NEWS AND NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2765, 6 July 1894, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The serious illness of tbe Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Treasurer and other Ministers is a matter for sincere regret, and we are sure that the people of this district will be anxious to hear more favorable news. Coming jast at the beginning of the eenona work, wbiob promises in many respects to be somewhat worrying, their illness is a serious misfortune, It will be teen that Mr MoGuire also is indisposed, aod his constituents wili be glad to bear that it is nothing serious. The Manaia Brass Band will play in tbe ootagon, Manaia, on Saturday night at 7.30. A good programme has been arranged by the committee. An Auokland man has been fined 5s with £1 19s oosts for not supplying proper and sufficient food to three cows of which he was owner. At a meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union tbe proposal to admit women as members of tbe House of Representatives was disapproved. The following cablegram has been received by the Secretary of the Post Office from tbe Besident Agent at San Francisco :—": — " Railroads closed. Authorise | Monowai proceed Vancouver." After a five days' hearing of tbe Napier divorce case Sheath v. Sheath, the wife's petition, the Chief Justioe said he had no hesitation whatever in granting a divorce on the ground of the adultery of the respondent with Mary O'Drisooll, daughter of the late licensee ot the Albion Hotel. The champion football match between Waimate and Star Clubs was to take place to-day. A large number of New Plymouth residents arrived with tbe Star team ; and visitors from all parts of tb» district are in town. The .match caused' mnob interest. It bad hardly com* meaced when we went to press. It is notified in connection with the land advertisements of tbe Public Trustee that oertain sections have been withdrawn, and that the time for the receipt of tenders has been extended. We may mention, also, that information as to the land may be obtained from Mr O'Donaghae, surveyor, who out it up. The Wellington correspondent of tbe Danedin Star says — The relations between the new Bailwav Commissioners and the Government are said to be not of a friendly character jast now, and it is unlikely they will be reappointed. The Commissioners have been asked to take back their estimates with a view to making further reductions. Murray, Boberts and Co. received the following wool cablegram from their London bouse, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co., under date 3rd Jaiy: — "The market has opened with a good attendance of buyers, and competition is fair. For greasy merino tbe market has advanoed 5 per cent. Scoured merino shows no change. Crossbred medium to good baa advanced a shade, Coarse cross- breds Bbow no change." The Hawera Band will give an open-air concert this evening (weather permitting) at 7.30. Tbe following programme will be gone through : — March, " Fusiliers " ; intermezzo, " Oryntbia " (Hume) ; fantasia, " London Echoes " (B. Smith) ; valse, •• Thinking of Thee " (Hume) ; Sohottische, " Woodland Flowers " (F. Burns) ; selection, " Opening Ode " Hawera Exhibition, 1893 (J. Higbam) ; valse, " Boyal Wedding " (Burns) ; seleotion, " Don Pasquale " (Donizetti) ; march. The rainfall at Manaia during June was 386 inches on 14 days, the maximum ('6O mobes) being recorded on the morning of the 12th. Tbe average for the previous four years at Manaia was 4/4 inches, but omitting Jaly, 1890, in which there were 22 wet days, with a record of 7 - 65 inches, tbe average for July, is only 3*3 inches. At Wai papa (Hawera) rain fell on 15 days, 3*69 inches being recorded, the maximum fall being '80 inohes on the 18th. Last year's fall was 3*86 inches.. The fall at Mr D. Wilkie's farm, Opabi, near Otakeho, was 293inohes, the greatest fall being 79 inches on tbe 28th. Mr H. Y. Edmonds, a Wellington cyclist, who has returned from bis tonr from Wellington to Auckland via Napier and Botorua, bad an extremely rough journey. Muoh bush country had to be passed through, where for sometimes 20 miles the cyclist was forced to oarry bis maobine, and wade knee-deep in mud, and over logs. However, Mr Edmonds will have tbe satisfaction of knowing that be has accomplished the round trip of the North Island, wbiob bas never before been attempted by anyone. To undertake snch a long and unpleasant journey at this, time of the year is no child's play. Messrs Badge and Good advertise clearing sale of furniture, etc., on bebalf of Mr C. H. Barnard. The time for receiving tenders for Patea dairy factory has been extended. WORTHY OF ATTENTION. A pin pointing upwards from an ea«y chair often causes more attention than ifc deserves, hub does not teceive an encore. So people who have used other Coffees and Lad no satisfaction are not likely to purchase them again, but affer buying Cbbask's A.I. Cootee they will always see they get it, for it is the best. The SUN BAKING I'OWDEB eclipses all others. QUALITY.