The Opunake Times FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894.

Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 38, 9 November 1894, Page 2

The Opunake Times FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894.

To-day being the Prince of Wales’ Birthday is observed as a general holiday. Hie Boyal Highness is 58 years of age. A housemaid and waitress is required for hotel, Hawera. Mr J. Guy, junior, met with a nasty accident on Tuesday, nearly severing the top off bis little linger with a chisel. The special order inade by the Parihaka Roal Board, striking the rate as security for the loan for the Ihaia Road, has been duly gazetted. Mr W. W. Middleton, in alighting from a buggy, jumped on to a loose stone, spraining his ankle, which has necessitated the aid of a stick for a few days. Messrs Budge and Good notify entries for their Olakeho sale, which was postponed from Friday until Monday next owing to the former being a holiday in honor of the Prince of Wales’ Birthday. Mr Fred Carter, when riding a young horse on Tuesday, met with an accident. As soon as he backed him the horse commenced to play up, and being unable to unseat his rider threw himself against the coach, which was standing in Middleton’s yard. Carter’s foot got jammed between the horse and the coach-wheel, severely spraining it at the ankle. Dr Pairmau was called in, but found there were no bones broken.

We draw attention to Mrs Beale’s card, which appears in this issue. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co notify a clearing sale of dairy stock, Ao., on behalf of Mr : A. Clough, which takes place on Wednesday, 14th Inst. Particulars appear in our advertisement columns. He has some very choice dairy cows amongst his herd. Rev Father Morrissey, formerly of Westport, died at Wellinglou on Sunday. Deceased had been ailing for a considerable time, and lately made a trip to Sydney for the benefit of his health. He suffered from a weak heart. He was highly esteemed and popular.

A prisoner in the Sale Gaol, Melbourne, attacked a warder, took the keys and escaped. The governor of the gaol attempted to intercept him, but was knocked down and had his skull fractured. He is now in a precarious condition. The prisoner was afterwards recaptured. W r hat a hundred and fifty a year will do for a man I The Hon Mr Jenkinson “ told the meeting that after his experience with the Upper House his opinion had quite altered, and he now looked upon it as a necessary body and a useful check on hasty legislation.”

A successful attempt to cycle across the Bristol Channel from Newport to Weston-super-Mare was made by a man named Brown, the inventor of a water cycle. The passage was completed in three hours and a half, Brown showing considerable exhaustion on landing at Weston. A tugboat, with friends on board, accompanied ‘the cyclist down the river and across, the total distance travelled being twenty-five miles. The New Zealand Times, discussing the probabilities of a thumping loan being raised presently, makes the following charmingly suggestive proposals : —“ In any log-roll Wellington is likely to be satisfied with the Manawatu purchase. O.tago with the Otago Central, and Canterbury and Westland with the Midland as far as Keefton. In that case Auckland and Nelson would be in a minority, and the Northern think would have, to wait for a while longer. Seriously, we may doubt whether that line ought to be taken through for very many years. In the affiliation case, Ebbett v. Elgar, heard at the S.M. Court yesterday, defendant was ordered to pay £5 costs of nursing, 5s per week towards maintenance of child, and £25 for its education, besides plaintiff’s solicitor’s costs £2 2s. Mr Barton appeared for plaintiff and Mr Scott-Smith for defendant. In the case of sly-grog selling at Parihaka, Iti was fined £lO and costs. Mr S Weston appeared for defendant. The Court sat until 10.50 p.ra., and as we are publishing early on account of the holiday, we have to hold over our full report of cases till next issue. Messrs Budge and good notify a clearing of dairy stock, Ac., on behalf of Mr W. A. Limbrick, who has leased his farm. The programme for the entertainment to be given in the Town Hall, Eahotu, on Wednesday next appears in this issue. The comedy,' “What’s in a name ” is to be staged and also a mixed entertainment, consisting of character songs, musical selection, Ac. A gift auction will be held, and those who are kindly donating articles for it are requested to deliver them at or before 7.30 p.m., on 14th. An exchange says:—We like to honor merit whenever discoverable, and therefore with pleasure announce the fact that John Westland Bowman, a Christchurch piano turner, has benefited mankind by inventing an arrangement to be attached to male or female clothing upon which arrangement matches may be ignited by friction, ' His application for patent is numbered 7103 in Wellington, and was registered on the 26th of September. Those to whom cavilling is a second nature may profess to wonder why the pants or the boot heels are not still good enough for rubbing matches on, but they are easily confounded with the story of the elderly lady. She bought a box of matches and took them home. They did not ignite easily,, and she took them back and complained. -“ Why what is the matter with them ?” asked the storekeeper, as with the old familiar swipe up the thigh he evoked flame. “ And is it mo that would come here every time I want a light to strike a match on yor dirty breeches?” John Wesland Bowman comes to the front with a “ longfelt want.” Tenders are called "for the erection of a dwelling house at Awatuna. The Euglish cricketteam began their first match against a Gowler Eighteen, S.A. The visitors batted first and lost eight wickets for 368, Ward 118, Brown 56, and Ford 48 were the chief scorers.