NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VX, Issue 7101, 25 January 1901, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Commencing to-morrow, a four-page supplement will be issued with the Stab on Saturdays. The first will contain much matter of an interesting description, which, we feel sure, will be appreciated by our readers. There will be a short, well-written story, " The Last Cartridge," by Headon Hill, "Personal Notes from London.'j Yarmouth Beach murder, the Boer war, " Smiler on Himself," " The Dude Scored," " A Million of Debt," "News and Noteß," "Science Sittings," "Merrier Moments," etc.

The Alameda brought twelve railway carriages for Lyttelton.

Five hundred Virginian quail and five deer for the Nelson Acclimatisation Society arrived by the Alameda from San Francisco.

Mr J. B. Montague, a well-known auctioneer of Palmers(on North, died on Tuesday, after a couple of hours' illness.

The Gisborne Borough Council has appointed a committee to go into the matter, of getting electric power from Teringa Falls.

The Minister for Agriculture is to be urged to allow some of the pedigree stock which Mr Gilruth is selecting at Home to be set apart for the benefit of settlers in Southland.

The management of the London Sun has been fined £25 for carrying on a lottery in which prizes were awarded to purchaser 3 of copies of specially-marked " Sun Spots."

A London cable states that Benjamin Greene Lake, a solicitor, formerly chairman of the Discipline Committee of the Law Institute, has been sentenced to seven and five years' consecutive imprisonment for many misappropriations of clients' money.

A good story conies from White Cliffs (N.S.W.) There, recently, a travelling clergyman entered a public-house for a glass of gingerbeer "straight." Whilst drinking he was greatly pleased, also surprised — being no new chum in the bush — to see on cards around the bar the words 11 Remember the Sabbath Day." " Now," said the parson, heartily, " that's what I call encouraging to us ; it also speaks well for the character of the community in general, and this house in particular." " That's so," replied the landlord, evidently much gratified. "It's a real good reminder for the beys to get their bottle o' whisky or 'arf dozen o' beer on Saturday night, 'stead o' comin' botherin' me with a sore 'cad on the Sunday as they used to do."

Messrs Hurrell Bros., coaohbuilderc, of Hawera, have just completed, to the order of a gentleman in the country, a Raleigh cart, which, for appearance and sound, artistic workmanship, could not be beaten by any coachbuilding firm in the colony. The body, wbioh is very symmetrical, is painted in part lake, with red border split in black, and fine line in flake white Along each side, midway, are strips of mottled kauri (choice specimens) which are adorned with silver trimmings. The handles, wheel caps, la.mps, and all external furnishings are of bright white metal, adding materially to the general handsome appearance of the vehicle. The cushions are luxuriously finished, and the seats may be easily shifted by a patent contrivance, which is handy, yet not prominent. There is a sliding foot rest, which can, by one movement, be adjusted to suit the convenience of the driver, and the shafts are attached to the body by rubber anti-rattlers, a device which doeß away with the metallic vibration irreparable (but none the less irritating) from the ordinary fastenings. An iron span, which is a fine piece of forging, supports the whole of the body and the springs, and gives effect to the rear appearance of the cart. The front steps (which have a graceful sweep) have been forged with the springs, the whole presenting a neat durable appearance. The painting is one of the features of the cart, which, altogether, is a decided credit to Messrs Hurrell Bros.

"A woollen, serge-like material is shortly," saya the London Daily Telegraph, " to be issued to the troops, and in this practically their whole work will be performed. The colour is described as yellowißh-fawn, which is not far from the now familar khaki. Bedford cord of the same neutral tint will be used for riding breeches. It is not, however, intended that the new clothing will entirely supersede the very stylish dress which does so much justice to the fine physique of our soldiers. On full dre3S parades the historical blue and scarlet and black will still charm the appreciative women of all classes who equally dote upon the military whether arrayed in the dull hues of khaki or the most brilliant of the traditional scarlets and blues."

The Christohurch Star says that on his way back from England, rather more than a year ago, ex-Judge Martin travelled through the United State 3. After his return to New Zealand, he mor.e than once expressed his admiration of American customs, and also of the conditions of life prevailing in the Eepublic. It is considered highly probable by those people who are qualified to advance an opinion that Mr Martin will find his way to America and settle down there.

On Thursday afternoon the Stab staff assembled "round the stone," und presented Mr C. Fitch, who has severed his connection with this paper in order to go into business for himself, with a greenstone pendant (mounted in gold) and a silver-mounted pipe. In making the presentation, Mr Geo. Watts alluded to the pleasant relations that had always existed between Mr Fitch and the staff, and expressed the hope that the gentleman named would be successful in business. In reply, Mr Fitch thanked his late comrades for their presents, which he would value, and for their kind expressions of regard. He was leavinp with the hope of bettering himself, but would always retain a kindly regard forjtbose with whom for some years he had worked so amicably.

Attention is directed to Messrs Me Garry's (Eltham) property list.