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Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 66, 19 February 1895, Page 2

A telephone office has been opened at Tawatea, in the Wellington Postal District; there is no delhery of telegrams. The newly-elected Harbor Board is holding its first meeting to-day for the purpose of electing its chairman for the ensuing year. A deliberate attempt was made to burn the premises on Thursday last of Parnell and Bull, ironmongers, Gisborne, by placing a lighted candle unler the building. The lire was extinguished, and very little damage was done. There is no clue to the incendiary. A large station in the Riveriua district in New South Wales is said to have lost 40,000 sheep from footrct during the last 12 months. Other stations are boiling down and treating the products on an extensive scale. Statistics taken on a recent Saturday and Sunday show that in Sydney 20,778 persons visited nine places of amusement on Saturday, while only 5650 attended the services at a similar number of the principal churches of the city on Sunday, of whom 3000 attended St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral. Through Conscript falling at one of the jumps in the Hack Hurdles at Hawera on Thursday, Crocker, his rider, had his hip broken. Sympathy for the unfortunate fellow was shown in a hearty manner, £25 being collected on the ground, A question of some interest has been raised by a country school committee with regard to the use of schools for taking polls of local bodies. It was pointed out that in some localities these polls were of frequent occurrence, and necessitated closing the school for the day, thus interfering not only with the progress of the children but also with the average attendance, upon which the teacher’s salary is based.—Herald. A writer in the Timaru Herald sends the following remedy for the bot-fly to that paper : —“ I should like to call the attention of horsekeeperc to n simple remedy that went the round of the agricultural papers last year namely give a horse a peck of raw potatoes | twice a week Should the horse be unable ( to eat grate the potatoes up and give them as i a drench. It is at least inexpensive and 1 worth a trial. I may as well add that lam net a seller of potatoes,” From the Wyalong Star we tear:} fbat Sergeant McUardy (who is son of Mr Chari«s McHardy, of this district) is Mining Registrar of that important district, ond would appear to have his hands pretty full, as the Star states that his registrar djitjeg arp so heavy that he would almost need to be fiii-C loft fit Pf his official papers, in duplicate. They are also saying that offices more iu keeping Vlth the volume of business transacted should be erected, JUs friends in this district will be pleased, to hour of his promotion and progress,

Lost brooch is advertised for. Mr W. D. Scott advertises a draught mare and a draught colt for private sale. Mr A. H. Moore notifies that he is selling perennial rye from 8s 6d per bushel. Good progress is being made with metalling on account of Eltham Road loan ou both that Hoad and the Main South Road. Notice is given that the Church Holy Cross will be consecrated by Archbishop Redwood on Sunday next. The s.s. Kanieri will leave Onehunga for Waitara and Opunake to-morrow. She does not go on to Wellington, but returns to Onehunga. Mr A. Douglas Gray, surgeon dentist, notifies that he will visit Hawera on Tuesday, 26th February, and may be consulted at Mrs Nowell’s.

Mrs Kennedy desires it to be known that in future dinner will be served at 12 o’clock on sale days, on which days a charge of one shilling will be made. We give a reminder of Mr Breach’s clearing sale on Thursday nest. Mr W. D. Scott wields the hammer, and will submit a 15 stone hack for sale in addition to lines already published. Mr A. Good won the Long Jump at the Wanganui Amateur Athletic sports on Thursday, clearing 21 feet 2h inches. He also ran second in the 120 Hurdles (owing 14 yards). Mr A. A. Fantham won the Three Miles and Five Miles Bicycle races in grand style. The record for New Zealand in Vaulting with the Polo (10 feet 4 inches) was also put up at the meeting, being won by Kingsley.

The son ot the late Marshall Canrobert fought a duel with M. Hubbard, Socialist, a member of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Hubbard made some remarks which Ganrobert contended were insulting to the memory of his father, and at once challenged him to a fight. Canrobert came off victorious, Hubbard being badly wounded in the chest.

The electors of Waitara, through the chairman of the Raleigh Town Board, sent the following wire to Mr Maxwell as soon as the result of the poll was made known :—“ Dear sir, the electors of this part of the district send their congratulations to you on the result of the New Plymouth Harbor Board election, especially after the uncalled for abuse you have feceived from certain quarters.”

