The Opunake Times FRIDAY APRIL 12, 1895.

Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 81, 12 April 1895, Page 2

The Opunake Times FRIDAY APRIL 12, 1895.

Owing to pressure of our space leading and other matter is held over.

Miss Nellie Fitness has been appointed pupil teacher at the Eltham School.

Mrs Ballard's new advertisement will appear in next issue. The Taungatara bridge, on the Main South Road, is gazetted as being under the control of the Hawera County Council. The Times Office has a very improved look owing to the new coat of paint which it has received during the last week. Mr Eatock was the contractor for the work. Mr Ritson, who was employed by him, has shown a sample of his work as a grainer on the door, which is admitted by all to be the best sample of the grainer's art to be seen in the district.

Mails for India, China, Japan and Straits Settlement via Sydney, for the continent of Europe and United Kingdom via Naples (due in London sth June, per Wakatipu, leaving Wellington 18th April), and for Australian Colonies (due in Sydney 23rd April, per Wakatipu, leaving Wellington same date), will close here on Monday, loth April, at 8.30 p.m.

The gift auction and entertainment at Awatuna on Wednesday evening was a great success. There was liardly standing room for the large audience which assembled, and all the goods which had been given were disponed of by Mr W. D. Scott at satisfactory prices, everything going under the hammer to spirited competition. The proceeds of the sale amounted to about £2O and the total takings were over £3O. This will enable the hall committee to place themselves out of debt and see their way clear to enlarge the hall, which has been found necesssary owing to the increase in the population of the district and the popular favor in which the entertainments at this place are held. It has been decided to award the prizes kindly given by Mrs Kennedy for the most original and best sustained characters at the plain and fancy, dress social by means of the ballot. There will be voting papers handed to each one in the room and after due time has been allowed for writing the names of those voted for, the ballot box will be placed in position with a returning officer in charge when the papers will be placed therein, and then the two who get the greHtest number of votes will be declared the winners and the prizes awarded. It would be a great convenience if those attending in fancy dress would give their names and characters assumed on the back of their tickets when entering the room. A notice is given in this issue re the time for receiving goods donated for the supper to which we direct attention.

A most appreciative audience assembled in the Town Hall, Rahotu, on Monday evening last to witness Mr De Lacy's pictorial exhibition. Mr W. W. Watson who chanced to be passing through Rahotu on the evening in question very good-naturedly contributed some pianoforte selections, which were evidently appreciated, judging by the applause which greeted the termination of each item. Mr Watson splendid rendition of Scotch airs fairly took the house by storm, for which he received well-merited recognition at the hands of those present. The same gentleman also accompanied Mr De Lacy's songs, amongst which were the grand old Irish gem " Kathleen Mavourneen " and " The Song That Reached My Heart;" A most enjoyable evening was spent and the entertainment was «a most pronounced success. Mrs Simeon, with her usual good nature, rendered splendid service, and much of the success of the evening is undoubtedly due to that good ladv's indefatigable exertions.

At the Taranaki County Council meeting a disucssion ensued on the Eltham Road contract question Mr. Collins the contractor, waited on the Council, and stated that he had been thrown out through the engineer condemning shingle. Messri McGloin and Mc Cullum said that the shingle was good in their opinion. Mr Adlam moved that the engineer be instructed to allow the contractors to go on with the shingle, to be broken to 2$ inches, and provided three inches of binding is put on. Seconded by Mr Okey. Mr Peters said it was a wrong course to interfere with the engineer. He protested against the matter being taken out of the engineer's hands. They had two courses open, namely, to dispense with the engineer's services or leave the responsibility with him. Mr McCullum said that the sample of stuff on the table was being put on a road on another contract under the engineer's supervision. Mr Okey said if 75 per cent of metal was put on the road they could not expect the contractor to do more. Mr McCullum : You are an old enough contractor, Mr Okey to know better than than that. Such stuff as that (pointing to the sample) should not be allowed to be placed on the road as metal. The Chairman : It is no use in getting up a discussion over the matter, Mr McCullum. Mr McCullum : But this is a discussionable matter, and should be sifted in the interests of the ratepayers. The Chairman said the question was apart from the contract they had under review. Mr Col'ins, the Eltham Road contractor; was again called in and asked if he would sign the contract if he was allowed Is a yard extra. Mr Collins said he could not do it. Mr Peters read a resolution varying the terms of the contract, which Mr Adlam accept )d instead of the one he had moved. This v,as carried, and Mr Collins signed it.— Herald.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co notify entries for thfiii *ale on Tuesday next.

' Camp el), the jockey who was injured at 'he O.im ,ru races last week, died on Monday morning.

Mr W 1). Scott notifies additional entries for Awatuna sale, which takes place on Wednesday next instead' of Monday the usual day.

Tenders are invited by Mr W. D. Scott for the lease of a very desirable dairy farm, situated on the Main South Road. The farm is within convenient distance of a dairy factory and school, and not far from the town of Opunake.

Miss Mclntyre has been appointed to the Awatuna School vacated by Mr W. B. Prendergast, who, we understand is about to go on a lecturing tour through Australia accompanying Professor Thedore Lichtwark who will give exhibitions of his skill in horsetaming.

