso) and hiß concert company to visit Hawera, a reply has been received from the manager, stipulating a guarantee which is thought too high to be entertained. The Wellington Poßt classes Foli with Sims Reeves and Santley.

"Observer," writing to tbe Post, expresses a belief that the absence of the Auroros during the presence of the recent spots on the sun ia due to the dust of tbe Krakatoa eruption still suspended in our atmosphere, and so distributes eleotrioity. whioh in other years was collected at the poles of the earth when the sun spot was sowed •

Mr. E. M. Smith, M.H.8., had informed the Wellington PreßS that Sir "Walter Buller is placing at bis disposal his brick* making faotory in Auckland for the purpose of working the Taranaki ironsand.

Beferring to the statement going the rounds of the Press that Mr. Bryce will not re-enter public life— that he is " politically dead " — the Fielding Star says : — " We are in a position to state that this is absolutely wrong, also that the hon. gentleman is politically very muoh alive indeed. At no time, and under no ciroumstaneeß, has Mr. Bryce ever said that he would not again enter Parliament."

From Home papers the Timara Herald learna that Evans and Co., of Timarn, Aspinall and Hayes, Temuka, end Wood Bros., of Cbristchuroh, are all importing some of the very best and most improved flour-mill machinery. Before the year is out these new " plants " or portions of " plants " will be delivered in New Zealand, and at work, and it is a faot that not a few far-sighted millerß of the United Kingdom are beginning to apprehend that the time may soon come when the import to England of Australian flour will materially affect certain sections of the Home milling trade.

The Marlborough Press says :— On Mr, Toms' property, Tory Channel, adjoining the Yellaton Run, from 60 ewes last year there was an increase of 102 lambs, and a small section of tbe same flock, at Te Awaiti this year, produced 19 lambs from 13 ewes. This is indeed a wonderful inorease, bat the more so when year after year the same thing occurres. The moral lies in the tact that the oountry is not overstocked, tbe flock is kept in prime condition, and under such oironnistanoes we doubt much whether the most famous of the North Island grazing land, of which we hear so much, can do any better."

The Wellington Post says :— Old settlers under the New Zealand Company, and many others, will regret to learn that private letters received by tbe last mail record the death in London, on 2nd August, of Mr. John Lewthwaite, one of the original Bottlers in Taranaki. It goes on to relate bis wonderfully good inventive genius, and then says : — Some years ago Mr. Lewthwaite invented a novel method harbour construction by means of floating piers, and this has been taken up by several companies, who are executing works acoording to its design in England, Sooth America, and other places. A few years ago we fully described Mr. Lewthwaite's harbour system.

la its Parliamentary Notes, the Wellington Post enumerates tbe progress so far made by the Bival Boutes Committee. It mentions that Mr. Bruce and Dr. Newman are to appear, with Beveral other Wellington provincial representatives, and the Auckland and Taranaki members are bringing down engineers, surveyors, and others from Stratfozd and Auokland, inolading Mr. Munro Wilson, engineer to the Waitemata County Council, Mr. Wilson Hursthouse, and others. Much 11 expert " evidence is to be taken, and, as there is no probability of the inquiry being concluded this session, the effect of the setting up of the committee will, as had been foreseen, be the banging up of the bill till next year. The inhabitants of Great Britain con* sume so much as 12lbs of jam per head annually, and jam-making gives employ-

ment to 50,000 persons in London alone

There are also nearly 150 other centres where the industry is aotively carried on. Manufacturers plaoe nearly half a million tons of jam on the market eaoh year, though much of this is exported. Beyond

this, nearly every housewife prepares a certain quantity of jam for home use. The use, in moderate quantity, of jam made from ripe and sound fruit, and pure sugar, is to be highly commended. In winter, when the temperature ie low, there are few dishes more suitable for cbildren than suet or rice padding eaten with jam. Here we have supplied a diet of carbo-hydrates, vegetable acids and salts, whioh are just tbe elements conducive to health and nutrition.

Mr. James Kenworthy, who had a leg

broken by a kick from a horse on Saturday week, had tbe bandages removed for the first time yesterday, when Dr. Lightbourne was perfectly satisfied with the progress made. The hole in the leg, through wbioh a jagged piece of bone had projected, has nearly healed over, and tbe set of tbe bones at breakage is satisfactory. The patient is now sleeping well at nights and is quite able to get through bis usual pen-driving business, although of course confined to bed. With the good attendance he is receiving, taking age into consideration, there is every prospect that in tbe usual course he will again be sound in limb and wind. There are minor bruises, and the inward soreness remains consequent on the long exposure on the damp ground, but this trouble is gradually lessening. The Wellington City Council have been heartilyunamtnous in awarding the highest praise to the Mayor, Mr. H. D. Bell, for tbe clear manner in which that gentleman explained tbe new drainage scheme to citizens. '• The Mayor had explained the scheme in such a lucid manner that those

who had gone to the meeting strongly opposed to the proposal were converted by His Worship's able address." In replying the Mayor said it was just to say that be bad taken a great deal of trouble in this matter, and had endeavored to shape and re-sbape his remarks so as to give a full history of tbe scheme within the smallest possible space. If he was able, by that labor, to bring the proposals of the council dearly before the public, he was more than rewarded.

