NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2325, 13 January 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

It is understood that the contract for the erection of the Egmont Hotel is likely to be let to an Auckland firm. It is feared there will be a slight deficiency in the aoconntß of the Hawera Caledonian Society this year, Bad weather is to a great extent responsible, We are informed that the defendant in the case McKirdy v. White is so dissatisfied with the result of the ease that farther proceedings are likely to be taken to prove that his version was correct, and that the evidence against him was not reliable. The Under- Secretary of Justice has replied to the resolution of the Borongh Counoil recommending that Mr. James Davidson be placed on the Commission of the Peace, that the matter " will receive consideration when further appointments are being made." A peculiar shooting accident (says the Wellington Press) happened at Plnmmer- , ton on Boxing Day, fortunately un- | attended with any serious results. It • appears that a youth named Bitson went out to Plummerton for the day. and sat 1 down near the beach to rest. He had an umbrella with him, which he opened and put over his head whilst reading. Whilst in this comfortable position, some unknown person, it is surmised, took a' shot at the umbrella. At any rate a bullet passed through it, and struck young Bitson behind the ear, with only just auffioien force to knock him insensible. Very* fortunately the bullet was spent, or the accident might have proved' fatal. > The carious part of the affair is that no one knows who fired the sb ot.

A difficulty has arisen between the Mayor (Mr Eden George) and the. Works and Departmental Committees of the City; Council, in reference to his action in discharging one of the men employed in street-cleaning. The Departmental Committee has ordered the man to be re-instated, but his Worship has directed the City Surveyor to ignore the order, and denies the right of the Committee to reverse his action.

Presentations by members of the Weilington police foroe to Mrs and Miss Thomson were made on Thursday afternoon. The plate consists of a handsome biscuit box. butter dish, egg cruet, mustard cruet, and a set of chaste napkin rings. The clock bears the following inscription "Presented to Mrs J. Bell Thomson by the police of the Wellington district, as a token of esteem and goodwill entertained by them for her husband. Inspector Thomson, January, 1893." Miss Thomson was presented with a very ptetty gold necklace, set with pearls.