NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2760, 30 June 1894, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

•' Vanity and Vexation " and news from Waitara correspondent will be found on fourth page. The enquiry into tbe Ketemarae Hotel fire was finished last evening, when the jury returned an open verdict. A report will appear on Monday. A preliminary meeting with respect to the position of the Hawera band was held last evening; and it is expected that shortly an effort will be made to seoare a better eet of instruments. We regret to have to state that Mr Nelson Meßae bad to Buffer tbe amputation of bis spcond toe yesterdhy. He bad bis foot trodden on by a horse Borne time ago* and then iDJared his toe again when playing football. There were 14,000 rabbits destroyed daring the last two months on the New Zealand Agricultural Company's estate in Southland. The carcases have been sent Home frozen, plus several bales of skins, of which the carcases were kept. The members of Court Egmont (the local branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters) have decided to hold a social in the Town Hall at an early date. A Btrong committee has been formed, and will meet on Monday evening to arrange details. The committee of the Bacing Club met last evening ; the principal business being a conference as to tbe recommendations it would desire Mr B. H. Nolan, president of the olub, and representative of country clubs, to make at the forthcoming conference. Mr A. H. Parkinson, grocer, thanks the ' public for patronage, and announces his intention of selling cheaply in order to get ready money. It will be seen by reference to our advertising columns that the Egmonfc Farmers' Union will offer the balance of Mr Howe's nursery stock on Tuesday.

11 Orisoroon " was performed last night at Manaia by the Haweea Dramatic Club. There was a fall bouse, and everybody was delighted, especially with j Mr Field's manly portrayal of the part of the Indian chief, who was enthusiastically applauded throughout. The other parts were well taken, and gave great satisfaction ; but fc> give a oritikue is unnecessary, as it would be merely a repetition of the favorable notioa bestowed by tbe Stab a couple of nights ago. — Manaia correspondent.

A letter received by Mr James Briecoe, of Te Roti, from Messrs Wallis, Song,' and Co. (for whom, by the way, Mr A. H. Moore, of Opunake, is asent) states: — " Tbe past season has been tbe most important in volume ever knowo, and prices have been on the whole very satisfactory to senders. "We have obtained 112s to 12os cwt, acoording to quality for tbe m OS |; perfect evenness ; ordinary butters fet o h; D g 84s to 90s: commoner good gf 75g{! 0 82s. We counsel shippers t0 improve their quality all possible, aa the Australian competition is very keen on tbe quality, and the trade gets increasingly fastidious year by year. Present arrivals of finest New Zealand cheese are greedily sought after at 59a to 60s, and this article has a good fnture before it. "We prefer holding the first I qualities, and for perfect cheese there will always be a good trade on this market. Skim cheese are not very saleable, and 28a to 34s is made with difficulty for tbe poorer sorts." This letter, which is very satisfactory in tone, was dated May 10th, 1894.