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Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 61, 1 February 1895, Page 2

Tenders are called by the Parihaka Road Board for forming and metalling on the Ihaia Road. Messrs Nolan, Toaks and Co notify entries for their Opunako stock sale on Tuesday next. The Governor has appointed the Chief Justice Deputy-Governor during bis absence from the colony. The s.s. Kanieri is advertised to leave Onehunga for Waitara, Opunake, and Wellington on Wednesday next. Mr A. H. Moore supplies us with the following The rainfall for January was 5-32 inches on 17 days. The heaviest fall for 24 hours was 2-01 inches, registered on themorning of the sth. Mr E. M. Smith expects that negotiations for the lease of Ironsand Beach, New Plymouth, will shortly be successful, in which case he intends to form a Company, with £60,000 capital, to purchase the Onehunga works and remove them to New Plymouth. Both the Hokitika papers severely condemn Mr Seddon for a breach of faith in departing from two distinct promises that he made to the Westland County Council. His remarks on the subject arc described as uncalled for, and his action as extraordinary. Mr I’reyberg, Government timber expert in London, in a recent report, lays great stress upon cutting timber to a New Zealand standard, so that it may be fit for immediate use. He says that a company with considerable capital has been formed in London to unite the conflicting interests of jarrah and kauri, so as to increase the European trade in both these Australian woods. European countries are now alive to the coming scarcity of timber, and now is New Zealand’s time to organise her splendid resources and put them on the best possible footing. The Department of Industries and Commerce is issuing a circular to gawmillevs in various districts asking their co-operation in making a trial shipment of 500,000 feet of Umber, with a view to introducing New Zealand timbers into the English market, ft is suggested that the timbers to be selected should consist of rimu, red birch) puriri, malai, and kauri. Another circular points ojjt the desirableness of establishing a simulat'd to which all Now Zealand timber for streetpaving purposes shall be cut.

She brfzaar in aid of the, Wesleyan Church Fund will be held ac Oaonui this evening. Messrs Newman Bros, notify that they have received 100 sacks of prime old feed oats and 20 sacks sharps. - The settler Thompson, who was thrown from his horse at Okaiawa oh January 19th, died at Hawera ou Saturday evenirlg last. Mr Newcomb, of Messrs Newcomb and Massey, drapers, of Hawera and Opunake, has purchased Mr Massey’s interest in the business. Out of seventeen towns which have gazetted the day on which the half-holiday is to observed, two have chosen Saturday, viz., Outram and Grcytown North. Ten have chosen Thursday, and five Wednesday. Rational dress for women has spread to Victoria. Eight ladies and seven gentlemen spent the holidays camping out at Fenshaw, and the ladies donned knickers for the occasion. When they reached civilisation in the shape of a train again they covered the knickers with a skirt. A shooting affray occurred at Timarn on Saturday last. A sailor cn leave, who had not been at liberty for eight months, got on the spree, and being boisterous was shot by the second mate, dying in the evening. The mate was brought up on Monday and committed for trial ou a charge of wilful murder. Mr Job Vile has -sold out the coaching service and plant between Opunake and Hawera and Opunake and New Plymouth to Mr Andrew Young of Wellington, who takes it over to-day. Mr Young, senr, wc understand, will drive on the New Plymouth line, and Mr Young, junr., on the Hawera one. A is reported from Narrabri, in. New South Wales. A storehouse was broken into, and 500 wallabi scalps and seven native dog scalps were stolen. As it will be practically impossible to identify the scalps, the Government will probably be placed in the position of having to buy stolen property. We (Wellington Times) understand that a woman’s paper is to be started in Wellington shortly. It is to be edited and managed by a woman. The paper will be of a political and social character; and while it will permit the expression of all shades of opinion, it will be carried on in the Independent Liberal interest.

