NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2429, 17 May 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Football notes on fourth page. Mr McGuire, M.H.8., addresses bis constituents at Pihama to-nigLt. Id tLre speech he is about to deliver to his constituents it is said Mr MoKenzie will deal fully with the recent cases of dummy ism. A Wairarapa chief has given 100 head of cattle and some sheep to the Maori Parliament, and a Palmerston native has donated not less than £250. A grand concert in aid of St. George's Parsonage, Patea, is advertised to be held in the Patea Harmonic Hall on Monday next. Miss Medley, ot Wellington, and Mr Walter Besley, of Wanganui, are to take part. The Posfe understands that the amount claimed by the owners of the Hawarden Castle for towing the lonic to Capetown when the latter's Bhaft broke on the voyage from London to New Zealand, was £25,000. The spielers are said to be in strong force at Palmerßton. A yoang man was attacked by four men on Sunday night, and eased of £s', and last week another was robbed of £15 in a similar manner. The attention of Ministers has, v£e (Wellington Post) believe, been directed to some rather extraordinary proceedings in the Reeident Magistrate's Court at Invercargill lately, and an enquiry will probably be instituted. We give a reminder of the ooncert to be given this evening in St. Mary's schoolroom. A glance at the published programme will show that the best talent ot the district has been enlisted, and we expect the result to be most satisfactory. In our report of yesterday's wedding we omitted to mention that the cake — a most magnificent specimen of the contectioner's art — was manufactured by our worthy townsman, Mr A. J. Kirk, and was a gift to the bride by His Worship the Mayor (Mr C. E. Major). The Mariposa, with the London maile of the 15th April, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 27th of April, the due date. The Monowai, with the colonial mails to the 22nd of April, "reached San Francisco from Auckland on the 12th met., one day late. In consequence of complaints as to the absence of fields and the influx of aliens, the Government have decided to appoint Dr. Giles and Mr Muller, of Auckland, Commissioners to enquire into the working of the northern gumfielde. The report is to be ready before Parliament; meets. The Southern Standard states that at Mataura, during a short stoppage of the turbine wheel at the freezing works, and when the tail race had ran almost empty of water, a number of beautiful trout were caught in the race, and again liberated into the Mataura river. Many of them, | it is estimated, would have weighed 101b, j and one particularly large one must have been 151b. Mr John Thomson, C.E., who since his arrival in the colony has been consulting ngineer in respect of the New Plymouth harbor works and also engineer in charge of the Patea harbor works, is to be appointed by the Government as Resident Engineer at Greymonth. He will also take charge of, and act as lecturer to, the Schools of Mines at Brunnerton, Grey* month, Kumara, Stafford, and Hokitita. We have received a copy of a' song entitled " The Federal Flag," written and composed by Mr Thos. Stagpoole (a brother of Sergeant Stagpoole), who is at present in Hawera. The song is in G, the compass being from Cto E ; and the music is of a high order. The words, too, are well-chosen, and the whole composition should find favor with masioians. The song may be obtained from Mr E. Tait, mnsio-seller. At a wedding at Hamilton the other day, a writer on the Waikato Times mentions, a very unusual thing happened as the newly-married pair entered their buggy at the conclusion of the service. An Indian Parsee, who had been in the ohurch and a much interested spectator, was observed to throw a handful of small silver coins over the buggy. He afterwards explained that it was the general custom (and a very pretty one, too, to my mind) in bis country to throw coins over the heads of newly-married couples, these being an oftering to the poor, by whom they are left to, be picked up, and be has seen aB much as twenty pounds' worth of silver thus given by one man in India. The small boy, however, was the gainer by the first introduction of the custom in Hamilton — not the poor I'm afraid. The Hawera Mounted Rifles tournament committee held a meeting on Saturday night. Exports from the subcommittees showed that the arrangement of details was proceeding satisfactorily It being a difficult matter to obtain masks and lances for the Balaolava