The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. "Te Ora Mote Iwi TUESDAY MAY 5 1908

Motueka Star, Volume IX, Issue 694, 5 May 1908, Page 2

The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. "Te Ora Mote Iwi TUESDAY MAY 5 1 9 08

Mr R Farley, Braeburn, Moutere, advertises for sale flowering shrubs and evergreens. The plants are guaranteed healthy. The total rainfall for last month amounted to 5.76 inches. Rain fell on eleven days the maximum fall—-2.20 inches—being on Easter j Monday, April 20th. Mr G S Huffam is the' recorder. Messrs Uren & Coy, drapers, will 'bold their stocktaking sale for twenty one ,days, commencing on Thursday next, May 7th. The firm intends tc> effect a speedy clearance of their surplus stock, including this season's importations. An inset is circulated dayMotueka Mounted Rifles.—A meeting of this Corps was held on Saturday evening in the Ghurch School room for the purpose of , electing a Captain, Lieut Batchelor presiding. Major H O'B Deck.being the only one nominated was unanimously elected, it being - explained that under Govt, regulations an Officer .holding, the rank of Major can also be elected as Captain of a Company, Mr P G Moffatfc notifies .elsewhere that as he has decided to-give up business he will offer the whole of his stock consisting of groceries, biscuits, confectionery, fancy goods, brushware, boots and shoes, crockery, etc, etcjat greatly reduced prices with the object of clearing same in fourteen days. Five applications for Old Age' Pensions were considered at the last sitting of the Magistrate's Court, three being granted for per year, one for .£22, and one struck out as there was no appearance of the applicant. I , Many scho6l children suffer from constipation, which fs often the cause "of seem-" ing stupidity at \ lessons. Chamberlain's Tablets are an ideal medicine to give a child, for they are mild and gentle in their I effect, and will cure even, .chronic constipaI tion. For sale by A Manoy.

Stock-Sale —We give a final reminder of Messrs Wardrop & Go's stock sale which is to take place at their Motueka yards,, ad joining public pound, Pah to-morrow, Wednesday, aiternoon, commencing at 1 o'clock sharp. Cattle; sheep, pigs, and horses are advertised for sale. Also, vehicles, i»:iddie, bicycles, etc. Full particulars appear elsewhere. Hockey-—The following players will represent the Motueka Club in the championship hockey match with Nelpon A± at Nelson, on Saturday next : Hy. Everett, P Mason, J Boyee, M. Staples, C Batehelor, O Wilkinson, J LeMottee, H Park, H Trawavas, A Hyder, G Francois ; emergency D Bradley. Lower Moutere.—A public meeting was held in the .Lower Moutere Hall on Friday last to form a Literary Society in that district. Mr L D Easton was elected President, Mr Chas Boyce and Miss C Demment B A, Vice Presidents, Mr R B Witty Secretary, and a Committee of Management consisting of Misses Cresswell, M Holdaway, and Mrs Witty and Messrs C Limaier, J Holdaway, Bate, and Fenemore The first meeting of the Society will be held on Thursday, 7th inst, at 7.30 p:m ; subject, Impromptu Speeches. The Secretary will be pleased to furnish particulars to any person desirous of joining the Speietv. At the Magistrate's Court on Thutsday last T 0 Dudley was charged on the information of-T O. Webb, Stock Inspector, with exposing sheep for sale infected with lice. Defendant, - who pleaded guilty, said he would not have offered the sheep for sale if he had known they were infected. When he bought the sheep he thought they had been dipped. The Department did not press for a heavy penalty and a fine of 10s, with costs 7s, was inflicted.

-*-■- Motueka School Committee.-—The -first monthly meeting of the new Com mittee was held last evening. Present: Messrs ELnapp (chairman), A 1 Manoy, T; Boyes, and Boundy The" minutes .-©£ the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Accounts amounting to .£1 15s were passed for payment. Correspondence was read as follows •■ From the Board re High School matters ; from same staling that the Board's attention had been drawn to the dread ful holocaust which occurred recently in one of the cities in the United States, whereby hundreds of children were either burned to death or killed as a result of a school building catching fire, and asking for a report as to whether there are adequate means for the speedy exit of children in case of fire at the local school The Headmaster was requested to furnish a report re the means 9 of exit in case of fire at the school. The Truant Officer handed in a list of names of children whose parents have not complied with the School Attendance Act. After discussion it was decided to send final notice to parents of children mentioned in the report that the Act will be enforced for the future. *» ' On Tuesday evening last at the Horticultural Hall His Worship the Mayor, Mr F W ' Thorp, entertained the Councillors, Town Clerk, Overseer, and Press representative at dinner. A most enjoyable evening was spent, a number of toasts beir.g honoured, including the "Prosperity of the Borough" proposed by His Worship, and ably responded to by Cr ; Canavan The catering was in the capable hands of Mr and Mrs C Young, -who carried out their contract in a highly creditable manner. Messrs J H Rankin & Co report; a rery successful sale of furniture and effects at Mr J Atkins' last Saturday afternoon, Excellent prices were .realised, and\ the attendance of the public wais. large*