NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3269, 5 November 1892, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Lieutenant Leary, who was the leader of the expedition recently rescued in Greenland, "declares that it is possible to construct a railway anywhere on the ice in Greenland.

At the Manaia R.M. Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Sutherland and Young, Justices, the following business was transacted :— Hird v. Kahakura, claim £2 12s ; judgment by default, with costs, 9s. Sloan v. M. Newman, claim iCI3 13s 4d ; sum. mons enlarged until next court day. Joseph Sloan was fined 10s, or in default seven day 6' hard labor, for being drank, this being a second offence within the past six months,

The stomach of Willibm Thompson, whose mysterious death at Waikomiti is the subject of polioe investigation, haa been given to Mr Pond, of Auckland, for analysis. Thompson was a barrister and the son of a brewer at Burton-on-Trent, England, He arrived in the colony about five or six years ago, and was then fairly well off, but lost money by various investments. He afterwards purchased land at Waikomiti, and settled there, intending to engage in fruit culture. His widow is a young woman, 26 years of age. They had three children, one of whom died recently. Scott, who is charged with the murder of Thompson, is a young man, whose conduct is said to be sometimes erratic.

One of the recommendations of the Main Trunk Railway Boutes Committee of last session was that the survey of the Central route should be completed, as was the case with the Stratford route. Mr. Holeqps, Resident Engineer at'Hunterville, has been instructed by the Public Works Department to carry ont thie recommendation (the Wellington Post says), and also to conduct an exploration survey of the country between Ohura and Karioi, with the view, if possible, of finding a route on the lower country near the Ohura River in lieu of the proposed route along the high plateaq at the foot of Ruapehu. As the lower country is much broken, and the spurs and gullies would cross the line at right angles, this will be a difficult task. The survey is to be completed before nest session.

The Midland Bailway Company has just made an offer to the Government to exchange its land grant for debentures to the extent of £618,000, payment to be made acoording to progress of the work, on two conditions. The first is that the Colony gnarantees 3 psr cent, on half a million ; the second, that the company shall be released from the obligation of carrying the line from Reefton to Foxhill. The company at the same time agrees to carry a line from Poxhill to the Motnnka Valley, so as to develop the Nelson dis tricts now without railway communication. The New Zealand Times says the Cabinet considered the offer on Thursday and postponed it till a full meeting of Ministers can be held in Wellington. The offer implies the oancelment of • the present contract and the drawing up of a new one.

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There are over 900 entries forPalmerston Show.

Nominations for handicap events at tbe Gymnasium Sports close at the Drill Hall to-night.

There was an eclipse of the moon last night, first contact at 0-42 a.m. and last at 648 a.m. It was perfectly visible, and a beautiful sight in this district especially jost before daybreak.

Adeline O'Brien, with whose name many in this district will be familiar in connection with court cases against her husband for ill-treatment some years ago, has been at New Plymouth committed to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum.

The Icglewood correspondent of the Taranaki Herald says that "Mr Thomas Drake, sen., has disposed of hi 3 farm consisting of 114 acres, near Mr. H. Brown's sawmills. 1 am told that tbe price given is £9 15s per acre, and that Mr A. Atkinson, of Dudley road, is tbe purchaser."

Sheep-worrying is being again complained of by farmers living near the borough. Mr. W. Lucena had sose sheep killed the other night. For the sake of the graziers and in view of tbe peounary liability resting on themselves people will, no doubt take the hint and see that their dogs are kept on the chain a little more.

Applications for trade marks are (the New Zealand Times says) coming in pretty rapidly, chiefly from butter-makers, who are anxious to comply with the provisions of the Dairy Industry Act of last session. About a dozen applications have been accepted, and about an equal number have been returned as informal.

Mr. W. Rowe met with a nasty accident at Normanby the other day. He was riding a horse away from a blaokstnith shop, having in bis hand a piece of machinery, when the horse swerved and the machinery beoaire entangled in a fence. Tbe horse was frightened by the rattle, and grew restive, and Mr Rowe, powerless to help himself, sustained a fall. He was hurt on one hand and leg, and somewhat shaken.

There should be added to the show prize list already published that the walking prize was won by Mr W. Hair's Aboriginal, and the trotting by Mr C. A. Budge's Tokatea. There were fair entries for each event. In connection with Mr Neilsen's exhibit of tandum harness, we have been requested to say that it was simply sent for exhibition only. The handsome pair of Governor mares owned by Mr F. Calgher, of New Plymouth, took a first prize in tandem class. In the buggy pairs class, by Mr. A. J. Mclntosh, were shown for exhibition only, owing to there being no suitable class. A pair of ponie3, which the prize list as published show as having been awarded third prize, whereas they were awarded a special prize (certificate of merit), tbe judges at tbe same time attaching to each of them a blue ribbon (first prize), and expressed the hope that next year there would be a suitable class.