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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2346, 7 February 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES. The service of song, " Frozen to Death," vill be given in the Town Hall, Normanbyi his evening. Mr E. Collingwood. has been gazetted postmaster at Cardiff, and Mr F. S. Canling, Jan., at Kaponga. At the South Canterbury A.A. Club's neeting last Thursday, L. Broad, late of Wanganui, won the 100 yds in 11 1-5 and inißhed second to Strachan in the 250 in 27 3-sth. The valuation of the Borough of Wanganui this year amounts to £36,255, as igainst £35,604 last year, showing an increase of £651. At the Land Board meeting on Monday 3865- acres of land were disposed of. There were five applications in all — three for occupation with right of purchase, and two for lease in perpetuity. The Land Board deoided at its meeting on Monday to instruct the chairman to arrange with Mr. Boy to fix a date for inquiry into the charges of alleged dummyism brought against certain persons by the Auditor of Land Eevenue. Early on Saturday morning four stacks of corn on oae farm and five on another near Rakaia were fired and totally destroyed. Other fires were seen burning in i.he distance, it is believed stacks also, There is little doubt that the fires were the result of incendiarism. la a quarrel which took place at Auclr land on Sunday night on board th barque H. Gr. Johnston, a sailor namec James Stewart was Btabbed with a sheatl knife below the heart, and now lies at th< hospital. It is uncertain whether th< wound is dangerous. Another sailor Gußtay Battmer, a German, has beet arrested charged with the offence, Thi H. G. Johnston recently arrived fron Adelaide. A very narrow escape was experienoec by two men at one of the hotels at Nelsot one night last week. They came fron the West Coast to the carnival, and, thi house being fall, were accommodated in i Bitting room, where the gas was lef burning. Being unaccustomed to gas, i appears they blew it out and got into bed In the early morning the landlord 6mel the escape of gas, which hp traced to thei: room, which he entered. He found on< man frothing at the moutl|, and sen immediately for a doctor, who Btates thi man would have been dead- m anothei ten minutes. According to the Rangitikei Advocate Mr Arkwrigbt has been interviewed bj several prominent Liberals at Marton and requested to stand for the Rsngi tikei constituency at the next genera election. Mr Arkwrieht, however, whil< declining to contest the seat, hoped thai a supporter of the present Ministry would be returned, and would promise his support to any candidate selected b] the Liberal Association. He woulc have consented to contest the seat bac ; they been at a loss for a candidate, bu said they had a candidate ready, bj which it is presumed he indicated Mr. J Stevens. At the Patea County Council meetinj (the County Press reports) Councilloi Pearce moved, " That the Railway Cora mieeioners be requested to ran the traini arriving at Hawera at 7 p.m. on to Patei on Wednesdays and Thursdays, or t< delay the train leaving Hawera at 1 p.m until 6 p.m. on those days, to allow Patet settlers to attend salea and do businesi north of Patea and return the same day.' Councillor Pearce said he moved th< resolution because he understood fron railway officials that although it could noi possibly pay to run the trains on to Patee every day, there was a probability of iti paying on the sale days, and, therefore, t prospect of the commissioners aocedine tc the request. He thought half a loaf was better than no bread, and he proposed tc ask for the half loaf. The resolution was agreed to. In correspondence with Mr. E. Withy ei'M.R.R., the secretary of the Welling' ton Trades Council says : — " You are quite right in stating that my Council it the first Union body that has publicly expressed the opinion that land should be the chief source of taxation, but the annonnoement does not imply that its members have not held that opinion for very many years. The fact is, Unionism has undergone a material change since the latest maritime strike. It now occupies a much higher position. A new era, in fact, has been inaugurated ; experience teaobes I that strikes are a great mistake, bo that instead of, ac in the past, resorting to | strikes, Unionism will in fnture endeavour to obtain from Parliament all the assistance it requires to enable it to maintain its aims and objects. The changp, therefore, means that Unions have become semi-political bodies. Although the change has been brought about by a calamitous strfke, it is clear that politics form an important factor in Unionism, as the workers must first be organised in order to obtain that which is just from Parliament. Without concerted action (which is the great power of Unionism), it is next to an impossibility to obtain reform. Farmers' TJnion sell stock at Glover road yards to-morrow. Grand selection of Engagement and Dress Kings, at H. GK Pitcher's. — Advt. Rotherara's Engliah Levers, £5 ss. £6 6s, £6 10a, £7 10s, and £22, at H. G. Pitcher's. Serviceable cheap Watch, The Egmont,' at B. G Pitcher's. 21s each.— Advt. Mr. J. Higham, Professor of Music, desires to notify pupils that the next term for instruction commenced on Jan 15.— Ad.