Melee, this item was struck off the programme ; and Dick Turpin's Ride to York substituted. A well known trooper, mounted on one of the best bardic horses in the troop, will impersonate ' Pick,' and some good fun may be expeoted. • Sammy,' with his bell, and his Daddy will lend their valuable assistance in the chase. The gun carriage is now ready, and teams are invited to practice. A strong detachment of the Wairoa Mounted Rifles will take part in the tournament, so that there will be some keen competition. It has been decided that the exhibition procession shall start at 10 a.m. sharp, and the troop will take part in this. After the procession the public will have time to reach the racecourse before the tournament commence?. An extra Lloyd Lindsay competition for members of this troop only is to be added to the programme. Entries for the flat race and hurdle race must be made with the secretary not later than 9 o'clock this evening. Given a fine day £be affair is sure to prove a great Buooesa. The new terra in connection with the New Plymouth High School commenoes on Monday, the 29th inst. Egmont Farmers' Union Okaiawa sale to-morrow. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. hold their K. akaramea sale to-morrow. Mr W. Eowe has an advertisement in reference to the Alexandra cream separators. It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that Mr Fred Cowoin will hold his first auction sale at Eltham on Saturday next. The entries received so far are good, and the auctioneer solicits further additions, Mr Cowern ohould bay» a very successful sale, To be or not to be well dressed P is what the Hawera and West Coaßt Drapery Company has determined to impress upon the inhabitants of Hawera district, and paying aviaitandaeeinfjtheir well-assorted Bjbock will at once convince that both for prices and quality they stand, unequalled. Rotherham's EngUsh Lovers, £& 6s, J2G 6s, £6 10a. £8 10b. and £18. afc H. ft. Pitcher's, Chronographs, nickle, 60s ; Ascot, £6 6s and JBB 10a; Waltham, £12. At H. Or. Pitcher's.— Advt. The Egmont, 21d each, & cheap and serviceable watch, at H. G. Pitchers..~Ad. Subscribe to N. Z. edition of London TIT BITS. Published byMcKee & Gamble WelHnpfon.

Planß "for a briok building to contain tbe Parliamentary Library have been prepared; and the Government will probably place £10,000 on the Estimates for the work. Mr W. Williams, at Opunake, to* morrow, commenoes to bold the series of meetings of lessees and lessors of reserves as recently advertised in our oolumns. A meeting of the General Committee of ! the Exhibition is to be held this evening. As time is getting short, and there is muoh to be done, a fall attendance is necessary. A great deal of interest evidently is taken in tbe cattle cases farther south, for Mr Andrewß, of the Eangitikei Advocate, a ud Mr Leys, of the Marton Mercury, came to Hawera last night prepared to report the case to-day. Mrs Green, of Manaia, has received the following donations towards the bazaar to be held in aid of tbe hospital : — Two silver-mounted butter dishes from Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewen ; two carriage rugs from Messrs MoArthur and Co., Auckland. Mrß Green has herself contributed an album and slippers. The Sydenham School Committee urged on tbe Minister of Eduoation on Monday that committees representing largelyattended schools should have greater voting power in Education Board elections than committees of schools of lesser attendance, The Minister stated that the disparity of influence was at present excessive, but he doubted whether there was any immediate prospect of reform. x Mr MoKerrow, Chief Eailway Commissioner, was in Hawera to-day on business connected with tbe railways. Mr Buxton, traffio manager of this section, accompanied his chief. They were at Patea bet evening, and will be at Stratford tonight. We understand that tbe iron work of _ the verandah for Hawera station is being prepared at tbe Wanganni shops, and that only pressure of work has prevented construction being carried out. The Eev. J. C. Andrew, of Maeterton, was BUed on Monday by tbe Tax Commissioner for £33 7s 9(3 as absentee tax, and £3 6s 9d interest on an estate belonging to a person in London for whom he was agent. Defendant claimed that the Act only applied to persons who bad been absent from or resident out of the colony for a period of three years, and had not left an agent to represent them. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with £3 13s costs ; and notice of appeal was given. _____ _^^_______