OPERA HOUSE "POPS."

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 70455, 5 October 1900, Page 3

OPERA HOUSE "POPS."

This evening, in the Opera House, the Wanganui Syndicate Company will give the second of their series of " pops," when, despite the fact that we have had many amusements of late, we expeot to see a big house. At their opening performance, the company gave an excellent account of themselves, and the audienoe showed its approval in decided fashion. To-night, in addition to the old favorites — Messrs Voss, Naylor, and others— Beveral performers new to the Hawera publio will make their appearance. These latter are all front rankers in their respective lines, and have been specially engaged by tbe syndicate. The several sketches, etc, to be submitted for approval are, judging by the reports of your Wanganui contemporaries, funny indeed, and from beginning to end of the long programme there is not a dull moment.

Mr R. Chestnut has disposed of his bool business in Hight street, to Mr Yearbury, for a number of years manager of Mi Higgine' boot warehouse, Auckland. An enthusiastic player in tbe Drapers v. Grocers' football matoh suggests that the winners should play the victorious butchers and the losers the defeated bakers. The liquidators of the Colonial Bank expeot to bring the liquidation of the bank to a close at the end of December, when they hope to pay a dividend of one shilling per share. In a letter to his brother, Trooper W. 0. Morrison, of the Ist N.Z. Contingent, states that he was recommended for promotion, but was afterwards selected as one of four speoinl attendants on Lord Roberts' bodyguard, one being ohosen from each of four New Zealand Contingents. At a meeting of the Anglican Diocesan Synod at Napier, on Monday, the following motion was passed : — " That the attention of both the olergy and the laity in this diocese is earnestly called to the fact that during the last few years there has been a great falling off in the numbers of ohildren attending our Sunday schools, and to the necessity of making great efforts to stem this evil." It is perhaps not generally known that the check system of dealing with luggage is now in foiroe on our railway. A passenger depositing luggage for transit receives a check without payment, and on arrival' at his destination can obtain his luggage on presentation of the check, the Department making itself liable for /loss or damage.— Post. A westerly wind has prevailed during the past week, occasionally blowing with great velocity. Mr Livingston informs us that shrubs in exposed situations on his farm have been slightly damaged, by the salt spray that has been blown from the sea. This is perhaps the strongest wind we have experienced from the west for some time ; at all events, it is the first time that anything approaching a blizzard has come from that quarter. In the town the dust has been very trying indeed. A quite erroneous impression appears to prevail in Wellington as to prices being paid for land in Taranaki for dairying. A speaker at the Industrial Association's banquet on Saturday night said he knew where land in this distriot had gone up to over £30 per acre. Quite so, and doable that, but not for dairying, as the gentleman in question stated. As a result of careful inquiries, we have not been able to hear of a dairy farm, as Buoh, changing hands at more than about £15 or £16 in any part of Taranaki. The high prices recorded are purely speculative, for cutting up into suburban lots.— Taranaki Herald. Alex. Duirs, a Hawera boy who went to South Alrioa a few years ago to settle, and when the present war broke out joined the Eimberley Light Horse, has been earning distinction at the front. Toung Duirs was one of the first four to enter Ladysmith, and when volunteers were called for to lead the way to Maleking, he and eight others undertook the task. It was when carrying this effort out (which was accomplished) that he was slightly wounded, and for his gallantry was given a lieutenancy, and Alex, is now attached to a column of the Imperial troops. Lieut. Duirs is at the head of a small detaohment who go out scouting, and occasionally have to do some shbrp fighting. It is, indeed, gratifying to find a young fellow from thiß quarter earning suoh distinction. Tbe Woman's Parliament will shortly discuss the " Man's Franchise Bill," in the Opera House, for the benefit of the Borough Band funds. A private caucuß of both sides of the House iB being held on Monday, at the Church of England schoolroom. Members were elected and portfolios allotted on strictly constitutional and womanlike lines ; that, is by the private secretary. The constituents are not consulted, and never object to such charming representatives. The House is constituted as follows:— The Bight Hon. the Premieresß, Mrs L. 0. Hooker; Hon. the Speakeress, Miss Brunette ; Hon. the Minister of Justice, Miss Cowern ; Leader of the Opposition, Miss Espagne; Hawera, Miss Flynn; Opunake, Miss G. Espagne ; Manaia, Miss M. Brunette; Otakeho, Miss E. Flynn; Okaiawa, MiBS Elliot ; Normanby, Miss N. Flynn ; Eltham, Miss Kelly (Government Whip) ; Te Boti, Miss M. Fantham ; Botokare, Miss Day ; Makino, Miss Pettit ; Meremere, Miss BallanUne ; Whakamata, MiBS Pitcher; Manutahi, Miss Lawson; Eaponga, Miss Payne; Turuturnmokai, Misß C. Taylor; Clerk, Interpreter, and Sergeant-at-Arms, Mrs Anson. By advertisement in another column, the Publio Trustee, Mr C. A. Budge, notifies that all accounts owing to the late H. fitch must be paid forthwith. Mr D. K. Leslie, well-known in Hawera 1 . is reported to have purchased an hole 1 property at Te Awamutu, Waikato. IT IS DANGEROUS TOINEGIiEQT A GOLD. Pneumonia is one of the most dangerous and fatal diseases. It always results from a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold and perhaps prevent an attack of pneumonia. It is in fact made especially for that ailment and has become famous for its oures over a large part of the civilized world. It counteracts any tendenoy of a cold toward pneumonia. Can you afford to neglect your cold when bo reliable a remedy can be had for a trifle ? For sale at Hawera General Store.— Advt.