SECOND EDITION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7873, 7 January 1904, Page 3

SECOND EDITION

Reports of the quarterly meeting of the .. : Methodist Church officials, a discussion in the Borough Council regarding dangers of tire in tb» Opera House, and other items - of interest are held over. The Pahiatua Racing Club's nominations close to-morrow (Friday). Mr Macgregor, Ii spector-General of Hospitals, paid his annual visit to the local institution, on Wednesday, and it is understood that his report will again be highly complimentary to the matron, staJf and all concerned. , Mr J. W. Poynton, Public. Trustee, "who has been in Hawera and surrounding districts tot several days, leaves to-morrow for the north, going round by way of Opunake. This is his first visit to the . district, and he is greatly impressed ly the fertility of the land. Mr W. K. Howitt, whose business an- ' nouncement appears to-day* . and "who has bought Mr R. M. Stirling's business at Awatnna, was for many years in business at Patea, and was a prominent public • man there. A little over three yvart ago he W3nt to Scotland, and conducted a ■very large business in Tailand, but not being able to stand the rigorous Scotch climate, decided to return to New Zealand a few months ago. Not wishing to leave the Taranaki district, he has settled , down in Awatuna, as above stated. We j wish him every success. I Two neV classes have been a»Mad to . the. Jftiwera Industrial Exibibitdon. . They 1 are 1 tor plumibing and a knitting j machine competdtiou and particiulai* * are advertised. _ Ttoe Hbn C. H. Mills, the Bon Jag. MdGowan and the Mayor of Wellington have signified their intention of toeing present at ijhe opening of the Hawera Exhibition. < Some time ago the Hawera Borough Council sold the Eltham Fin- Brigade a manual fire engine for the sum of £74. Of this amount £45 had been paid, and as' a claim for the balance met with mo satisfuclqry respr-nso th« Enough Council on Wednesday evening .decided to de,mand the return of the engine. , Tho blackbird has now been declared an injurious bird, but the Governor-in-Council has declined to declare the tnrush and lark injurious birds. We (Carterton Observer) are not intimately acquainted with the thrush, but the dear little lark will eat up a field of young rape, pull out young onions by the yard, and destroy the plants of peas as fast as they appear abo^e ground. Wo kn.».v the lark! His only merit is his song, and farmers think rhey pay too much /or his whistle. A local " scare " was caused in W*ng»nui on Wednesday as a re*ilt of A Ohineße fruit shop in the Ajvenue having been closed under instructions from tlie Health Dopartanept'. Efumours of plague and leprosy were for a time tine cause of alarm' butt it was smtsedperitly ascertained that about 18 Chinee* had' been isolated at Aram»lio bebabse they a*" l sonre timie previously enjoyed the companionship of a youtn ful Chinese (now in Wellington) wfoo recently developed some suspicions die«as 9 symptoms. Tho HteaH/h Officer has calmed the fears of the people by assuring them that the measures token were ■ purely precautionary, and it is not anticipated that any of the Ctoinest tjuorantined are suffering from disease. At tho Oddfellows* Ha/11 on Wednesday night a west enjoyable time was sp-ant by members of the local branch of the 1.0. G.T. order and their friends", the occasion being to weteomo back to Hawem Bro. .lohn Dunn, who had been away for some months. P.M. BVo. Burness, who was in the chair, in a few introductory remarks- expressed his great pleasure at ' being able 'to preside at a meeting held to commemorate the return of such «n - old member as Brother Dunn: Songs and .fQcitations were given by various members ajdd friends, as well as selections by members o c the band The programme submitted vas as follows :— MiS3 Barn dough, song, "Apart;" Messrs Haw-vms, McConnell and Flynn, trombone trio. Miss A Pacey, song, "Asthore;" vir Neilson, recitation, "What Christmas dia •for Jim? »Mr H. Barraclough, song, • ''Courage ;" Mr Irwin, baritone solo ; Miss Putt, "Song ihat reached my Heart ;" Miss Ri, OKver, recitation, "Somebody's Mother;". Rev. Mr Jacob, song, "The Forge" (encored). At this stage of the evening's entertainment light refreshments were partaken of by the company, after yrhieh, Bro. Dunn thanked those present for their tindnessto him, and gave a short account of his travels in the roadless 'north; assuring them that the term was no misnomer. Mr B. C. Bobbins, as Mayoi of Hawera, spoke of his great pleasure in being able to welcome back an old citi7..;n .like Mr Dunn, and pointed out that the fact of an old citizen's return showed that Hawera had some attractions, ami that, despite some things," there was still sufficient inducement to cause people to return and settle with us. As a brother of the order he was delighted to see such an old veteran in temperance work again with them. The remainder of the oiogrammo was then gone on with, "Maiv of item on the. programme being "Mary if -Argylft," by Mr Hopkirk, followed by a duet, "Island of Dreams," by Miss M. Barraclongb and Mr H- Barradlough, and being; concluded by a song, "Daddy," by Mfss Putt. Bro. Burness having thanked. on behalf of the Lodge, all those who had assisted in any way, the meeting dispersed after the singing 'by the company of "Anld Lang Syne^" Advertiser wants to lease 20 or 30 acres SP?d grazing bed.