NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2421, 8 May 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

In our first edition on Saturday the para> graph re cattle-stealing charges stated that tbe information had been sworn against "Arthur" Toting. This was an exact oopy of the information, but being assured j that there had been an error and that " Albert " Toung was the person charged we altered the name to Albert for tbe second edition. Mr Geo. Glenn 3s said to have lost 40 bullocks from bis bush seotion. The late " Abington " Baird'a estate has been sworn at under {£1,000,000. Tbe Northern Steam Shipping Co. have declared a dividend of 8 per cent, and have carried forward, £648. Passengers by coaoh for Opunake on , Saturday could not get further than Manaia, as the coach could not proceed owing to the flooded state of tbe rivers. Mr A. D. Willis announces that if no other candidate comes forward, he will oppose Mr A. J. Parsonß ior tbe Waoganui seat. Constable Salmon is away to tbe Waikato on leave of absenoe for 12 days. We regret to hear the serious illness of his mother is the oauee of bis visit. Mounted Constable Hooper, of Patea, is in charge of the Manaia station during Constable Salmon's absenoe. The Manawatu Racing Club enquiry re the Stockboy -Badger affair has been furtner adjourned until the Bth of June. This has been done in order to allow the case Lyons v. Simeon to come before the District Court prior to tbe decision of the Club. A weasel was seen a few days since disporting itself on tbe Main South road near Mr A. Hastie's. Another waß seen some few weeks ago on the NormanbyOkaiawa road, about two miles from Normanby, bo that they would appear to be spreading. The committee meeting at which tenders were to be opened for council works in Waimate riding did not take place on Saturday, as the flooded state of the rivers prevented the coanty chairman from reaching Manaia. Tenders were to be dealt with to-day. Professor T. Lichtwark gave a claEs lesson in McCarty '■_ and Co.'s smithy, Manaia, on Friday night, when be had a colt belonging to Mr J. J. Campbell to operate on. Tbe animal was a very spirited one, but was soon under command | co that anything could be done with him. Very general surprise was expressed (a Manaia correspondent writes) at the rentals tendered for the native leases, which were published in your issue of Saturday last. It is freely asserted that the lucky (?) tenderers will be forced to apply for redactions before their tenancy has run very long, as previous leaseholders had to do. Mr T. W. Frethey has just started on a trip to Chicago and the Old Country. The partnership known as Fretbey Bros, has reoently been disolved. Mr John has entered into a moreinteresting partnership, whilßt Fred is doing what we consider the next best in taking a trip abroad. The home of Frethey Bros, has long been known for its free and oDen • banded hospitality to all comers. And tbey will undoubtedly carry with them in their new departures of life tbe good wishes of their many friends. — Kaponga correspondent. Nominations for vacancies on Waimate Eoad Board will be received up to Monday. Waimate Eoad Board give notice of striking a rate. Messrs Graham and Eippingale have a business notice in this issue. The Egmont Farmers' Union hold their Manaia sale to-morrow. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Go's Ellham j sale takes place to-morrow. i (Grazing to let is advertised. ' The sale of timber, etc., advertised by the Egmont Farmers' Union for Saturday las', had to be postponed on account of the heavy downpour of rain, and will take place next Saturday. Rotherham's English Levers, JBS 6s, JB6 6s, £6 103, £8 10s, and £18. at H. G. Pitcher's. Chronographs, trickle, 80s ; Ascot, £& 6s and .£8 103; Waltham, .£l2. At H. G. Pitcher's.— Advt. The Egmont, 21s each, a cheap and serviceable watch, at H. G. Pitchers..— Ad.

Mr O. E. Major reports having leased Mr McKenzie'a Hotel, now in course of erection at Stratford, to Mr T. Keane, late of Alton. Tbe Resident Magistrate has authorised tbe adjournment till Thursday of oases set down for hearing on Wedneeday, provided the parties interested consent. Tbe rainfall in Hawera on Saturday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. was I*2B incb. During tbe month of April tbe total fall was 2.33 inches, and at Waipapa (Mr. Livingston's) 249. It is said that tbere is trouble at WaDganui about an Opposition candidate, I owing to some of the extreme temperance party insisting on running Mr Carson, who is absent from tbe colooy just now. A publicly-convened meeting is to be held this week. Ia tbe B.M. Court at Maeterton, Peter Mortenson reoovered fror* Jacob Hebberley money lost in gambling with dice. The case was brought under an English statute iti force in the Colony, in which power is given to recover moneys lost at gambling witb dice or cards, providing tbe sum exceed £10. The programme for the military toarnament under tbe auspices of the Hawera Mounted Rifles, to be held on Qaeen's Birthday, appears in another column. A long list of events is to be gone through, and the prizoß are of good value. The Wairoa Mounted Bifies are iuvited to compete, and several of that corps are certain to avail themselves of tbeinvitation. Referring to tbe death of Mr. William Mountfort Barton, who died at Okaiawa on Thursday, the Taranaki Herald says : — Mr. Burton was closely conneoted with the early history of Taranaki. He was a member of the Provincial Council, and held various appointments. He materially assisted the settlement of this province in tbe capacity of immigration agent. Some five years ago Mr. Burton left this part of the district, and took up bis residence at Okaiawa. Mr A. A. Fantham bas received the following letter from Mr A. Vecht, who is still in Wellington : — According to my promise I inform yon herewith that my trial shipment of New Zealand mild cured mesa pork arrived in Europe and gave great satisfaction, We may, tberelore, say that this business will be establised here, and that the farmers can reckon to bave a ready market for pigs weighing from 180 to 160 nett ail the year round. You may preliminarily inform yonr friends of this, and I intend shortly to come to Hawera to meet the farmers of your association. Another instance of the inconvenience arising from the duplications of postal towns came before us this morning. An order from Pahiatua addressed to "Hawera" for a Supply of timber was reoeived by a resident here, and as be is very much out of the timber line tbe request puzzled him greatly. No doubt it was intended for a miller at the other Hawera, and as the order was apparently wanted with hot baste no doubt tbe sender and the addressee are by this time at loggerheads. The Postal Department ought really to take action in the matter of changing the name of tbe township in the Forty Mile Bnsb.