The Wellington Poßt relates that aB some cattle were being; driven from the Johnsonville yards one of the animals broke away, and ran towards Petone. On reaching the Corporation quarry, near Korokoro, it charged two men who were loading gravel. One of them succeeded in getting into the cart, out of danger, but the other David Taylor, a son-in-law of Constable Lyster, received the full force of the animal's onset. Besides being badly gored, he was trampled on by the ox, which afterwards made its way up the Hutt road, and turned into the Petone township, where it met a little boy carrying ' lunch to his father, who was spreading gravel on Gear-street, and it charged him. The lad took refuge behind his father, who made such good use of a long-handled Bhovel that the animal swerved, and, turning sharply, tripped and fell. A blow on the head from a pick rendered it powerless, and it was then despatched by having its throat cut.

A proclamation in last Gazette contains the follows: — Whereas by the second section of " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 " (herein termed "the Baid Act."), it iB, amongst other things, enacted that, before certain moneys therein mentioned shall be expended upon any block of land, it ahall be necessary that the Bame be proclaimed aa act apart for settlement:— Huiroa Blook, Taranaki— All that area in the Taranaki Land District, situated in 4 Huiroa Survey District, containing 6,433 acres, and being Sections in Blocks VII., VIII., and XII. Mangaehu Block, Taranaki—All that area in the Taranaki Land Distrust, situated in Omona Survey, con- j taming 492 acres, more or lees, being Sections Nob. 1 and 2, Blook V. Kaimanuka Block, Taranaki— All that area m the Taranaki Land District, situated in Kapara Survey District, containing 9,987 ' aores, and being Sections in Blooks L, V., VI., and X.

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Tbe Bay of Plenty Times says:— The noted chief Te Pokika, of Maketu, who bas made himself so prominent in oonnection with the native agitation againit the dog tax, is about to leave Maketu and take up his residence between Te Puke and Te Matai ; tbe natives are said to be building a large hopse for him. Tbe assemblage of Maoris at Waitaugi is a very large one and representhtives have comfl to it from all parts round; the flax industry has suffered somewhat in consequenoe of the local natives being called away from their work to attend to matters political and eooial in connection with this meeting.

A meeting of the Hawera School Committee was held last night. Be children being kept in dinner hour on wet days, and allowed to go home earlier, it was resolved to send a written note to eaoh parent asking their views on tbe matter. In reference to quarter money, it was stated that 115 had not paid up. As some doubt exists on tbis matter, it may be explained that the fee of 6d per quarter is charged each pupil for the purpose ol providing pens, pencils, ink, and paper, eaoh pupil being expeoted to provide these. In order to ensure uniformity at examinations, etc., it is desirable the committee should purchase these. A few other minor matters were dealt with.

The Church News, the organ of tbe Anglican Church, considers tbat the proposal of the vVeßleyans to grant to their ministers a longer term of servioe than tbe three yearß* period recognised hitherto as the limit proposed by the itinerate system will probably prove to be a very mixed blessing. The novelty imparted to their work by a change all round tbe Ministerial body triennially has largely conduced to the efficient maintenance of the Methodist Connexions. Taking into aooount the unsettled nature of colonial congregations, and tbe growing desire for change in all things on tbe part of colonists generally, it becomes a question worthy of serious consideration whether the Church of England would not gain immensely in her power to influence the people if she were to adopt the itinerant prinoiple for herself.

Mrs. Gladstone is always in tbe House when her husband is there, and is always by bis side when be is on the public platform. But she does not tell the crowd that be ib a great and good man (like Mrs. H. M. Stanley) ; she leaves them to form their opinions from what they see and hear. " Mercutio," after recounting the many little necessary attentions performed by Mrs. Gladstone towards her husband, she being always at band as a ministering angel, says :— " I am quite sure that the Bight of Mrs. Gladstone wrapping a woollen comforter round the old man's throat haß done more for him with the people of England, who, thank God, are morally sound at heart still, than all the frantio efforts of Mrs. H. M. Stanley did for her husband."

The twenty-fifth annual congress of the Trades Unions of Great Britain is now being held. The first congress was held at Manchester in 1868. Prosecuted by law. scouted by public opinion, not sure of itself, Trades Unionism was on tbat ocoasion represented by thirty-four members, with little over 100,000 constituents. By 1874 the strength of the constituency had increased by a million, and the membership bad risen to 153. In 1876 oame full legal recognition, when for some strange cause both these factors began to wane, nntil the Congress held at Nottingham, in 1883, when it did not represent more than 471,C30 workers. From that depth there has been steady improvement, nntil last year at Newcastle the delegates were 584, and the number represented were about two millions. This year the Congress at Glasgow is of 500 delegates, representing, two millions and a quarter of workers. — New Zealand Times.