LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 14 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Ncwtcra King has received a cable from his Sydiicy agent stating that hittas are ±d higher. The price offered in Wellington for Tnranaki petroleum shares (says the Tamnnki Herald) has gone up another 3d ; 6s 6d was offered on Thursday. Tho , annual meotiaig of the 'Tamnaki Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association will be held in the- Eltham Athenacam Hall on Thursday, April 30, at 11 a.m. The farewell to Rev. -Mr Gibson, Mrs Gibson, and family will fake place this evening iib. tfio Methodist Church at .7.30 o'clock. A splendid musical programme will be submitted, and at the conclusion refreshments will bo provided in Wesley Hall, to give friend* *n opportunity of snymg good-bye. There will- be no charge at these functions. * Mtfisrs Christie and Glenn, land agents, Monaia, insert additions to their property list advertisement. "

, The Borough Council had a lengthy sitting last night. Beginning punctually at 7.30 o'clock a few matters were informally dealt with, and the enquiry concerniing Egmont street an<l 'the transactions between the Borough Engineer and contractors was begun at a quarter to -eight. This jenquiry lasted over four hours, amd at midnight councillors were able to turn homewards. It is stated that most of the "timber in Government House, Wellington, which is befng transformed into temporary legislative chambers, is as sound to-day as whan the building was first completed, 37 yearns ago. Timber was selected' for the Governor's residence with great care, amid tho work of construction was carried out with solidity and. thoroughness. The rabbit season has again arrived | (says tho Southland Times), and- sonic big tallies ate being secured by trap--pers in the Orepuki district. The other dciy Jtr Len. Stuck, who is working 115 traps, caught the fine total of 155 rabbits. The prioes .given by buyers are satisfactory, and the rabbits are very numerous, so that trappers should have a successful season. At tho meeting of the Hawetra tranch of the Farmers' Union on Saturday it was resolved to forward, a remit to the Provincial Conference that there be a uniform subscription of 5s for all the bramches in, the Taranaki district. The ensuing year's local subscription was fixed at 10s. Tho first of a series of euchre parties was held m the Hall (writes a Manutahi correspondent) on FrlSay evening. There were thirty-six players. The ladies*, first prize (a volume of Dickens') was .won* by Miss M. Burke, and' the gentlemen's (a sovereign case by Mr H. McCarty. After supper, which was supplied by the ladies, dancing was engaged in. Tho music was supplied; by Mrs Wills, Miss o' Sullivan, and Miss loins. The .bunker requirements of the Americam fleet, now in the Pacific, did not escape the attention of the Prime Minister (says the Wellington Post). As soon as it was cabled out to New Zealand that the United States Government was inviting tenders for coal in Cardiff to the tune

or £200,000 for the fleet, Sir Joseph Ward communicated with the State De-

partment, Washington, stating tW " _ Zealand could supply «*•"-" ~ . ""." ,^ evr ttf warship, in th. p acifi^ - £ Panama* give every aisLnce m ,3 a *»*««; the purchase of coal aitf securing its transport to the ships A repj^ hns now been received froni America stating that should such coal he required by the Navy Dwatfment it would be pleased to avaid iteoTf of the New Zealand Government's good offices. At the special meeting o f the Hawera Borough Council on- Monday night a letter was read Jrom Air H. Halliwell with reference to the lease o? borough sections ,iu b ? I^ r - ISloail1 Sloail - rt Be remem^red that at the monthly meeting on Wednesday last the Council decided that it coolid -not Kvleaw ihe doctor from his sections He now offered througn Mr Halhwell to pay the rent -to date, and also in ftdaitkoi 12 months' rent and rates (totalling about £27) m consideration of the Borough Council accepting the surrender of the lease. The Mayo? said the Council could only deal with the matter mformaJly. The majority of the councillors expressed the opinion that the off** was a fair <me. Tllife letter will f>e dealt with at the May meeting. A oampJaiot against Wilier and- Rii ey , Lid. of Manchester, who handle a large number of North Island butter factory g^ducte,,. Eltham, Fernleaf^ Uen Oroua, Midhit«t, KapWga, and Whonuakura, is made by the New -Zealand 3W This paper states that drcutors have been issued which show that Wilier and Riley are doiaxg v big line L margarine mixture. .In a clients on February Bth this firm says • Owing t<> the great .'scarcity of butter, a faremendous deniand' has Wune up for choacest mar-garine mixt^, to Be sold rotaU at Is, lOd, and BdpWr lb. It will be quite iniposeible £p-ob,^in any butter mLth PtIOCBP t IOCB drarin g ? next three months, and we -have no doubt ffrocew article for these particular prices. We are pleased to cay we are in an excepwitn the finest mixtures in the market and we 6 hall be All faSrt sample at our, warehouse." P Mr F Edwards, pharmacist, has a replace advertisement appearing to-d<iy The agent of the Christchurch Meat Company -notifies that the next receiving day at Atiroa will be Tuesday, April 21