NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2397, 8 April 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

On our first page will be found an article on "The British Drink Bill for 1892."

Up till late yesterday evening there was no trace found of the missing man Mr W. Sutton, of Otakeho.

We understand the Stratford people are petitioning the "Minister of Justice for the creation of the new district court area, having its head-quarters at Stratford.

Mr Marchant, as ranger to the Education Reserves Commissioners, is on a tour of inspection of the education reserves in tbe Waimate district.

Mr Hine, of the Tikorangi Factory, is, we hear, going Homo to try to establish a direct trade with the provincial towns for this successful co-operative venture.

Misses C. Dixon, M. Clemoe, and A. Martin were the successful competitors for the watch-guessing prize in conneotion with the fire brigade sports. The watoh will be sold, and the proceeds divided.

We hear rumours of extensive sheep

stealing from properties near Oeo, into which the police are enquiring, but, of course, are reticent on the matter, and fuller particulars are not at present available.

Owing to the suppression of the details in connection with the accident to the Falace steamer in Constantinople, it is generally believed at Vienna that it was an attempt on the life of the Sultan.

Owners of racing hacks are reminded that nominations for the Egmont Winter Meeting, to be held on the 10th May, close on Tuesday, 11th April, at 9 p.m. The events which require attention are Hack Hurdles (1 soy) ; First and Second Hack Flat (1 soy each).

A start has been made with the temporary structure over the Kaupokonui river. There are men at work levelling the foundation for the pier at tbe Otakeho side. Several of tbe stringers have also been drawn to the site, bub it looks an ugly gap to fill up.

The Minister of Lands has accepted tenders aggregating about £6000 for grazing on 35,000 acres of the besD land in tbe Cheviot estate for uix months and for the balance for 11 months, possession to be given on tbe land being handed over to the Government on the 18th instant.

Mr Ferguson, tbe newly appointed teacher to the Awatuna school, Eltham road, passed through Manaia yesterday on big way to his new district. He visited the Manaia school, and expressed himself as very pleased with the apparent state of efficiency of our northern Bchools. He cotnas from Canterbury.

Mr Henderson, saddler, left Manaia yesterday for "Wellington, where "he has obtained a satisfactory engagement with his old employer. He takes the rifle cup with him, which he won on Good Friday. Had it not been for the charge tbat one of the members made aeainst him as to unfair play, which there was apparently no evidence whatever to back up, he intended presenting the club with the cup as a souvenir for further competition.

Mrs Craig (Otakeho) met with a painful and peculiar accident yesterday. She had her hand on the top of the pump against the piston rod, when one of the children suddenly jerked up the handle, forcing her finger into the pump, and jamming it with the rod. There she had to remain fastened by the finger until a neighbour hearing her cnea came to her assistance. The rod had to be bent before she could get her finger out, which was terribly bruised.

A rather unusual case was beard at Ashbnrton the other day. John Grigg (Longbeach) sued Robt. Torpin (Napier) for £78 15s 7a. The plaintiff alleged that tbe defendant contracted to scour, dry, sort aod pack plaintiff's wool, but so negligently and unskilfully perlar-ajed tbe Baid work that the woo' became depreciated in value and also had to be unpacked, dried and re-packed. The evidence showed that after part of the wool had been despatched to the ship, two bales, left in th,e woolsbed, were found heated, owing tp being packed damp. Thirty-two bales at Lyttelton were then examined by a wool scourer and found to be damp and heated and also badly scoured and washed. The expert evidence was that the wool had been depreciated in value turee halfpence to twopence per pound, through bad scouring and discolouration ; tbat the wool was Loo hot to hold one's haod io. Mr Grigg did not press for the lull amourft of the claim, and judgment was given for £48 8s and coats.

Waverley stock sale on Monday

On Monday Messrs Nolan, Tonks & Co. hold a clearing sale for Mr E. McGlashan, on premises, corner of Manaia and Skeet roads.

Messrs Gilmour & Falkner, storekeepers, Manaia, announce arrival of sporting requisites for the coming season. Large and varied stock of general merchandise to select from, and offered at reasonable rates Rofcherham'a English Levers, j65 ss, £6 6s, £6 10a, JCB 10s, and £18, at H. G. Pitcher's.

The Egmont, 21d each, a cheap and serviceable watch, at H. G. Pitcher's.. — Ail.

Barometers, 18s, 20s, 30s, 48s, 50s, and jß7s 6d, H. G. Pitcher's, Hawera.-A.dvfc.

MAHOMET SAID;— "The ink of ihe wise is worth more than Ihe blood of martyrs." Perhaps all do not agree with this ; but everyone acknowledges that Cbba.s 's A 1. Coffee when once tried is always used.

ENGRAVING of al}- inscriptions executed by McGee & G-amble, N.Z. Press £g;p.nc.v, Wellington. Advertising Blocks, Brass Door Plates, ' Stencil Plates, Copper I'late an'i all other kinds qf engrivinsf. Send fot quotation. -

OPPORTUNITY IS GOLDEN,— PeopIe are alway 8 want'm g something for a cbao ge, therefore why not try tTNCLE Sjm's Oats, which are unrivalled a« a pre'afcfasjfc luxury, being most nutritious and nojb heifing the blood as in the case of oatmeal. Recommended for Invalids. Sold everywhere in 21b packets.

The Waimate Football Club's annual meeting will be held at the Manaia Hotel this evening.

Wright, the solicitor recently sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in connection with the London Liberator Building Society fraudß, has a fortune of £100,000, chiefly uneeizable.

Last evening a number of friends of Mr. A. Matheson met at the Egmont Hotel to make him a presentation prior to his departure from Hawera. His Worship the Mayor presided. The presentation took the form of an ebony walking stick with a silver top, bearing Mr. Matheaon's name, and a gold band containing a suitable inscription. Mr. Major, in making the presentation, spoke highly of Mr. Matbeson's services to the canse of football in bis capacities of secretary to the Hawera Football Club and to the Taranaki Rugby Football Union, and said tbat be bad raade many frieods in Hawera, who would regret hiß departure. Mr Matkeson stated tbat anything he had done in football matters he had done for the love of tbe game, and he had always tried to do his best. He was surprised at receiving the present, which he would value highly. The toast of Mr Matbeson's health was then drunk, and a pleasant evening was spent, several of those present contributing Bongs and recitations. Mr Matheson leaves on Tuesday for Palmerston North.