NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2417, 3 May 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Article on " Form of Government ia Euseia " is printed on fourth page. Tbe Patea Press understands that Mr. W. C. Symes has purchased Mr. Napier's farm at Kakaramea. At Gisborne Inst week 170 people applied for a small grazing run of 60 acreß, which was open for selection under the Crown. Iroquois (in charge of G. Powell) has arrived to fulfil his Egmont engagement, and is quartered at Wilson's stables. The rainfall at Eaponga for the monthof April was 8v65 inches. Bain fell on 14> days, the maximum fall being '70 inch, on tbe 24th.

The engine of the 12.55 p.m. train

yefterday, while shunting at Mokoia, ran

off at a pair of points, and had to be jacked on again. Beyond an hoar's delay, no further trouble was occasioned by the mishap.

A man named Christian Hanson was engaged in palling down the old Baglan Brewery at Bulls on Saturday, when the building collapsed, crushing tbe man so severely that be died in a few hours afterwards. Deceased suffered terrible agony until his death. He was aged 56.

Mr A. D. Willis, in a memoir of the late Premier, published in the Wanganui Herald, remarks :~" From the very ontset bis opinions were of a radical and liberal character, and he on more than one occasion remarked with a smile to me that it seemd odd that bis father all bis life bad been a connistent Conservative, even to the proposing of .the candidate for the House of Commons for his own connty while he (his son) had faken entirely opposite views." This recalls a rather pretty Btory which was told a session or two ago in Wellington. This was that the old gentleman being rallied on his son's radicalism being in distinct contradiction to fatherly example, .replied that while he remained quite convinced that Conservatism was the true policy for Great Britain if" John" thought that radicalism was proper in New Zealand he bad no doubt, though knowing little of the circumstances himself, that bis son's judg« ment was perfectly sound.

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It is rnpaorea that another hotel is to be erected in Hawera. Manaia beat Wanganni in the recent chess matches. The former won one game and drew two. Another round of the MoGnire Eifle Belt competition takes place next Thursday at Waverley between the Hawera and Wairoa corps. A Gisborne gentleman received news by £he last mail of the death, at Eadoliffe, fLancashire, of his brother (aged 73) on Slst January, and his three sisters (asred 82, 78, and 88 respactively) on 12th, 13th, pnd 14th February. The cause of the death of his sisters was grief at the death of th6ir brother, no complaint of sickness having previously been made. The following team will play for Clifton against Stratford to-morrow at Waitara : — Full-baok, Pewa; tbreequarter-backs : W. Jonas, E. Bayly, E. Bobson ; hal^ backs : E t Tate, A. L. Hempton, Walter Bayly ; forwards : W. Weils, B. Luxton, J. Preston, G. Hutcbinson, W. Joll, H. Gollop, G. Thornton, J. Foreman. Emergencies ; H. Purdie and A. Burwell, forwards ; H, Eolfe, fall- back. A sensation was caused in the Square, Palmerston North, on Thursday afternoon by the efforts of a man to "apparently commit suicide. Getting o i the verandah of a shop in the Square, be was preparing to throw himself off, when (says the Times) a hand was plaoed on his shoulder, and his leap into the next world was prevented. He was kept under surveillance and deterred from attempting to commit any further rash acts. The Marton Mercury ia responsible for the statement' that at a meeting of the Opposition , held in Wanganm on Monday, it was resolved to aßk Mr. Freeman E. Jackßon to stand for Wanganui ; that Mr. Jaokson said that he would do so in the event of a enitable requisition beiog pre. rented ; and that before night 200 names were attaohed. The same paper Bays that Messrs. Barnicoat, A. D. Willis, and Si. 1 Maurice O'Eorke have been mentioned as possible candidates. Mr. Parsons bas been announced as a certainty. A New Plymouth cabman named W. Bond met with rather an unpleasant experience on Saturday. He was driving a pair of horses attaohed to a oab in the vicinity of the railway station, when (says the Nowb) one of the animals beoame fractious and commenced playing up. Daring the plunging the vehicle swerved to one side and Bond was thrown out on the road, but eßoaped with a few bruises. The horse meanwhile continued kioking, and after getting on the outside of the traces reared several times and fell down dead. Matapu School Committee election has been curiously complicated. There was only one householder present, but he had a full list of oommitteemen duly nominated, with written consent in each case. The question was, there being a full list of nominations and no opposition, could the persons nominated be declared elected ? Was there a meeting constituted at which suoh declaration could be made ? Ordinarily speaking, if there are only sufficient nominations to fill vacant positions, an election is unnecessary. It has bean decided to take the opinion of the Education Board on the matter, so that there may be guidance tor the future as to how maoy householders constitute a meeting. The Act gives no definition. New telegraph regulations have been issued, the main features of which are as follow :— " Neither Her Majesty the Queen nor the Government of the colony shall be responsible for errors, omissions, or delays in the transmission of any telegram," etc. Telegrams shall be written in ink, «• or with indelible pencil, or in manifold." and shall contain a proper address, and bear a genuine signature in tbe usual handwriting of the sender, "or in that of his authorised agent, but when written by tbe agent the latter shall add his name or initials, not for transmission, but for the information of the Telegraph Department." The use of a cipher addres3 is prohibited on messages for transmission within the colony, The Chronicle reports that on Monday afternoon Mr. Joseph Startup, an employe at the station, hafl the misfortune to meet with 'an exceptionally painfut accident. It appears that Mr Startup had been incapacitated from work for three weeks through illness*, and that on Monday, hatiDg received advice from his doctor that he would be able to resume work next morning, he had hastened to the etatioa to notify the faofc. Prom wbat can be gathered it appears that Mr Startup fell bodily across both metals zu front of the approaching truoks, and bad barely time to swing hie head and shoulders clear of the rail before they were on him, the wheel catching bis left leg just above the ankle and literally peeling the flesh clear of the bone to just above the knee, and from above that to well up the thigh, inflicting a terrible crushing He was pushed bodily along the line for a few yards in this position, until tbe truck came to a standstill. Drs Bell, Sorley, Innee, and Tripe were soon in attendance, and found it necessary to amputate the leg, which was successfully performed The sufferer, however, did not survive the shock, and passed qoietly away shortly after midnight. The deceased was d 8 years of age, and leaves a widow and eight obildren. to the accession of Mr. Seddon to the Premiership, the New Zealand Tnne B says:— The fact is one more proof of the facilities for advancement offered by this democratic country to all Us citizens. In such a country the ideal state of things is " The career open to the talents." He is a man who left i-pgland without a shilling, endowed only with a trade and the qualities necessary for making his way in life. Without the influence of any patron, without the aid of any favouring friend, or special circumstance of fortune, he made his way upwards in the confidence of bis fellow* Si!" In 'local affaire he made such a mark that ho sot quickly into the political field a nd tner e he apphed his abilities co well that to-day he stands on the highest \Z a Tfal8 ' we ma y «ay, is the history of hi™ \T aPSa P 5^ IWs wbo ye P re ceded him. 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