NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3245, 8 October 1892, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

. Dr. F. G. Westenra has been gazetted an additional public vaocinator for tbe district of Haw Bra. The rainfall for Opunake for September was 522 inches, being registered on 18 days. The maximum on one day was *73 on the 2nd. — Correspondent. Mr. D. Barry has purchased a yearling colt by Tim Whiffler — Volterina, from Mrs. Copeland. The colt is half-brother to Eecluse. The price has not transpired, but is thought to be a good round sum. Judge Ward created a small sensation amongst the members of the Salvation Army, at Reefton, by stepping out of bis hotel and putting a pound note in tbe hat. The local corps have now a very favorable opinion of tbe learned judge's judgment. George Barton, a settler on the Palmer road, beiog reported missing, Sergeant Stagpool occupied yesterday in searching for the missing man, but without avail. Alter returning to Hawera a telegram was received saying that Barton had been fonnd dead on his own farm. An inquest will be LbM to-day. A meeting of directors of the Hawera Caledonian Society was held laßt night, Mr. Grant in the chair. A disoussion took place as to procuring the uee of the recreation ground on New Year'B Day, and it waß resolved to write to the Borough Counoil for permission to use the ground without any condition as to pavilion. It was resolved to ask Mr. Graham to act as handicapper, viceMt. Forsyth, resigned. Permission was granted the A. and P, Society for use of flags on showday. A few other matters were also dealt with. The programme will probably be published next week. We acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. F. MoGuire in forwaiding an early copy of the report, with evidence and official correspondence, of the North Island Trunk Railway Committee. It consists of 50 pages, usual Parliamentary Paper size. The Committee's report comprises 21 clauses, and the recommendations are comprised in four clauses. The principal recommendation i 3 that the line be continued in all twenty-six miles beyond Marton (not eight, as given in telegram yesterday), but that eight miles beyond present terminal point may be constructed on the acquisition of 100,000 acres of the Awarua block. Major Purnoll and Private Kruse (exchampions from Wanganui), Lieutenant Boss (ex-champion from Napipr), Volunteer A. Ballioger (Wellington Guards), Gunner Rait (D Battery), and G. Knoben (Petone Rifle Club) left Wellington for Sydney by the steamer Hauroto on Thursday afternoon to take part in the New South Wales Rifle Association meeting, which opens about the 17th inst. All the above are members of the Petone Rifle Club, and will compete in the Teams Match on behalf of that club. The Monowai left Auckland tbe same evening for Sydney, and among the passengers were Private McCarthy, of the Victoria Rifles, Sergeants Doughty and Webster and Bombardier Brown, of the A. Battery, the Auckland representatives for the New South Wales Rifle ineetiDg. The following interesting item on political doings and prospeots in the Old Country is from a private letter, written by a friend in England to a recent arrival in tbis district :— " We have just emerged from the exejtement of a general election, j and altogether, we have, for a month or two, had a pretty lively time of it. I suppose things are arranged differently ia your part of the country. They, call "this Old England a ' free country, 1 but I doubt very muoh if its freedom approaches in any way that of the country in which you are at present located. Well, the Conservative Government is turned out and the Liberal Government takes its place with tbe ' G.O.M., 1 of course, at the head of affairs with a majority of 40, consisting of Liberals, Radicals, Home Rulers, Socialists, Ln 1 ' .r Candidates', aDd the dickens knows * hat. Mr. Gladstqoe has beep to Qsborno to ' kiss hands ' with the Queen, and they have now adjourned until February next, when I suppose the great question of Home Rule for Ireland will again be resumed, and England, with all her p essing affairs pjfi in the bae.Jt ground, 1 ' Ab tbe recall of the fateful Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu fight and the heroes of that time, together with reference to the West Coast Relief Fund, has aroused past memories and led to inquiry as to the source of information we deem it right to give the name of Mr. Sam Dixon. He had many a time hunted for that Prologue, but it only turned up recently. Showiog it to one who knew all the parses, and, though not one of the Minstrels, was yet in touoh with the performers, led to publication. Mr. Dixon himself suggested that the fund might just as well be sought ' as an addition, if poßeible, to the Hawera Hospital Fund. Mr. Dixon was an active worker in the Minstrel Troupe, and was enabled to recolleot performers and the parts ihey took. He himself struck what was then a very original idea for advertising tbe performance. This was AA M cut in large block letters in tin, and after i midnight on the Saturday — that is, Sunday : morning — preceding the performance this i AA M wbb -bracked on the leading foot- '. paths in the city of Wellington and other i noticeable places. This made the Sunday i sensation. Early massers of tbe feminine I gender trailed their dresses over this then i scarcely dry footpath falackine, thus ] smoothing it over for later comers, tbe 1 later ohuroh-goers gathering up lees of the 'c stickiness. Tbe stencilling wae a great < hit, and novel, (

John Morley's return for Newcastle is reported as an immense relief for the English Liberals who bad been watohing for the result with breathless anxiety. The Native Land Court has about finished business at New Plymouth, and will probably adjourn to Waitot&ra for the purpose of dealing with the Kaipo block. Tbe Monowai arrived in Auckland on Thursday with tbe English mails vi& San Francisco. Tbe Hawera portion was delivered after the arrival of tbe mail tram yesterday. Mr. T. K. Harrold (of Hastings-road) and wife returned to New Zealand from England by the last trip of the Coptic. Excellent weather was experienced, and tbe journey was a very enjoyable one. A special cable of sth Ootober says : — Captain Hayes, the Anglo-Indian sporting writer, of Calcutta, sow in London, said to the Military Society that the Argentine was successfully competing with Australia and New Zealand in supplying horses to India. The Taranaki Herald referring to. an article in a Wellington journal on Harbor Making says the Post has evidently been mis-informed oc this matter, for Sir John Coode's plans were striotly carried out with regard to the New Plymouth Harbour. It might probably nave been better had his plans not been adhered to, and the breakwater run out from Mikotahi as was suggested at the time ; when a larger area of deep water would have been scoured. The Wellington Post says : — An old man ot 78, wbo ratber than eat the bread of idleness and charity goes forth into the bush every year to gatber fungus, and so supports himself, appeared before the Benevolent Trustees to thank them for their assistance. Tbe heavy winter weatber had driven him to town and rations, but now tbat better weather is to be expected, be is taking up bis tent and starting for tbe wilderness. Following is a special cable dated Paris, October 6 : — Mgr. Hirth, Catholio Bishop of Central Africa, is complaining that Pro* testanta are now tbe masters in Ugandp, and that the arms supplied by the English have ruined tbe country. Rioting is frequent, and the Catholics are daily outraged, tortured, and starved. North of Lake Nyanza tbe country is in a constant ferment from tbe attacks of the Wadoga. M. Ribot, Foreign Minister, is enquiring into the losses of the Catholics. Following is tbe London Chroniole's foreoast of the Home Rule Bill agreed upon by Messrs. Gladstone, McCarthy and Dillon :— Present land legislation not to be disturbed for five years. Police and judiciary be in hands of the Dublin Department. Balance of the Irish Church fund to be at the disposal of the Irißb Legislature. English Receiver-General of the Bill of 1886 to be dispensed with. On the other band there will he only one Customs department, and tbe Irish Parliament shall not have power to levy sepaiate duties. Tbe only veto shall be tbe royal veto, to be exercisod on tbe advice of tbe English Ministry. Thirty Irish members will be retained at Westminister. On our front page, Mr. E. A. Adams, of the Hawera D.1.C., announces the opening of hia first shipment of spring and summer goods, which includes the latest novelties.