SECOND :EDITION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 78710, 11 January 1904, Page 3

SECOND :EDITION.

Mr J. W. Hirst, who has just had s six weeks' trip to the Commonwealth oi Aattralift, returned to Hawera on Sator. day, and ftppears to have benefited by hi/holiday. He reports having bad a thoroughly enjoyable time in New South Wales, Viotoria, and Tasmania, »nd bad the pleasure of witneasiog tbe prat teat (oriokeO matoh. ' The Masterton representatives to the Bowling Tournament taking place in AuSd this week passed through Hawera on Saturday. The Government; photographer spent several weeks in securing a photographic SacUfia of Mount Egmont's beautiful surroundings. These are to be secured * for the Hawera Exhibition. • Dramatic' talent should be stimulated in Hawera by the recitals and competitions - in comedy at the Exhibition in February. | A pre&B telegram this afternoon, stated that the North Island Bowling / Tourjwuneut was proceeniiis in perfect weather. v Applications * or SP 6O6 a * th . c II 11I 11 * 1118 " ' tuial Exhibition have comje in freely and the. Secretary states it is now as- - ■ sored that the whole of the 23,000 agnate feet* awmlefble will be taken up. Mr Wrigiey has in hand the erection ' of an aquarium for the Hawera Exhibition. It is hoped that fine spaciniena of our many varieties of imported fish may be ott^ew, 1 including . rainbow trout, brown trout, perch, and carp, specimens of which vinany peoplprhave ndt yet seen aliv*, '*'-„'"'' The Waitara Mail is informed that at a special meeting of the Taranaki Jockey »,mb, to be held 1 next week, there are promises of a very lively .discussion. It appears that some of the stewards ,have resigned, being' disgusted with the state of affairs generally, and those who have taken the step intend to speak their mine very freely- It is likely the members will be asked to elect another executive. Two gentlemen, immaculately dressed and bearing Gladstone bags, called on a CfjntertJury .settler .recently and entered.. into conversation. By tbe ag>r peazwnoe of their, horses and polished dialogue} 'and gwod address, he took' them to be, tourists seeing: .the beauties of tteb gxe^ wuntry. They dined with him. AfteWUrde toe elder of the two said, ''Let's get to business, Mr B. We're shearers, and we're looking for a abed. Can you give us a stand ?" You oould have knocked that mjen down with a 14lb " moll.'" He didn't beliove they could shear,, but, .mainly out of cusqmty, be let ; the strangers into the * shed. When they got their coats off they maide,ta*> wool flje, r put up "tellies of 11(T and" 120 roefpefctively, and were easily the '' ringers." At mgtfb the " ringers " went ' to the house and* talked theology and politics. la the mpartto of December over 40Q0 bales of direslsed flax were dealt 1 with at WelKng^m by the Government htemjpgrculing' departrdent. Throughout the year the ei»ff was kept busy, millers halving availed themselves very largely ' of.tjbe advantages tbe department offere. . la Southland 2127 bales were eroded •dugibg November, ood at Pont Cibalmers 384 bales. As five bales contain on«n aveirag© a ton weight, the output for Sott,thl*nd and Otlaeo (was approximately 562 tons.

An advertiser asks for the return of a silk handkerchief, lost; and another for information concerning a black mare, also lost. i * In a change &dvertis»T.ent Mr W. Rowe announces the arrival of a choice lot of seeds for autumn sowing.- ' In another column,' Messrs Wood and Bedford have an adyartisement regarding, their wines and spirits. A lady's^umbrella is lost; reward • offered.

Wanted, fifty thousand people to follow in the footsteps of ,the Premier. T>iat is; what an advertisement in His issue says. 1 *