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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 8, 6 February 1892, Page 4

A supplementary "Gazette" notifies that 12 word-) can now be sent in telegrams instead of 10, at the usual r>ite3i The allowance for address and signature is, however, induced to si:c words ibstead of teu. All ah;>ve will be ohirged for. The ohmge applies b/>th to ordinary and delayed telegrams. The annual feast in connec ion with the Paeroa School w»s heli in Mr Jas. Barretts paddock on Monday last, anl was-the most xucnes^ful picnic the school has yet hid. The childreu were driven out by Messrs. Bradley, Goonan, Wick, Moore, Munro, and other kind friends, and the Committee were strenous in their exertions to please. There was a veryla'ge attend me i- of parents and frieiHs. IVlesdames Lictlejokin, Wick, Rhodes, Cock, J;is. Shaw, SullivaD, .vto iruer,. with Miss=s 'Crawford, Wilson, aud other ladies, performed their duties as .ci'erers in a manner that would have made Messrs Spiers and Pond green .with-envy. The Paeroa Brass Band turned out in full force, and performed a number of selections in a. moss pleasing manner. The band is making great progress, and the bandmaster, Mr ChW Everett, is to be congratulated on the manner he has brought the boys along. The f illowing are the results of the races.:— B >ys under 16 (150 yards). Power 1, Nicks 2; Girls under 16 {100 yards), Dodd I, Phillips 2; Boys under 12 (100 >ards), Nicks 1, Phillips 2; Girls under 12 (80 y-irds), Phillips 1, McGrucr 2 ; Three-leg^d-raca, (100 yard*), Griffiths and Nioks I; High Jump, Power 1 McGrue- 2; B >ys under ID (50 y irds), Silcock I, Moore 2 ; Girls under 10 (40 yards), McG-ruer 1, Manning 2; Boys nude- 8 (50 yard-), Silcock 1. Shaw 2; Girls under 8 (40 yard-), McLoghery 1, Tefcley 2. MessriLittl-'-jihn and Sullivin organised the sp.»rts and generally the Committee and teichers are to be congratulated on "the success of the whole affair. Messrs. Fleming and •Co.'s next sale will be held on thu 20oh inst. in the Paeroa yards. Phe privileges for tlie forthcoming raoe meeting will be sold on the same date, The public must love to be had. There c a chamni-in fraud in Sydney who runs a "consultation" .xnder the style of "The Jockey Turf Club/and who request* a confiding public to entrust him with their 'soys. The dividends which are bound, to accrue are to be invested in " miking a bo ik " on the race, and the profits are fabu--I,,,,3—very fabulous. The "book " thit Mr Turf Club will probably assist in making shortly is termed the " Police Gazette." A new evening paper is to be started at Wellington in the Liberal interest. Considerable promises of support have been secured, and in a few days it will be placed before the pnblic in a company form. ■ The first measurement of the work done on *hs Hikurangi railway took place on Monday. Several gangs had not; cleared enough to pay for tucker. There is intense d satisfaction amongst the navvies, and a big meeting is cilled to lay the grievances of th° men before the Minister of Works. No difference in the price per yard (8d) is made between the large cuttings, where the stuff can be shot into the trucks, and the small ones, where every yard has to be shovelled. All the world's greatest men are dying, and last week we didn't feel very well burselves. However, .we wont in for a Bishop's Bottle, and in reply to many enquiries,'beg to state that we now flourish like the green bay horse. -1 he valne of the sovereign has increased considerably in this district during the week; its purchasing power now being over 23?. In orde- that, readeis may know more about this we refer them to Messrs Phillips and Son's advertisement, "which constitutes good reading to breadwinners. Don't forget the moonlight picnic on Friday., "J he full Brass Bmd will be there. . Mr SamuM Smirdon," the popular host-of the P.il'.ce Hotel at Te Aroba, has an advertisement this issue. Since Mr Smardon took over this Milendid house its popularity has never waned. Mrs Sma'don hascr»ntrol of the commissariat, which is of the'highest quality. , ■ - . .A member of the New Sonth Wales Legislative Council named Rae recorded his dcs? picible single -vote . against the vote .of condolence re the death of Albert Victor. ■ ! His constituents have uuarrmously invited him to resign. There are some who would--1 scratch the very dead for spite. '.. >"_ ■ 1 question-that is now agitating^s \ 9 whether the deep levejs of the Thames Gold-. field will be dra ned by.Mr Tins. Rcßßell,.or whether Mr I'hos. Russell will te n™«i b7 the deep levels of the Thauces Goldfieufc

