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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7392, 19 February 1902, Page 2

The Premier, in a letter to a Wairarapa volunteer officer, expresses the opinion that a tenth New Zealand contingent will not be necessary. An effort is being made to induce the celebrated American cyclist, " Bill " Martin, to visit Wanganui. At Dunedin, a boy charged with throwing a lighted paper in the Halfway Bush post office box, and burning one letter out of Bixty letters, was sentenced to twelve strokes of a birch rod. Mr Cadman laid his proposals in regard to the New Plymouth harbour before the Board yesterday. We shall give some particulars to-morrow. Speaking of the sanitary condition of the borough, an alderman at the Alexandria Council, Sydney, asserted that he knew of a case in which eight or nine goats, some fowls, and a woman ate and slept in the same room. A little while ago, says the N.Z. Times, a man wrote to the editor of a Liverpool (England), paper and asked him the best way to get to New Zealand. The reply was : "A P. and 0. steamer will take you to Sydney; from there ferry-boats run across every few minutes." That enterprising journal, the New Zealand Graphic, announces in our columns to-day a Photographic Competition of a kind calculated to be every popular with all devotees of the camera. As will be seen by the advertisement, the prizes offered are on a liberal scale, amounting in all to some £25. Doubtless among our readers there are many who will avail themselves of the chance of turning an honest penny which the competition presents. The Timaru Herald hears on good aulhority that Mr James B. Hay, formerly of Timaru, was murdered at Forest Dale, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., on the night of 16th December, at about 10 p,m. The object of his assassination was a sum of 3800 dollarß which he was supposed to have collected. The man who was to have paid the above amount, Peter Mortenson, is now held as the suspected murderer. The Maori Council's regulations of the Wanganui district provide that anyone who sells, gives, or supplies any cigarette, tobaco, or torori to any Maori youth under 15 years of age is liable to a fine of £5 under the Council's bye-laws. Any such youth caught smoking shall be fined —first time ss, second 10s, and for third and subsequent offences 20s. (Torori is a herb sometimes used by the natives as a substitute for tobacco. Its smoke has a very evil smell.) The public are reminded of the unreserved clearing sale of sheep, implements, etc., on behalf of Mr Thomas Crosse, at Eumeroa Homestead, near Woodville, next Friday. The breeding ewes are of the class mostly in demand at the present moment, and being locally bred on hilly bush country should do well anywhere. Mr Crosses flock has too good a reputation to require any comment from us. It is seldom farmers have the opportunity of securing such well bred sheep at their own prices just at the moment they are wanted. The train arrangements are convenient, enabling buyers in the district to attend the sale and return home same day. At tbe Magistrate's Court, Auckland, E. G. Atkinson sued the Board of Governors of the Auckland Grammar School for £37 10s arrears of salary. The plaintiff— who was last year master of Modern Languages at the Grammar Sohool— at the end of the year intimated his intention of resigning. The contract could be determined by either party on giving three months' notice. The plaintiff worked up to December 19th, when the school broke up for the Christmas vacation. His three months' notice would not expire till January 27th, but it was contended that the plaintiff was entitled to a full three months' salary, even though a portion of the time consisted of holidays. The Board contended that as the plaintiff was leaving its service it ought not to pay him for the holidays, but only for the work done up to December. The Court decided in favour of the plaintiff. The Herald relates that at a freezing works not a hundred miles away from Wanganui an oil tender is used to discharge cargo into Home boats. There was a delay one trip alongside, which caused a leading shipping clerk to ask what was the cause. The practical joker of the works was about, and said the oil in the tanks aboard had frozen. In conversation with a director of the company, the shipping clerk expressed surprise that means had not been adopted to keep the oil warm ; but the air was surfeited with Gaelic by the director, and the clerk is trying to think out what caused the whirlwind of eloquence. The Bey. Pierpont Edwards, known as "the Fighting Parson," who left South - wqjk a year or two ago, has joined the Essex Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry as a trooper. In a letter to the hon. secretary of the Colchester Bine Club, who, with twenty members, has also joined the Yeomanry, Mr Edwards says : "My advice to all members of the club is — be good if you cannot be good looking, but all may be both by donning the uniform of the Essex Imperial Yeomanry." " Baby teas " have in Melbourne taken the place of the " tray " and " novel " teaß. They are very amusing. The guests when invited are asked to bring a photograph of themselves taken when they were bubie?, or before they were six years old. The hostess receives all the portraits, numbers them, and arranges them all together. Each puest is provided with a numbered list. They are allowed some little time to study the photographs, and they write down on their lists the names of the people they believe the pictures to represent. The mo3t correct list wins the prize. . The Hon. W. Jennings, M.L.C., who was one of the guests at the Onehunga citizens' banquet to Sir Joseph Ward, made some references in the course of a speech to tbe steamship fares on the West Coast of this island. He said he considered the present rates ruling between New Plymouth and Onehunga were considerably higher than they ought to be, and be advocated their reduction to at least the same scak as the rates between Wellington and Lyttelton. The fares between tbe two latter ports were at present a good deal cheaper than the New Plymouth-Manukau rates, although the distance from Wellington to Lyttelton ' is some 44 miles longer than the West Coast run. A reasonable reduction of fares would encourage travel on the West Coast very considerably, and he hoped to i see some improvement made in this re•pect. — Auckland Star. At the Supreme Court, (says the Auckland Star) during the hearing of the charge of perjury brought against Boger Lupton, a witness was speaking as to the weight of sheep. Mr Tole asked the witness whether there was any difference between the weight of a dead Bheep and a live one. His Honor, Mr Justice Conolly, facetiously remarked that all he knew about it was that a sheep had fewer legs when dead than alive. The Court being full of butchers at the time, our reporter was fortunately unable to have this gem of wit elucidated, and the interpretation thereof is that a sheep when alive has four legs, but when dead it becomes mutton, and then has only two legs, the rest being forequarters. Eleven acres on South road to let weekly or monthly. Team of horses and brake, and sets harnes for sale by Messrs McGarry, Eltham. Train arrangements for Taranaki Eegatta are advertised to-day. THE MAN IN BLUE. The "bobby," the "copper," the "peeler," or whatever you choose to call the policeman, plays an important part, for he helps to maintain the law. The man or woman who offends against society is m danger of being arrested. Those who offend against the laws of health are not arrested, but pay the penalty in years of Buffering. Careless eating is the highway to stomach troubles, dyspepsia and disorders of the liver and kidneys. If you are suffering, Impey's May Apple will put you right. This ideal family medicine is a certain and effective remedy for constipation, indigestion and all stomach complaints. Sold by all grocers and chemists Bt 2s 6d per bottle.

TWO STRONG EEASONS. W. J Mollroy, Esq., Kumara, N.Z., said recently :— «• From actual use in my own family, and remarks made by all who have ever used Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy I kuow it to be the best cough mixture in the market. I have had the agency for over four years, have sold many dozens, and have never had a single complaint. For sale at Hawera General Store.— AdAt.