-— That's the point, for it is a matter of supreme importance in our food, whatever may be the opinion of other articles of inferior nature when it comes to Coffee we all want the best, and the demand for Cbxase's A.I. Cofjee shows the popular' taste, as it is the best obtainable. J. Murray Barclay & Co., general Cornmiss on Agents, Sharebrokers and Valuators, 48 Willis-street, Wellington. Office hours -. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Loans negotiated, businesses exchanged. The Wellington Labor Bureau, foi all classes of employees and employers. House and apartments to let. Bents and debts collected. Private enquiry department for next of kin and missing: friends, under the able management of an experienced expert. Fire, life, and marine insurance.— -Advt. ,

Mr H. S. Tiffen, of Nelson, baß been f experimenting with beet sugar seed obtained from the well-known growers, Vilmorin, of France, and Carter, of England. Tbe results of the analysis of six earn plea, but all of different varieties, show tbat three French aorta give ftom 1422 to 14.76 of sugar per cent. In , California tbe standard is 12 per cent, all percentage above that beiDg paid extra for at Californian prices. Tbe refcnrn would be nearly £1 per ton. Another French variety gave about 12£ per cent, but the two English samples gave under 11 per cent. The highest yield previously recorded at the Government laboratory for New Zealand grown beet was 91 per cent. At Rewi's faneral, the service was read by tbe Rev. Haoraki Paul, Maori Wesleyan minister, wto had just arrived from Auokland. As the remains were lowered into the grave volleys of blank cartridge were fired by the Ngatimania* poto tribe. When the grave was being filled in, the natives threw m on tbe top of tbe coffin all tbe old chiefs personal beloDgings, in aooordanoe with tbe native custom. ' Clothes, • mats, rugs, shawls, oarpete, hats, umbrellas, &c, were thrown into the grave, and as eaob succeeding layer of earth was thrown in, it was stamped down hard by a number of stalwart Maoris. The coffin was buried eight feet- deep, at tbe foot of tbe monument, so that should any attempt be made by opposing native hapus to take away tbe body they would find it difficult' to unearth it. A correspondent of tbe Chicago Dispatch, deßiring to know bow it felt to be rioh, put the question the other day to the great Mr Pallman, of palace oar fame, who ib said to possess £10,000,000 sterling, Mr Pullmar said, "I believe 1 am no better off — certainly no happier — tban I was when I didn't have a dollar to my name, and bad to work from daylight to dark. I wore a good suit of olotbing then, and I can only wear one now. I relished three meals a day then a good deal more than I do now. I bad iewer oares, I slept better, and I may add generally tbat I believe I was far happier in thosb days than I bave been many times since I became a millionaire. And yet it is a comfortable feeling to be nob." And the correspondent adds tbat Mr Pallman thereupon buttoned up his coat, walked 'slowly down the steps, and painfully entered his carriage. "In his younger days he would have walked,' and would have been better for it," Tbe meeting convened for last evening for tbe formation of a Rifle Glob was well attended. Mr Atkinson was voted to the cbair, and stated tbe quotations of rifles be had received from Melbourne. Tbe meetiDg was of opinion tbat the better course to take would be to elect a oom mittee to canvass for members, so that a guarantee would be forthcoming to at once purchase rifles, and tbe following gentlemen were appointed to carry the suggestion into effect : — Messrs H. Gibson, Foster, and Atkinson. A good deal of disoussion took place re a range, and several sites were suggested; and eventually Messrs Trimble, Trott, and Atkinson were appointed a committee to report at a future meeting. Thirteen gave in their names as willing to beoome member?. At the next meeting, if tbe reports are favorable, the club will be formed, and be in readiness for a start at tbe commencement ol the shooting season. Judging by tbe interest already taken in the project there is every prospect of a strong club being established Messrs Newcomb and Slassey, drapers, announce a cash sale of winter goods, commencing to-morrow. All goods are reduced, to effect clearance. Miss E. A, Davis, of the Art Needlework Depdfc, gives particulars of stock of wools, etc., on hand. For a month, in. order to get cash, Mr L. H. Whale, tailor, ia mating startling reductions in prices. Quotations are given in advertisement. •* Those in want of guns, tools, or general ironmongery should peruse the prices advertised in another column by Mr P. J. Wrigley, gei eral ironmonger. A line of 25 dairy cows is .offered for private sale.