A memorial issued by. Lemsto3 predicts hat unless the Governmeufc chafes its attitude Ru-sia will becoinu bankrupt, or will be dismembered by a popular rising, which will deluge the country with the blood of its inhabitants.

, . Wesleyan services will be conducted as fallows to-morrow :—Paeroa, at 11 a.m., Mr W'..J..Elliott; 7 p m., Rev J. Liw. Hikutaia','2 30 p m., Mr l'etley. Waitekauri, 11 a.m., Rev J. Law. Owharoa, 2.30 p.m., Rev J. Law. :;Attention is directed to the advertisement concerning the new livery and bait stables which Mr Frank Mahoney has just opened at Nor.nanby Road, Paeroa. Mr Mahoney intends hiring out buggies and horses at most reasonable term*, and also has several good ayd secure paddocks for t'ateliers' horses. It v/.1l be noticed that Mr George Crosby has undertaken the management, and we 'are-sure that with his well-known experience and ability in coaching matters the concern will turn out a-signal success. -Mr. Miilioney also meets the steamers on arrival at th'. j junction!

There is nothing new. in connection with the Railway works. The Salvation Army gang' are-gett\ris» on-as well as any of them. They have their band with them, and nightly pray that they may be enabled to make the o.thoJox 8s per diem. A weird cry occasionally goes up from some of the camps, "Oh 810ck27, Block 27, why did 1 lave .ye." : ■

t-vWe regret "having to announce two deaths "this week, one being that of the infant child of- Mr ; and Mrs Kinsella, and the other Mr, Patrick Byrne, well known on this field; ** Paddy" was one of nature's gentlemea. Both deaths occurred at the Ihames. f '-"Mr J. H. iNicholls, our local postmaster, is away on -an: extended .holiday trip. Mr 'Comiskey t»kea.his : place ad interim. A* Fleming and Co.'s weekly sale of fat .-cattle, .-wh-ch i was. held on the 3rd inst.,at their yard's, Parawai, Thames, they report theusual. number v^ere yaided —pnices keeping fiim. Steers sold equal to .163 per 100, cows 13s per 100. A full; market (if sheep and ilambs "ere penned and sod as follows: Wet'-'ers, 15i 6i.; ewes, 14s:j lambs, *8s to 11s each.

We are glad to state that Mr David Snodgr^ss, who .met with an acoident by falling -off his horse, during the week, is rapidly rgetting all right, and will be about in a week so.

A suggestion was made some time ago by Mr D. H. BiyHon, harbourmaster, that a shed should be erected at Kopu Wharf, and that a light should also be placed on the ?same wharf. <he matter was referred to the Purposes Committee of the Harbour Board, and they at the monthly meeting of the Board on Monday reported' that they •did not consider that any necessity existed % -at present for' either a shed or a light, but they recommended that the Harbourmaster - should be instructed to prepare an estimate -of the cost by thenext meeting of the Board. Mr Edwards said said that he failed to see ■how the Committee could arrive at such a. 'decision, as there were now hundreds of ■people arriving at the wharf and taking their -departure iherefrom. He had heard that •already several narrow escapes from accidents had occurred. It was all right for those who knew the road, but to strangers landing on acwharf like that a light was a -very great consideration. It whs eventually decided, on the motion of Mr Bignail. -seconded by Mr Edwards, that the opinion of the committee as to the necessity for the light and shed be struck out, retaining the r