LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9308, 5 March 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A plain and fancy dress ball will be held in the. Riverlea Hall on March 18.

In the Waiau district (South Island) the potato oropsLare very poor. Since rain has fallen many of the crops have commenced growing again.

The rainfall at Ohawe in February was 2.65 inches on 13 days. The figures last year were 3.38 inches on 11 days, and 1905 registered 0.44 inches on 11 <3ays.

Interviewed at Greymouth, the Hon. J. McGowan, Minister for Mines, dealing with the State coal mine, said the seams that were discovered and were being opened up were far superior to anything yet worked in the colony.

The drought-dried districts of the South appear to have made' a rapid recovery. A Waiau correspondent writes that after last week's rain the land which looked quite helpless a little while ago is now already green. , Turnips ere growing very fast, and farmers are quite astounded at the way they have come along. The harvest is better tlian was anticipated.

An exchange reports that a Feilding young lady put a burglar to rout very effectually a few nights ago. Hearing a i^oisei in the house, she airose from her bed and, with no weapons but a shoe and a lighted candle, sallied oat tx> .see what was the matter. Proceeding quietly through the house, she came upon a nuan in one of th© rooms, and promptly threw the shoe at him. The aim was a good one, and the missile landed on the ear of the man, who at once made himself scarce through the window.

At the Druidic banquet in Nelson, the Chairman, Bro. Cboksey, said that "al though the history of the- Order :n New Zealand only dated back to the year 1875 when, the Pioneer Lodge was established in Christchurch, it had made rapid strides, and according to the latest official returns it possessed three Grand Lodges, eightyone Lodges, and a membership of 8040, with accumulated funds 'amounting to £80,597 8s 2d." , D.G.P. Bro. Fishc(D.G.L. of Canterbury) "said the amalgamation of the Lodges was only a matter of time, as they were all banded together for the common good. It was now fully recognised that the next forward movement in New Zealand would be in the direction of one Grand Lodge for the whole of the colcny. . * ' An erstwhile New Zealande*", in writing to a resident of Ashhuiret from Sail tiago, says: "This is a most wondetful country ; the farmers here, who work their land in the crudest form, make money very easily. One man in Trajuen^ who has 2000 acres of land, puts 1000 adres in wheat each year, and it returns him 40.000 dollars (about £25CC) net. He simply let-* the other half remain idle for two years, and then rests the first cropped piece for two y-tars, and on. Thay never think of using any quantity of manure or sowing grass seed For enterprising people ' h-h offers more encouragement tnan any plac6 I know of There^ >s unlimited loom her? for million's of farmers and man-ifjaclurers. Labor is sc cheapr-40 cents in winter and 80 cents in s,unrr.e;r, and beans (food' for farm laborers. They get through a lot of work, too " , ■

On Wednesday afternoon Mr C. A. Redgrave, of Messrs J. H. Bethiune and Co.'.s staff, was married to Miss Louie Pierard. only daughter of Mr Fxed. Pieraind, of Tanera crescent, Ohiro road, Wellington (and at one time in business in Hawera). Tlie ceremony 1»ok place in St John's Church, which had bteen specially decorated for th© occasion, the officiating minister being the Rev. Dr Gibb. A feature of the decorations was a handsome floral arch and wedding bell, with very pretty flower festoons taking the form of the initials of the young couple. The bride was attended by Misses Ethel Pierard (cousin of the bride), Ethel Redgrave (sister of the bridegroom), and Nellio Harris as bridesmaids. Mr J. B. Reid offi ciated as best man, and Mes«-. F. B. Redgrave and ji. A. Pierard wexe the groomsmen. After the ceremony a reception was held in St. John's schoolrom. Mr Redgrave received presentations from his 1 fellow employees and from Messrs Bethune and Co.

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Ihe dairy meeting at Maagatoki on Monday was the largest, that has been held there . (Jvct 50 shareholder rolled, up. A social will be held in Kapuni Hall on March 13. xhe Hawem District High School was this morning dismissed for two w^eks owmig to the serious outbreak of measles It as estimated that the attendance was decreased by over 150 in consequence of the epidemic Mr Major, M.H.R., has received word from the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Marine, that Alx Daniel J. Hughes, junr , has been appointed to the vacancy in the New Plymouth Harbor Board Rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr R. W. Honnby. The top of Shakespeare's Cliff, at Wanganui, seems to have been a Maori settlement for a great number of years, judging by the debris which has accumulated (says the Herald). The owner of the section there has discovered the floor of an o.d whore three feet under the present surface, and has uneaithied many weapons ornaments and skulls. One of thes pre' sented a singular appearance. Held firmly between tne teeth of thie long-dead one were two human fingers, a fact that opens up a big field to conjecture as to the nature of the tragedy enacted there. At Managatoki on Monday it was stated that .tihroughout the district the supply pf milk was diminishir^ amd yet the tests weire not impxoviing. Such a thing ,had not been known before, and' it was impossible to explain it. Mr Gane (Chairman of Normanby directors) said that the supply of butter was not .keeping up as ■weU as. it was, expected to. do with, the presumed! improvement mi the quality of the milk, so it was ( certain that the test was not being "faked."

With reference to the costs (£3O 12s 6d) in the Paget-Baskm case the Stratford Post reports that on the day following the trial the foreman of the jury Mr S. G. Potter,, waited) on the Registrar (Mar M. Foley) andl. .stated! that the jury Kadi d«sire<l,to intianate -to tbi? GOUTt, W>hen gdv'in,g,its vejdiofc^ithat no coste shouldi be .allowed. ,Mor J?oley stated £hat he..tihougJb(fc it was too. late to do anything, but wouM

•communicate with, His Honor Mr Diatriob Judge Hasfrldeni. The District Judge was communicated with arad telegraphed back to Mr ,Foley that it was too late to alter the decision. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and 00. hold a supplementary sheep fair on March, 13. Tenders are invited by the Eltham County Council for the supply of boulderstone.

.Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. advertise particulars of a choice farm, near Manaia, for sale. Messrs J. R. Stewart and Co., of Opunake and Manaia, are advertising a list of ■very desirable farms for sale. The New Zealand 1 Clothing Factory advertises specialties 'in boys' suite. Mr G. C. GJeoin has been authorised to collect moneys dsue to Messrs Steuart and Coraigen. Mr Newton King holds a stock sale at Kaponga on Friday.