Messrs L. Whale aud Co have a splendid assortment of tweeds in stock and also a fall set of patterns of the large stock which they hold in Hawera so that customers have a full choice of the latest fashionable goods to choose from. Mr Clarke, the popular manager of the Opnnake branch, finds his hands full in keeping up with the trade of the district, which has been cultivated by supplying goods of none but best quality combined with good workmanship. If the rabbit pest does not eventually become a thing of the past its increase will to a great extent be stopped. During the last few weeks over 40,000 rabbits have been forwarded to the refrigerating works of the Agricultural Department at Flinders street in Melbourne for shipment to London, but only about one half of them to be in good enough condition for export, 28,1G0 were prepared for shipment. In a match for trophies fired by the Wellington Guards on Saturday, A. Ballinger put on the splendid score of 99 out of a possible 105 at 390, 500, and GOO yards, seven shots at each range. This is claimed to be the colony’s record at the distances, aud is only two points behind the world’s record of 101, niade a few weeks ago by Major Umphelby in Australia. Ballinger’s hits were—3oo yards: 4455554 (32) ; 500 yards, 5555555 (35); COO yards, 5435554 (32). A list of ministers authorised to solemnise marriages is published in the Gazette. There are 243 named as Church of England, 205 Presbyterians, 131 Roman Catholics, 113 Wesleyan Methodists, 30 Primitive Methodists, 18 Congregationalists, 18 Baptists, 13 United Free Methodists, 12 Lutherans, 8 Bible Christians, 6 Hebrews, 7 Church of Christ, 8 Salvation Army, 2 Seventh Day Baptists, and 1 each of the disciples of Christ, Independent Wesleyan, Catholic Apostolic Church, and Unsectnrian Chuich. A Reuter’s telegram, dated Tacoma, Washington Territory, U.S.A., December 18th, says:—A mysterious accident, which resulted in g»sat damage to property, occurred here last night. At 11 o’clock a loud roaring was heard like that preceding the advance of a tidal wave, and 000 feet of the docks suddenly disappeared into the bay. Two steamers were disabled and sunk. The ground in the vicinity subsided to the extent of six inches to the foot, causing a stampede among the crowd which had collected in the vicinity. The cattle pens of the Northern Pacific Railway and the company’s offices, besides a freight house 400 feet iu length, collapsed, the last mentioned catching fire. Various theories are advanced as to the cause of the disaster. The steamboat men maintain that it was due to a tidal wave 25 feet in height, while others assert that, owing to a submarine landslip, a great fissure or hole was formed beneath the bay, causing the docks to be swallowed up. Three cases of typhoid fever have been reported to the Chairman of the Board of Health in New Plymouth. The matter was mentioned at a meeting of the Borough Council by Cr Corkill, who said I hat one of the cases had been brought from the country into a private house in town. This was a matter that should not be allowed, as ample provision had been made for the reception of such cases at the hospital. In connection with this, he might mention that an impression had got abroad that the charges for the use of the isolation ward w r ere exhorbitant. Such was not the case. The price of 28s per w'eek for each patient, and if a special nurse was required an additional £1 was charged. But if a nurse was not required the patient could be attended by any friend, as the 28s included doctor's attendance. His Worship said that Dr Christie had just sent a note reporting the cases. Typhoid had been threatening for some time, having been brought into the district from Wellington by the Maoris. It was essential that the ratepayers should pay careful attention to their drainage, and take every precaution against the disease spreading. —News

A strange case has lately corue ou before the Brussels High Court. It oppeara that in March last a young and charming married lady met with an accident of such a nature that it was necessary to amputate her right leg. The operation was most successfully performed, and the operator was so pleased with the way he took that leg oft that he took it off altogether, and exhibited it in a jar of spirits of wine prominently in his consulting room. The contents of the jar were authenticated by a descriptive label, which bore amongst other details the patient’s name and address. The patient’s husband did not fail to hear of this show. But the show failed to meet with his approval and ha instructed his solicitor to demand its immediate discontinuance and the return forthwith of that which, being bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, was undoubtedly his (plaintiff’s) property. To this the surgeon admitted that plaintiff had proprietary rights in the leg while it formed part of his wife but lie argued that the log as it was now was the result of his (defendant’s) skill and the works of his own hands and that he was clearly entitled to keep it. The Court seemed rather staggered with this argument and reserved its decision. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Son’s Eucalypti Extract, Test its eminently powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza ; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wonnds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—nq swelling —no inflammation, Lilje surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, nflammation of tjjp Jungs, swellings, Ac,; Jiarrhioa, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys lud urinary, organs. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy: crowned With, medical and diploma at International ExhibUiofi, Amsterdani. Trust in tLys approved article, and reject all other?.