Mr Flynn notifies that he has opened a boot and shoe establishment at Rahotu under the charge of a competent workman, and will execute all orders entrusted to him at moderate rates. Any orders for stock not on hand at Rahotu will be supplied from his Opunake shop on the shortest notice. Judge Stuart, who is holding the Assessment Court at Stratford to hear objections against the Stratford County valuations, appears to be a bit puzzled over the value of house property. One objector stated his house onlv cost £36 and was now worth £4O, but he had got it insured for £SO. The Judge said he would like the objector to tell him, for it was very useful for a man to know, how he got a hoase worth £4O insured for £SO.

Mr J. R. Stewart, of Manaia, met with a rather serious accident last week. He was riding along the main road near Manaia when his horse shied at a bicyclist and bolted, and the stirrup leathers breaking Mr Stewart was unseated and thrown heavily on his head. He was removed home in an unconscious condition, but we are glad to say is now progressing favorably,'and Dr Pairman who is attending him hopes to have him about again in a few days. Burnham, teacher of the State School at Reefton, shot himself in his house, next to the school, shortly after midday on Monday. He must have placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth, for he blew the roof of his head clean away, the bullet being found on the pillow. The unfortunate man lingered for about an hour, but never regained consciousness. He had recently been dismissed from the school teachership, receiving three months' salary. A fire broke out in the southern portion of Christehurch on Monday night, by which four buildings were totally destroyed, viz., Clayton's boot factory, Hislop's painter's shop, Burrie's saddlers shop, and Bayliss's boarding-house. Mrs Burrie, who had only been confined a few days, was got out safely, but a 2J-year-old child perished, and it is thought another child has been burned. A strong south-west wind was blowing, and the brigade had great difficalty in saving the surrounding property.

We desiie to draw the attention of our readers to an announcement which appears in another column, stating that Mr Thomas Whittington has commenced business in Rahotu on his own account as farrier and general blacksmith. Mr Whittington's work speaks for itself, and all orders entrusted to him will be faithfully carried out. He is a first-class tradesman in all the branches of his department, and settlers may rely upon their ordeis being completed to their entire satisfaction. Mr Whittington has earned for himself the name of being a very careful shoer, and from all we can learn his work in other districts has given the highest satisfaction.

A case of leprosy of an unusual character has occurred at Brisbane. The parents of a boy, aged 11, noticing, an eruption on him, called in Dr Hardie, who considered it leprosy. The Government bacteriologist and Dr Love a!-;o examined the boy and confirmed the diagnosis. It is thought remarkable that the disease should appear in one so young. The boy has been attending the Central State School, and the parents of the other children are greatly agitated at the discovery. The lad was born in Brisbane, and has never been exposed to any risk of contagion. He has been sent to the lazarette at Dunwich.

On and after Sunday next the services in the Wesleyan Church will be held at 7 p.m. during the winter months instead of half-past seven. The Rev G. T. Marshall will take his farewell of the Opunake congregation on the above date, as he leaves for his new district on Monday. We join with his congregation in wishing him every success amongst his hew parishioners, and that he may be spared for many years to carry on his ministrations. His sterling qualities have endeared him to all those with whom he has come in contact, and his parting will cause deep regret. Mr and Mrs Marshall and family will carry away with them the best wishes of the whole community for their future welfare and happiness. On Saturday afternoon, at Christehurch, a girl named Elizabeth Duffal, aged 13, lost her life in a peculiar and distressing manner. It appears that Mrs Duffall was washing up the dinner things, and had in her hand a carving knife, which was sharp and worn with use to a tapering point. The girl, in attempting to pass her mother, came into contact with the point of the knife, which entered her left side, and penetrating the heart caused death within three or four minutes. The handle of the knife being forced against the mother's breast gave the blade penetrating power, and it entered to the depth of four or five inches. At an enquiry a verdict of accidental death was returned.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Divisional Prohibition League, a platform was adopted, and the Rev L. M. leitt elected president. It was resolved to recommend the reppeal of the clauses of the Licensing Act which (I) gave the Governor the power to remove the Licensing Committee at pleasure, (2) bestowed upon a publican the right to two years' renewal of his (3) conferred upon a chairman and two members of committee the power to grant wholesale licenses, (4) demanded a three-fifths majority for an effective no-license poll, required a poll of half the electors, and made provision for an increase of licenses on the increase of population. The following amendments were declared desirable: —(1) The abolition of wholesale licenses in no-license districts; (2) the increase in lic3nsed districts of the minimum quantity to be sold by wholesale licenses to 20 gallons, such sale to be of one kind of liquor only; (3) the prohibition of canvassing for orders in no-license districts, and attachment of 2>enalties for breaches of the above clauses; (4) the abolition of bottle, New Zealand Wine, accommodation, conditional, railway, refreshment-room and packet licenses'; (5) clubs to be brought under the local option vote ; (6) that no license fees be charged, and that payment of all committee elections and licensing polls be made from the public funds. It was resolved that a clause be sought declaring that clause 21 of the 1893 Act has not and shall not be deemed to have any retrospective operation, and that nothing therein contained shall be considered so as to affect >r have affected any such proceedings pending in any Court of Law at the time when the Act was passed. Certainly the b.st medicine known is Sandkk and Son's Eucalypti Extbact. Test its eminently powerful effects in coughs, colds, inlluensa; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, ecaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in cioup, diphtheria, bronchitis, Inflammation of the lungs, swellings, &c.; diarrhoea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospitals and medical clinics ill over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medical t ad diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all others,