Second Edition.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8932, 26 June 1905, Page 3

Second Edition.

The Mokoia Anglican- Church was opened and consecrated by the Bishop of Wellington on Sunday. A Teport of the ceremony will appear to-morrow. The police have experienced considerable difficulty in ascertaining the surname of the farmer who was burnt to death' at. Whakamara on Saturday morning. It now appears that the name first announced, John Homer, was the correct one. Mr Seddon was the guest of the evening at a very largely attended demonstration held on Saturday at Wellington in honor of his sixtieth birthday. Dr W. E. Collins presided, and on behalf of Mr Seddon' s friends, presented him with aai illuminated address, fcxpreesing admiration of his services to the country and the wish that he might be able to serve the colony for many years to come, In the course of his reply the Premier said the colony regretted the wrong done to the Empire by the admission of Chinese into- South Africa. If need again arose the colonies would do their duty, but would demand a voice in tlie settlement after the war. The taroublo in South Africa-was due to the ignorance of British statesmen. He desired to lift the people and the colony to a greater of New Zealand, for soon, it would be realised that every Pacific Island should be British.

The Hawera Borough Band gave a- sacmi concert on Sunday afternoon in King Edward Park. There was- not a. very large attendance owing to the threatening weather, but the music rendered was very good, and fully repaid those who turned out to hear it. ~*

The Devonport and Auckland Garrison Bands have decided to attend the North Island Band Contest to bo held in Hawera during January, 190b.

The Manawatu Standard says that as Mr Fred Pirani has decided toagain reside in that district he mil be one of the three candidates for election to the Wanganui Education Board next month. Owing to the fact that he has decided to devote the whole of his time to. public matters, he will be able to keep himself in touch with educational work in every" part of the district, and so extend his sphere of usefulness. Messrs Lethbridge. and Dixon, the other retiring members, are also candidates for re-election, and, so far. there has been nothing said about any opposition. __

The telephone exchange subscriber experiences much inconvenience, and the department unnecessary trouble and expense from a common practice of rapping the receiver on the wall wherrßignals-are not dear. '" This* causes a : disarrangement or breakage of the delicate part 6, and should never be resorted to. If signals in either direction are not satisfactory, turn the receiver upside down and rap gently on the horn mouthpiece with the tips of the fingers to redistribute the carbon granules. ' Any harsher treatment merely accentuates the trouble.

Tenders are invited for the ereption of a post office at Waitotara.

Entries for F. R. Jackson and Co.'s stock sale at Waverley on June 30 appear in•this issue. - - - Miss Hughes' dancing class will be held at Normanby on Wednesday this week. Meetings re the proposed Eltham County , will be held at'Rahwhitiroa on the 27th i inst., at 7.30-p.m., and at Mangatoki on the following day at J5 p.m. ~ . - The Kapokonui Dairy Co.'s store will be closed on next Thursday, Frday and Saturday for stock-tdking. The pounty Council give notice that the Kapuni ford is unsafe for traffic.

The Fire Brigade assembly (short night) takes place to-morrow evening. Annual meeting of the Hawera Volunteer Fire Brigade takes place on Wednesday evening at 7.30. Hon: members and the public are invited to attend. Section of land, with 8-roomed house, is in Mr W. Cowern*6 hands for immediate sale. Particulars appear in advertisement- , — Tenders are invited by Isaac Lupton, I Waverley, for the lease of. Section 59, Block 10, Kaupokonui Survey District. Nolan, Tonks and Co. hold a clearing sale on behalf of Mr H. Wolfe, of Upper Hastings road, on July 3. Full particulars in advt.

No pigs will be. received at the Hawera Bacon Factory, for four weeks from date. The Oxford Boarding-bouse, Hawera, is for sale.