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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8937, 1 July 1905, Page 2

Tho Wellington electric trams carried 9 137,924 passengers during the year ending June 30. The cars ran 1,082,941 miles. Receipts were £04,035. The AVaitara Mail is informed that a Maori woman entered the Waitara cemetery on Wednesday and buried a child, the grave being dug on top o! other remains. The woman contended, so the Mail's informant stated, that the place she has chosen is where her mother lies, and Europeans have no right in the cemetery at all. During tho four weeks ended May 27 last the 2382 miles of .railway in the colony earned £185,025, against £166,837 for the corresponding period last year. The expenditure for the same period was £121,124 this year, and £109,428 last year. The WoUington-Napier-New Plymouth section shows a return for last May of £47,058, compared with £42,470 for the same period in 1904. At the Auckland Police Court on Friday morning a lady, designated as Madam Jordan, was charged with "unlawfully pretending to exercise or use withcraft upon one Wilson (Whakaman) Tehika," and also with, defrauding Wilson of £10 in money. Defendant lives ut Mercer, and the Maori mentioned in the charge is now dead. The "unlawful pretence to exercise withcraft is alleged to have occurred on May 11, a* Auckland. The hearing of the case was adjourned till Wednesday. On Sunday the services in connection with the Methodist Church will be. held in the Theatre Royal. This is the twenty- 1 first anniversary and the singing by the children will be of a special character. T,he Rev. S. J. Gibaon will preach morning and afternoon, Rev. A. J. Reed iii the evening. On Thursday the children of the Sunday school and tho choir have special galleries erected for the occasion, and the platform bolow will be occupied by the orchestra. This part of the building will be. brilli- i antly lit by a laTge gas lamp, lent by the Gas Company. Several of the scholars wil sing solos, and the choruses by children, assisted by the choir, it is expected, will exceed any efforts of the past. We are hearing much just now (writes a London correspondent) of a wonderful boy composer, whoso remarkable work Tecalls the achievements of Mozart. A Chingford (Essex) youth, named George Williams, who is only fourteen years of age, has,* among other compositions, written an oratorio, which he calls "An Exaltation," without having had a. 6ingle lesson in harmony or composition. The work was completed in three weeks. A.I consists of choriwes, solos, duets, quartets, and octets. The Daily Mail tells us that this boy has received no moTe tuition than an elementary course upon the pianoforte, under the guidance of a local organist. Tlio boy has never even heard an opera, or tho rendering of au oratorio by a first-class choir. A rather serious affray occurred at Herekino on June 3. Ausbrians commenced fighting over a dispute about a dog. The friends of the disputants immediately took sides, and a general fight ensued, three against four. Sticks, an axe and a crosscut saw were freely used, with the result that three brothers, Mat, Dan and Luca Lunaveitch were badly injured. Dan and Luca are now confined to their beds. One had his head cut open with a blow from the axe, and the other had his arms cut about with the crosscut saw. A mate of the Lunaveitchs was cut about the abdomen. Constable Sefton will bring those concerned before the S.M. (says an Auck- 1 land telegram). The statements of the injured men were taken. The Austrians who took part in the fight had a reputation for steadiness and industry. lu> friuniiig the schedule for tho fifth annual show the executive committee, of tho Uawera Poultry Show have endeavored to make this year's fixture' of interest and profit to all members of the community. There are many reasons (too numerous to particularise here) why children should be taught to take an interest in domestic animals, and with this aim in view the local society ha,ve included a children's class, open to any variety of fowl, rooster or lien. The entry fee has been fixed at Is, while a cash prize is offered. Many .people keep poultry for table purposes and a class for live table poultry is included in this < year's schedule. Attention of housewives is also directed to two classes for best dozen luuis' and ducks' eggs respectively. Mr C. Ekdahl is secretary and will supply further information of those classes. Entries for all classes may be forwarded any lime, but will not be received later than July 12. Referring to the proposals in the Governor's Speech to create further superannuation fiuftdss the Napier Tolegraph observes :— There is nothing to object to in these but one thing. That, however, is of great importance. It is that if it be right for tho State to take measures to see that all those in its employ become en- j titled to superannuation allowances when ago or ether conditions unfit them for work., it is equally right for the State to endeavor to secure similar advantages to those working for private employers. Otherwise