John Swan, a settler at Raglan, while in the office of Messrs Russell and Campbell, solicitors, Auckland, on Thursday, conversing with Mr Hugh Campbell, solicitor, drew a revolver. Mr Campbell closed with liim, and the revolver went off, tho bullet lodging in the wall behind Mr Campbell’s chair. A clerk named Brown rushed into tho room and wrested the revolver from Swan’s hands. It is a six-barrelled revolver and five were loaded. Swan has been arrested. The accused fancied he had a grievance against Mr Campbell for years past, and had been brooding over it. The North Otago Times says :—We are assured for a fact that a petition is in course of signature by the young women in the Shag Valley district, praying the Minister for Lands to settle as many young men in the district as have been drafted into the Civil Service from that fertile spot, ani thus help to fill the void in the hearts of the youug women and do something to equalise the number of the sexes. The petition will be sent to Mr McKenzie, who, as member for the district, will present it to himself. A dozen or more applications were received by the Wanganui Education Board at its last meeting for the position of second inspector, a position rendered vacant by Mr Spencer’s appointment to the Inspectorship of Taranaki. After considering the various applications it was decided to appoint Mr James Milne, M.A., at present headmaster of the Waverley School. Mr Milne is one of the most painstaking and successful teachers in the Board’s service, a teacher who has never had other than a good report. He is a hard worker, and a man of considerate and kindly disposition, who, while ho will require good work to be done, will be well liked by both teachers and scholars throughout the district. The steamers Manawatu and Oreti, which were recently stranded at Wanganui, were placed on the patent slip at Wellington for the purpose of ascertaining what damage was sustained. The Manawatu has from 300 to 40J sheets of zinc which will have to be stripped and renewed, aud the bottom of the vessel, recaulked, while the rudder pintles will have to be renewed and the rudder itself repaired. The rudder post and “ aperture ” of the Oreti are broken, and a portion of the inner stern post will require repairing. The bottom appears to have sustained little damage externally, but the flooring will be taken up for further examination, The repairs to the Manawatu were expected to be completed on Saturday.

A farmer, who to cure vermin on stock had used various remedies, among the vest kerosene aud lard, camphor dissolved in alcohol, and carbolic acid mixed with lard, and all without the desired success, writes that he finally tried onions. Of the result he says : “ One particular animal, a yearling bull, was very full even after using other remedies. I took a large onion, cut it in two, and rubbed him hard all over till I had used two or more onions, aud my eyes smarted. Then I gave him some of the pieces that were left, which he ate with relish, and I awaited the result. The second day I examined him, and to my astonishment and joy the hair was full of carcases, but not a live one could I find. Since then I have treated all the stock in the same way, but did not give the cows giving milk any to Qgt, for tear of spoiling the butter.’’

We see by the report of Mr McGuire’s meeting at Stratford that he deplored the action of the country in seeking justice in the matter of representation on the New Plymouth Harbor Board and securing a reduction of the rate, as it was, in his opinion, a small affair. The boss refutation of the smallness of the affair is the number of voles polled by the country ratepayers to attain their end. We might remark that when Mr McGuire came forward for Egmont it was in opposition to the Atkinson ring and with the avowed intention of securing total or partial relief from the harbor rate. How much relief has been gained by his return can be best judged by ratepayers referring to their rate notices. We think Mr McGuire should be the last one, considering his past professions, to deplore any action the ratepayers may take for their own relief, as his efforts so far have been futile. “ Bearing ” a New Zealand loan ou the London market may be very pleasing to opponents ot the Government, but we are under the impression that a farthing reduction of the local harbor rate would be - much more pleasing to his constituents.

