The Star. [Published Daily.] News and Notes.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 4033, 8 September 1898, Page 2

The Star. [Published Daily.]

News and Notes.

THUBSDAY. SEPTEMBEB 8, 1898.

♦ It will be Been by our Parliamentary report that the discussion on the Estimates has developed into a trial of endurance between the Government and the Opposition. The galleries were cleared last night, and are not to be reopened until 9 a.m. tomorrow, so that a continuous sitting is anticipated. Beading matter will be found on fourth page. Ball at Mangatoki Hall this evening. The Oddfellows' Social this evening should be a great success judging by indications. The committee have reason to expect that there will be a'orowded attendance. A further reminder is given of the Bulb Show in the Opera House to-morrow (Friday) evening. The display of flowers, taking into consideration the numerous entries, should be a splendid one. The tender of Messrs Christie and Hoskins has been accepted for the erection of a new police station at Opunake. At Wellington on Tuesday, Miss Bourke, of Kilbirnie, was united in marriage to Mr John O'Shea, youngest son of Mr and Mrß O'Shea, of Hawera. The* Rev Father O'Shea, brother of the bridegroom, assisted by the Very Rev Father Devoy, said the nuptial mass and united the happy couple Mr Bourke gave away his daughter. The hridesmaids were Misses Alice ana Mary Bourke, sisters of the bride. Mr James Bourke, brother of the bride, acted as best man. The window show of spring goods at Messrs Paterson Bros, and Co's establishment last night was greatly admired, the general expression being that the display, both as to the goods shown, and artistic arrangement, was quite epual to anything in the large cities. , Mr L. S. Barraolough's show of meat last evening, together with his weight guessing competition, attracted considerable attention. The sheep, the weight of which are to be guessed, are splendid specimens, being part of a purchase at Mr Birnie's sale on Tuesday. The competition closes th|s evening at 6. At Normanby on Friday next the Rev. C. H. Laws will hold a week-night servioe and deliver a speoial leoture on "Was Christ Divine P" ' A hearty < invitation is extended to all. ; The Herald says .-—The engine attached to the 6.30 train from Palmerston North to Wanganui yesterday morning broke down at laonui. The j starboard cylinder blew out The valve g^ar and connecting rod of the disabled cylinder were then disconnected and the train, reduced to its passenger carriages and horse boxes, for the Marton races, proceeded with one cylinder to the incline just below Greatford. Here the train was divided. Some difficulty was experienced in starting the second half of the train. After several false starts the majority of the male passengers jumped out, and at the word "go " pushed, so that the engine, relieved of the weight and assisted "by their efforts, succeeded in making Greatford at 8.55 in place of 8.27 (the time-table time). At Marton anothej engine took up the running and the train arrived in Wanganui at the due time. The Rink Carnival at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening was largely attended, a large number donning the wheels. The Hawera Town Band, under Bandmaster Brunette, played a number of excellent" selections during the evening. The race between T. Coffey, on roller skates, and A. M. Conroy, on road Bkates, proved very interesting. Coffey won, but the result would have been closer, if not different, had not Conroy met with an accident and fell. Another carnival will be held in a about a fortnight's time. On Tuesday, says the Wanganui Herald Lord Ranf urly» under the guidance of Mr John Handley, visited the historio battle ground at Taurangika, where Trooper George Maxwell met his death. In the afternoon His Excellency visited the Momohaki State Farm, where as a former Mildura settler he was quite at home amongst the grape vines, |fruit trees and prize poultry. Both Lord and Lady Ranfurly were very pleased with their visit, and expressed a very high opinion of the fertility of the land and the beauty of the scenery. An interesting question is whether we should say Beconsfield or Beaconsfield when we speak of the Buckinghamshire village immortalised by its association wit.h the names'bf Edmund Burke and Benjamin Disraeli. The Earl of Rosebery, when unveiling a memorial to Burke, in St. Mary's, Beaconsfield, on July 9, said :— " I wns brought up to believe the pronunciation was l Beconsfield,' until ou the creation of the title of Lady Beaconsfield, I was impressed by those persons, as I will never forget, that the pronunciation was Beaconsfield, and not 'Beconsfield.' It It would have required more courage than I possessed to have addressed Lady Beaconsfield as Lady 'Beconsfield,' or Lord Beaoonsfield as Lord 'Beconsfield.'" Which would prevail—local usage or historical authority—Lord Rosebery did not undersake to say. Before his lordship began his speedy he was corrected by the rector for not saying " Beconsfield." Mr D. Carroll, Otalceho, whose herd iB known as a good one, offers cows for sale. THE BEST BEMEDY FOX 2?LTJX. Mr John Mathias, a well Inown stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: « After suffering for over a week with flux, and my physiciau having failed to relieve me, I was advised to try Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have the pleasure of stating that the half of one bottle cured me. For sale at Hawera General Store.