there, is no longer left any reasonable ground fcr wondering why so many people, in increasing numbers, seek to enter tho Government service rather than risk the uncertainties of a labor market limited by private enterprise. To put it quite plainly. Iho legislation of the last few years, and that now promised, constitute a direct incentive to the bulk of the voters to demand that the State shall extend its powers as employer, and embark upon a course the end of which would be the extinction of the private employer, unless and until the country .receives satisfactory assurances that the benefits sought to be conferred on all State employees shall be placed within the reach of private employees. Designs have been accepted (says a London correspondent) by Lord Ranfurly for the challenge shield and the ship's bell 1o bo presented to U.M.S. New Zealand on behalf of the subscribers of the "School • Children's Pence Fund" in the colony, and the presents should be made this July. The designs had to be sent in anonymously and stand their chance in competition on their merits. The successful designer for both shield and bejl proved to be Mr Frank llvains, lato of Dunedin, now in business as a jeweller in New Bond street. 'Che challenge shield, which he is now making, will be of silver-mounted on an oak base, the whole measuring about 2ft 6in by 2ft. Views of Auckland, Wel- " lington, Chrisfcchurch, and Dunedin adorn

<«ich corner, and the centre-piece depicts a gun crew at practice, with the background of mixed arms of the British navy and old Maori weapons, supported by the British and New Zealand flags. At the bottom of the shield is a hei tiki with the New Zealand coat of arras below, ;md on one side the model of a kiwi, on Ih© other a kea. The oak frame is mounted with silver, and a laurel wreath eni.wincd round the space left for inscription, which will be inserted whan it arrives from the colony. The whole design seems very effective and appropriate. The ship's bell will be of very original and artistic design. The bell is to be full size, wrought in gun metal, heavily silvered. Over the top is spread a. full-size mask of a Maori face, finely tattooed, the open mouth of which grips the rope from which the bell is hung. To-day the well-known, business of Mr •John Gibson, of the Cash Warehouse, I'nlca mid Hawera, 1 commences a new rareer. Mr Gibson has converted his busi!K«s into ,-t company* which will trade as Gibson's Ltd.. and be carried under the same management as heretofore. It is 1 hirty-eeven years since Mr Gibson cominonced business in Carlyle, the' old township at ihe mouth of tho Patea river, a. military settlement during tho turbulent times of tho Maori war on this coast; times becoming mono peaceful the town was removed to where the borough of Patea now stands. Mr Gibson carried hie first stock of hardware in front of his saddle from Wangaiuii, and every month had to ride to that township via. the scaheach (a distance of forty miles) to do his banking. In those days this was a perilous ride, there being no roads or bridges, the riveTß consequently having to be forded, Eind the fact that the Maoris held life w a minimum was a detail well worthy r»f consideration. The country from Wanganui to New Plymouth in the "early rlays of the business was sparingly populated; tho settlers were carving out their homesteads and money was scarce. Again, Lbe country was destitute of railways and the mails were carried either by Cobb's ioach or horsemen ; roads were- rough and ready and the rivers had to be crossed by means of ferry-boats. Small sailing vessels carried the greater part of the seaborn© goods, and the nearest bank was some forty miles away. That is the age hat is termed by the many of to-day as 'the good old times." The fine structure, ! i two storey building with cellar, at Patea, was built in 1878 (replacing a buildng of much smaller dimensions) and the present Hawera warehouse was erected in 1882 (the date of the opening of the'Waimate Plains) and enlarged in 1900. The wholesale store erected last year, near the Patea station, which, at the time, was considered adequate for all requirements i.j shortly to be enlarged to keep in touch with a growing trade. , In fact it is the intention of the new company to enlarge also tho Patea and Hawera' warehouse to afford greater scope for the increasing business. Mr John Gibson has ever been » belieyer in "quality" as the foundation, of a business, concern, and we are assured that it is . the firm intention of tho new company ro strictly adhere, to Mr-Gfibeon's principle. We' wish the company every success. Nolan, Tonka and Co. hold -a horse fair at Hawera on Saturday, July 8, , f Witch's Oil for .rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, all deop-seateb^ muscular* brrheumitio puna.— Advt. v •'•*'. CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY Notf only cures colds, and r influeni*} ; but; counteracts any tendency towards jmj«Ut, monia. It always cares and cures quickly. Sold by ,W. K. Wallace. Hawera.— Advt. " Stop that hacking cough by faking TfUtl cur*. J; Smith— Advt,