The Opunake Times. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1895.

Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 95, 31 May 1895, Page 2

The Opunake Times. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1895.

Persons trespassing on Mr Barton’s property in pursuit of game without a license will be prosecuted. Entries appear in another column for Mr Newton King’s Eahotu sale, which takes place on Wednesday next. The Town Board notify that Mr K. V. Breach has been appointed poundkeeper and ranger.

The S.M/Couit is sitting to-day, Mr H. S. Brabant presiding. "There is a pretty full list of cases.

James Gibson, working on the State Farm at Levin, Wellington, was killed by a tree falling on him on Wednesday last. The body of a two-and-a-half-year-old son of John Maxwell, of Homebusb, near Mastertou, was found floating in a creek. The child had wandered away from home.

A telegram from Dunedin states that the heaviest fall of snow for seventeen years has taken place in the Tapaoui district, being over a foot in several places. We are requested to mention that special services have been arranged in connection with the English Church for Sunday next, when the ediface is to be opened. There will be full choral services, and a number of vocalists will come from Manaia and Otakeho to take part in them. On Wednesday last Mane Tukokiri, brother of the well-known chief Te Kahui, died at Eahotu of inflammation of the lungs. There is a large “tangi” being held over his remains. The deceased was better known as “ Monday ” amongst Europeans, by whom he was very much respected. On Tuesday evening last Master Beg. Brennan had the misfortune to break his arm near the wrist by falling into one of the trenches near the old A.C. Barracks. He went to jump what he thought was an ordinary ditch and bank fence, and landed into a trench nine feet deep, with the result above stated.

The following tenders were dealt with by the Town Board CommitteeGravelling.— Carter and Co (accepted). Is 8d ; B. Sheerin, 3s lid ; B. Warner, Is lid; W. Fowler, 2s; W. Humphries, Is 8d; G. Mitchell, 2s sd. For office of poundkeeperK. Breach (accepted), £4 ; G. Gardiner, £8 ; C. Hopkinson, informal. At a meeting of Wellington citizens it was decided to give Mr Ward a public reception on his return to Wellington. A strong committee was formed, with power to add to their number, to ensure the complete success of the affair. It is expected that when the country members are enrolled the committee will number not less than two hundred. Mr W. A. Ellis, M.P.S., has an advertise* ment of interest to dairymen in this issue, to which we direct their attention. There is a great loss annually in calves caused by scour, and Mr Ellis has prepared a drench which, during last season, gave every satisfaction, and was the means of saving the lives of a great number of calves, besides the benelit it was in generally improving the health and consequent progress of young stock. Mr Ellis has imported special machinery to cope with the demand for this article. Prom indications and orders already booked, the output of these drenches is expected to reach 10,000 packets weekly this coming season. Apropos the Premier’s statement at Patea re the alleged untrue account of his visit to Parihaka, the following from the Patea Mail is of interest; “ Then Mr Seddon gave a full ‘report’ to this Parihaka experience, and blamed the unfortunate reporter for sending to the world a misleading account of the reception with which he met at that Native kaianga. Although the particular coat incident may not have been fully explained, it is beyond dispute that, unless other reporters present have also erred in their hearing or writing, the Premier’s own report of the proceedings is certainly not more correct than that of the reporter censured ; and we may possibly-as having a fellow feeling—remind the Premier of his remarks anent the speech of Dr Newman, when he said : ‘ Public men made statements sometimes which could not bear investigation, and then, perhaps, the reporter would be blamed ” ; and there is no denying the fact that reports furnished by other reporters show unmistakably that the Premier came out of Parihaka with an exceeding active “ flea in his ear,” and lowered very considerably in the estimation of To Whiti and his followers—not that we are inclined to place any more importance on Te Whiti’s opinion of the Premier of New Zealand than we should of the printer’s devil a opinion of Her Majesty Lire Queen.

The Premier stated at Wellington on Wednesday that there would bo a very large number of local bodies extinguished by the proposed Local Government Bill, in order to save overlapping and excessive administrative cost.

At Makaretu, Hawke’s Bay, on Friday, a young man named Ole Tostensen was out shooting with his brother, when they sat on a log. Ole’s gun had the hammer down, and it slipped, and the hammer striking the ground, the gun went off, the charge going right through his body. He died in ten minutes. At a meeting of the New Zealand Counties Association resolutions were carried—(l) Fixing the next meeting for the last Tuesday in July; (2) urging the Secretary of the conference to send a notice of the business it may have before the end of the month ; (3) that all counties be represented at the meeting, in view of probable legislation dealing with local government.

A deputation from the Counties Association waited upon the Premier in Wellington and asked to be allowed to have an advance copy of the Local Government Bill. Mr Seddon replied that the bill would be introduced into Parliament first, but the second reading would be delayed and ample time given to circulate it through the country, and allow the conference of July 30 to consider it.

The French steamer Don Pedro, bound from Havre to La Plata, struck a submerged rock off Vigo, on the coast of Spain, and sank almost immediately. Just as the vessel was settling down the boilers exploded, killing' a large number ot those oh board. The death roll numbers 103, made up of 80 passengers and 28 of the crew. The captain and 26 ot the crew are the only survivors.

Mr H. Gordon, on Wednesday, finished the treatment of 12 tons of tailings raised from the Obinerauri Eiver, where the refuse from the Crown Mines Company’s reduction works is deposited, for the magnificent return of 131 oz 12dwt retorted gold, valued at £3 10s ounce. This conclusively demonstrates that the cyanide has failed to save all the coarse gold in the Crown Company’s ore. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Son’s Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza; the rehef is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, braises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, Inflammation of the lungs, swellings, &c.; diarrhoea, dysentry, diseases of the kidneys and 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 Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all others.