The Egmont Settler says:—The laic members of the Harbor Board made the excuse for not dividing the district into wards that they had no evidence that the ratepayers desired it. The recent vote will surely satisfy them on that head, though too late to be of any value to them now. In t'ie second place the election shows that the settlers appreciate faithful services, as had New Plymouth given {be same support to Mr Maxwell that they gave to the other men on that ticket, he would have nearly headed the poll; as it was he came a vt-ry good second. We are glad to gee Mr Maxwell so well supported, because he first showed the country settlers their strength, and he has done good service as a member of the Board and thoroughly deserved the confidence of the ratepayers. In the third place the election shows that the £oqntry settlers, who find the greater portion of the revenue o; thp intend in future to have the control of its expenditure, ijo one regrets more than ourselves that it has bceu necessary to raise this town v. country cry, but if it teaches the townspeople that ijpw pi.vmoqtl) exists for Taranaki instead of Taranaki for New pJyjpoutbj it will do an incalculable amount bt good, and eventually bring about a* better state of affairs and lead to tho existence of the best of feeling between tho people of the town and country.

Tenders for work are called by the Town Board.

A peculiar freak of nature is to be seen at Mr D. Sfmson’s place. One of his cows gave birth to a calf which has the same ear marks as the mother viz., a V piece out of each ear.

The annual school picnic in connection with the Rahotu School is to be held on Tuesday, 20th February. Mr A, Monison has kindly placed his paddock at the disposal of the committee for the occasion.

Mr Fowler has made an addition of four rooms to the residence lately purchased from Mr Billing. The addition converts it into a commodious eight-roomed residence. Messrs J. J. Ross and Co had the contract for the additions, which have been carried out faithfully and well.

Mr J. Miller had the misfortune to break his leg on Sunday week. He was riding along the main road above Pungarehu when his horse fell with him, breaking the leg above the knee. He was at once taken to the New Plymouth hospital where it .vas set, and he is now' progressing favorably.

On Sunday there was a large number of European visitors at Parihaka. Several parties came out from New Plymouth and Opu-. nake, besides people from the nearer settlements on the line. Dancing and other amusements were indulged in by the natives, but there was nothing of a very sensational character.

Mr Simeon is renovating and painting the Eahotu Hotel, Mr A. D. Seccombe being entrusted with the contract. Mr Simeon has made great' improvements to the hotel since assuming charge, making it very comfortable for the travelling public. He contemplates adding a billiard room for which he has plans and specifications drawn, as he finds he requires the present billiard room to meet present accomodation requirements.

Mr Jeffries, who has just returned from a trip through the Nelson district, informs us that he was astonished to see the hold the blackberry briars have gained of the country between Marlborough and Nelson. On some parts of the road they have closed in both sides, leaving only a narrow track. The birds carry the seeds all over the country, and settlers anticipate that when the rabbit nuisance ceases to attract attention this pest will even be greater. Mr Marshall, who was lately in charge of the Cardiff Butter Factory, has been appointed manager for the Crown Dairy Company in place of Mr J. C. George, who, owing to ill health, has had to give up the work of supervision. Mr Marshall is spoken very highly of as a capable man by Mr Sawers, Government Inspector, and his appointment will no doubt meet with the approval of suppliers.

coastal steamers have been complaining that it is very difficult to pick Opunake up at night as there is no land mark to guide them. Mr T. Knowles, of the Opunake Hotel, has offered the shipping Cos running steamers to this port to join with them in providing a light. If they share tho cost of the lamp he will undertake to keep it lighted and in order at his own cost. Such a light would be a great boon, as his hotel front commands a wide view of the sea north and south.

The monthly meeting of the Parihaka Road Board, which was to have been held yesterday, stands adjourned till Monday, owing to their not being a quorum in attendance. The following tenders for the Ihaia Road loan contracts were dealt with at a committee meeting during the previous week: No. 1, one mile metalling, formation and ditching, W. Humphries (accepted), £260; Wi Kupo, £269 13s 4d; E. Warner, £300; C. MoCaul, £312; Cameron and McHardy, £350 ; A. Cross, £376 6s Bd, Contract No. 2, 118 chains metalling, formation and ditching, M. Dillon (accepted), £l2O 15s 6d; Wi Kupe, £442 16s 7d; C. McCaul, £460; and one informal tender. As the two contracts exceed the amount of the loan it was decided to curtail No. 2 contract by 18 chains. Certainly the best medicine kijown is Sender 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 wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, Inflammation of the lungs, swellings, &c.; diarr icea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospitals and medical cliiflcg all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medical and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all others.