The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1894.

Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 29, 9 October 1894, Page 2

The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1894.

We give a reminder of the general meeting of the Opunake Newspaper and Piintiug Company, Limited, whicn takes piece tomorrow, at 2 p.m., in the .Town Hall.

The annual meeting of the Opunake Racing Club will be held in Middleton’s Hotel, on Saturday next, for the election of officers and general.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Board has been adjourned till Thursday evening, pending the election, which takes place to-morrow. The Rev G. T, Marshall will hold services as follow Rahotu, Thursday. October 11th, .at 7.30 p.m.; Elthara Road West, Friday, October 12lh, at 7.30 p.m. The Mauaii v. Otakeho draughts match eventuated in a win for the latter. The chief interest was centred in the play of Blair v. Harris. These four games were very closely contested, as the result proved, by the veteran champion player being only able to score one win and three draws. Harris, no doubt, was in grand form, and played with caution, but was not able to score a win. The champion afterwards declared it to be the best match he had played for years. Gibson v. CrowImrst; This resulted in three wins to the former and one to the latter. Gibson made a wrong move, for which he was bulled by bis opponent. Later on Crowhurst committed the same mistake and was likewise hulled, much to the delight of Gibson. Crowhurst failed to play the dashing game of the previous match. Watson y. E. Morgan : The former played a splendid game (as ho has done in all the matches), in fact, we look upon him as the coming player of the coast. In each match he has scored heavily against his various opponents. On this occasion the result was three and a half games to his credit, and a half to Morgan, Bleunerhasßct v. 11. Morgan; The latter has played well for Mnnaia in each match. On this oceassion he scored three wins to his opponent’s one. Hill v. Pearce : The former had an easy time, winning all four games. I‘earso, no doubt, is more at home with chess. .lone? v. Boyd : These players were very evenly matched, the games resulting in two wins each. E. Persons v. H. Ellerm ; This was also evenly contested, each winning two games ; and Blair, jun, y. Kissjck also resulted in two wins each. Milne v. I). Me, Vicar; The latter won three games to his opponent's one. Me Vicar has played uselinir game tiro igh.ont (.-b? ivbcle of tin nw'ches.

Wa lmvoto aokaowledga receipt ota copy of the Postal Guide from the Chief Post* master, New Plymouth, for present quarter. We give a reminder of the election which takes place to-morrow for the vacant seat on the Town Board.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co notiy entries for their stock sale at Opunake on Tuesday* October 16th.

The Cheap Money Bill passed its second reading in the Legislative Council by a majority of one only. There was a very exciting debate.

Captain Edwin wired 1.35 p.m to-day:— Indications for strong east to north and north east winds, with low tides and glass falling. A social in aid of the funds of the Wesleyan Church Trust Fund will be given in the Town Hall, on Wednesday, October 17th. A good programme of songs, recitations, &c., has been prepared for the occasion. Mr Watsor, Chief Inspector of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand has reconsidered his decision as to the presidency of the Bank of New Zealand, and has been again offered and accepted the position- Mr Watson will commence his duties at once. The Cricket Club have a few liabilities to pay off, and it is hoped that members will pay up their subscriptions as early as possible to enable these to be liquidated, and arrangements to be made for preparing the new ground. The Woodville Examiner says :—A settler at Pohangina who has 150 acres of land, of which there is still about 30 acres of bush, cleared £350 out of bis farm" last season by dairying and pig, raising. The milk was delivered to the Farmers’ Union Creamery, and the settler’s cheque for pigs alone was £l2O. 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 new season’s goods, and all those desirous of getting bargains should avail themselves of this opportunity as goods are going at about half price.—Anvx. Weasels arc getting quite common round this district now. One was killed last week on the Namu Road, and a dead weasel and dead fowl were found on Mr Breach’s place on Sunday morning. It seems to us that the Government or Acclimatisation Society will soon have to introduce rabbits to keep them in food, so as to protect the settlers’ fowlyards. On Monday morning about 2 o’clock a man effected an entrance into Mr Kappley’s residence. He got in through the back window, but was debarred from getting into the front part of the house, as the door leading into the passage was locked. Mr Kappley was away from home at the time, of which fact the marauder no doubt was aware. He stayed in the back part of the house till nearly daylight, when he beat a retreat. The s.s. Aorere arrived on Wednesday evening from Wellington, aud left on Friday evening for Wellington. Imports: Thos. Knowles, 11 pkgs ; Wagstafi Bros, 39 pkgs; Newman Bros, 363 pkgs; Pettigrew, 17 pkgs; Christie and Co, 4 pkgs; Ranby, 12 pkgs; McLeod, 23 pkgs; J. Stitt, 46 pkgs ; Middleton, 6 pkgs ; G. W. Rogers, 40 pkgs ; Ogden, 2 pkgs. Exports: Scott, 1 case; Newman Bros, 7 kegs butter; Rutherford and Son, 69 bales flax ; Wagstaff Bros, 6 bales fungus. An unintentional evasion of toll occurred at the Heimama gate on Monday, when a lad on horseback was driving another horse. They were coming at full gallop towards the gate, when the toll-keeper shut the gate to stop their career and collect his dues. There are only some temporary wires strung across the roadway leading to the ford which was used when the bridge was down, and the first horse went through these without any damage, but the one which the boy was on did not fare so well, as he came to grief, and the boy was shot off yards away into the mud. The Hawera Star, in commenting ou the opinion given by Mr Caplen and published by us, states that the petition was not signed by “ County electors,” hut by “ ratepayers,” as they declare themselves to be. We would take the liberty of pointing out to the Star that the question of title referred (o in the legal opinion is that contained in the attestation, not the petition. The attestation apparently must indicate the same class of signatories as the petition purports. As to the contention that the merging of the eastern end had taken place prior to the last meeting of the Council, we would point out that the petition was signed prior to the merging, only, as it did not bear a date an opinion could not be given on this point. It must not be forgotten also, that it was presented to the Council on a prior occasion, but was referred back for publication. Mr W. A. McCutchan, who is leaving Kaponga for the Gisborne district, was “ farewelled ” at Kaponga on 28th September. Mr McCutchan is one of the sterling kind of settlers whom we are sorry to see leaving the district, and join with his friends iu wishing him every prosperity in his new home. The usual list of toasts were gone through, including “ Local Bodies,” coupled with the names of Messrs Hemmingway and Swadling, on which the Hawera Star reports : Daring the evening, particularly when the response to the local bodies was being delivered, the debut of three new publications —termed newspapers—was severely deprecated as being not only unnecessary, but a burden to the people of the district, who already had ample newspaper literature, and would prefer to see some of the older publications amalgamated rather than the inincreaso of what were termed veritable rags.” As very few people in our district would have the opportunity of seeing the Star we republish such valuable information, coming from such immaculate and-wise authorities, for their edification. It must have been a bit of “ sarkasm to couple Mr Swadling with the toast, as his experience consists in having offered himself several times for election, and on election day being found amongst the missing. He is, we believe, however, a member of the Kaponga Cemetery Board, which is nominated. This might account for his lugubrious remarks.