NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2487, 25 July 1893, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr O B. Bayle? has been elected unopposed to fill tbe vaoanoy on tbe Borough Council caused by the retirement of Mf TV. Adameon. We have received T a complaint that £1200 or rent paid to the Pnbho Trustee by a European three months ago, bas not yet been divided among the grantees. The Auckland City Council has paid J-812 to medical men for reporting oases of measles. It has asked the Government to repeal the Order-in-Council wbioh rendered this necessary, but uo reply has besn received yet. A child residiuK with her parents in tbe Manga-atua Valley (a Napier paper reports) walks six milen to school every day, and is seldom absent. Recently she was awarded a prize for being a pupil who " walks the farthest distance to school." A man was tried for theft at the Oxford Apsizes. The foreman of the iury when siviDg the verdict made v mistake, and said "Not guilty" instead of "Guilty." Though he wished to rentify the mistake, he could not do so, and the man was released from custody. An untamed swallow which had its nest in a farm near Boubaix was lately caught and taken in a cage to Paris, where it was released. It retarned to its Dest in 90 minutes, having accompliebed a distance of 250 kilometres, or over two miles a ruinate. The Danedin Trades and Labour Coiincil has passed a resolution tbat, in the event of tbs Government deciding to start a tailors' shop, one should be established in each centre. A resolution was also carried in favour of fixing Saturday aa a compulsory half holiday in Dunedin and neighbouring districts. Our Manaia correspoudent writes to correct an error which appeared in bis report of the E.M. Court proceedings of last Thursday. It was against John Stoddart not J. W. Stoddart tbat judgment went by default in the oaße in wbioh Mr J. McCarty wae plaintiff. We regret that the mistake should bave occurred. At an inquest at Dunedin on the body of a obild, aged six months, in which tbe mother stated that she had given it Irish moss, Dr. StPnhouse deprecated the use ot patent medicine?, tnaoy of wbicb, he snid, were of a dangerous character. He said the sale of them should be regulated by legislation. The verdiot was death from bronchitis. Arrangements in connection with tbe social to be held in the Town Hall tomorrow evening, in aid of the new Catholio Convent, are now perfected, and there is every promise of a large attendance. The tickets m tbe bands of sellers bave been called in, but they can, of course, be obtained at the door of the hall. The affair has been well worked up, and BucceßS seems likely to crown the efforts of the committee. , A. very peculiar inoitlenk happened on Mr H. M. Bayly's farm, near Manaia, tv I few days since. He was removing some lambs from one paddock to another, and in doing bo they had to cross a drain about a foot wide. In jumping over tbis no less than five ot them broke one or other of their legs. This would almost indicate a brittleaeßS of bone that requires accounting for. Mr G. Hutchison, M.H.8., bas communicated to a constituent at Meremere a letter be has received from tbe Pablio Trustee, in which Mr Warbnrton says, 111 am making enquiry respeotiog the land on which the bush is growing, which renders the Meremere road impassable. It will probably be leased, but in any case I hope to be able to arrange for tbe removal Of the bush, where the removal may be neOQßeary, to keep the road in proper order." The following entries were received on Saturday night for the Maaaia Chess and Draughts tourney ;•—Chess : Messrs K. Brennan, Arthur Young, Baime, G. Pearce, M. Horneman, H. E. Good, G. A. Hurley, B. Newing, E. Falkner, J. MaEQa, T. Hastie, J. Sexton, T. Sutherland, and H. Salruou. Draughts 1 Messrs W. Lsnglands, J. Pring, A. Boyd, W. Lewis, W. Bjair, E. Exley, J. Matbeson, T. E. ('•rofthurst, and B. Molntosh. The open, ing has been fixed for Thursday week. Entries (rom tbe Otakebo and outside distriot will be received up till next Thursday. The Wellington Post is very •• rough " on the proceedings of the House, remarking: — •' It is a fiorry exhibition tbat goes on day after day and night after night in the House of Bepresentotives. If only tbe constituencies throughout the colony could see and hear what takes place a feeling of deep disgust would inspire most of the electorates, and probably induce very many of them to select new representatives when tbe opportunity occurs. The House is perfectly disorganised and beyond control. Tbe Speaker is weak and helpless, tbo socalled Leader of the House has no control whatever over even bia own Party. Aided though he is by three Whips, the Party owns no restraining infiuenoe, and each member does what seems good in his own eyes. There ia no order of debate provided or preserved. Members, even on the same side, 'jamp ' each others' oiaims to speak, and no one on either side has the least idea bow much more time is going to be wasted in the present utterly purposeless debate."

Mr Climie's report of water and drainage is printed on fourth page. Mr W. Brown bas been appointed a member of tbe Patea Harbor Board. The Reserves Trustee, Mr Bennell, is paying natives their rents to-day. The North of Auckland Countieß Vehicle Licensing Bill, a Government measure, enables counties in that part of the oolony to levy license fees upon vehicles for tbe maintenance of tbe roads. At a meeting of tbe Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, a proposal tbat the November Show should extend over three dayß was withdrawn ; but it was resolved to have the general parade of stock on the second day. 1