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Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 28, 5 October 1894, Page 2

Mr A. G. Bennett, solicitor, Manaia, nolilies that he has several sums of money to lend.

Mails for the Australian colonies only, via Sydney, close at Wellington on Wednesday, 10th instant, at 11 a.m. . There is great dissatisfaction amongst milk suppliers at the Opunake dairy factory over the milk testing, Mr E. G. Bailees notifies that he has a desirable dairy farm, with all conveniences, situated in the centre of the Waimate district, for lease.

Mr A. H. Moore has a replace advertisement in this issue, to which we call the attention of our readers.

Some fast scoring was accomplished in a match between Ealing and the Stoics. The latter batted first and scored 181, leaving Ealing 100 minutes to get the runs. The first 100 runs were made in 40 minutes, and when time was called 246 had been put up for the loss of one wicket.

About mid-day on Monday, the man Carl Pearson, who has made several unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide, escaped from the New Plymouth Hospital, where he was being treated for injuries inflicted on himself. Word was sent to the police, and a search ininstituted. NoTidings, however were obtained of the missing man for some time, who was finally found on the beach by Dr O'Carroll in the act of diving in the sea to catch fish. He was taken back to the hospital, and put under proper custody.—News. The Sydney Herald, commenting on the debate in the New Zealand Parliament, objects to N.S.W. being cited to show the defects of the non-political system and says : —“ Whatever may be the facts elsewhere, or whatever may be the calculations of interested politicians anxious to make out a case of political management, the fact stands in this colony at least, that the transference of railways from a political to non-political control, has been an unqualified success. In the opinion of nine-tenths of the people of this colony, it is a standing monument to the success of the system.

Tolls aro being collected at Heimama again.

Mails for Tonga and Samoa, per Tavinni, close at Auckland on Monday, Bth October. A telephone office has been opened at Birkenhead, in the Auckland postal district*

We notice that the land on the Main South Road between the Tanngßura and Waiteika Rivers is notified aa open for selection. A genera! meet-ion of the Opunake Cricket Club will be held to-morrow evening in Middleton’s Hotel.

The rainfall for September (kindly supplied by Mr A. H. Moore) was 2-51 inches on 20 days ; maximum fall on one day, -54, on the 15th.

On Monday next, October Bth, a Wesleyan Service will be held at Rowan Road, at 7.30, and on Tuesday, October 9th, at Awatuna, at 7.30 ; preacher, Rev. G. T. Marshall. A professor at Buenos Ayers was placed on trial on a charge of having poisoned at various times fifteen of his friends by introducing cholera germs into frozen ice placed in their wine. The murderer committed suicide.

Sir Robert Stout says that if there were some Standing Order to prevent members sleeping in the House, there would be earlier adjournments. The voting machines sleep till the bell rings, while the brains of the House discuss the measures upon which the sloping men vote.

Mrs Ballard wishes to call attention to next week being the last week of her great slaughter sale, as she is proceeding to Wellington for the purchase of hew season’s goods, and all those desirous of getting bargains should avail themselves of this opportunity as goods are going at about half price.— Advt.

The New South Wales team has conluded Its football tour of the colony. The team hes only won fern; oi IS matched, viz, against tab South Canterbury, Nelson, West Coast, aud New Zealand teams, ail the North Island matches having resulted in favor of the local teams. The visitors scored 107 points against 137. The following aro the results of the. matches played New South Wales v. Auckland, lost by 14 to 11; v. North Island, lost by 15 to 3 ; v. Taranaki, lost by 21 to 0 ; v. Wanganui-Mauawatu, lost by 13 to 0 ; v. Hawke’s Bay, lost by 17 to 12 ; v. Wellington, lost by 9to 5; v. South Canterbury, won by 23 to 0; v. Canterbury, lost by 11 to 3; v. New Zealand, won by 8 to 6 ; v. West Coast, won by 20 to 6; v. Nelson, won by 13 to 4; Wairarapa, lost by 21 to 3.