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Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 117, 16 August 1895, Page 2

Tenders are called by the Taranaki County Council for metalling on Elthara Hoad. We give a reminder of Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Go’s stock sale at Opunake, which takes place on Tuesday next. Our local postmaster and telegraphist, Mr ■I. W. Brame, has returned to duty after his month’s holiday, looking quite refreshed from his outing. Mr E. M. Smith has presented a petition from Mrs Tuko asking that her husband’s long and faithful services in the colony should be recognised. Wo understand (hat Mr Goo. W. Rogers has completed all arrangements for opening q. branch of his butchery business at llabotu, and that a start will be made immediately with the erection of the premises there. The following are the latest prices for the Yea (Victoria) Dairy Factory butter in London : -it) cases, per R.M.S. Victoria, on 18tli May, 925. per cwt.; 125 cases per Omni/, on 25th May, 9is. per cwt.

Parihaka Road Board meets on Monday next. Taranaki defeated Wanganui by 29 points.

Mr W. D. Scott notifies arrival of 120 sacks prime Derwents, thus giving farmers an opportunity of changing their seed. Captain Edwin wired at 12.55 p.m. to-day as follows: —Indications strong north-east to north and west winds with rain after 12 hours from now ; glass fall soon. Tenders for carting cream from Opunake Creamery to the Pihama Factory close on Monday next with the Crown Dairy Co, at New Plymouth. Mr W. D. Scott reports the sale of Section 27, Block V, Opunake Survey District, containing 157 acres, from Mr A. O’Donnell to Mr S. Sorrenson.

A Rangitikei settler of 40 years experience says he has never known the grass to wither away like it has disappeared during the last three weeks. Everywhere complaints are general as to the scarcity of feed.

The Manawatu Times learns that a movement is on foot among the suppliers to the Dairy Union with the.object of securing 3d per gallon of lOJlbs during the ensuing season.

The s.s. Kanieri arrived from Onehunga on August 13th. Imports : Pettigrew, lOpkgs; Newman, 21pkgs; Swinnerton, 28pkgs ; A. H. Moore, 3pkgs ; Colmer and Bradley (Rahotu), lOpkgs; Knowles, 6 barrels ale; J. Kennedy, 4 hhds. There is a sudden mortality among cattle at Ohaupo, Waikato, fourteen head died. Mr Cross, the Inspector of Stock, was called in and has taken some of the beasts’ intestines and prepared them in spirits, and also sent to Wellington for Mr Gilruth, Government Veterinarian. The cause of mortality is unknown.

On Wednesday evening at the local Parliamentary Union the subject for discussion is to be Prohibition. Mr Goodacre, of New Plymouth, will be visiting Opunake on that date, and will take part in the discussion in the affirmative. The meeting will be thrown open to the public, and the ladies are specially invited to attend. As a consequence of the heavy snowfalls lately, together with the hard frost, the mortality among sheep is terrible. The Lake County Press has been informed that on the Morven Hill last week 15,000 dead sheep were skinned, and there is another 30,000 lying dead to be skinned.

Another case of burying alive, the third within a fortnight, is reported from France. A boy of ten was supposed to have died at Carmaux, but as the work of filling in the grave was begun, cries were heard proceeding from the coffin. Steps were immediately taken to open it, but the victim succumbed directly this was accomplished. On Tuesday next an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and applicants for new shaves will be held in the Town Hall, Opunake, at one o’clock. As this meeting will bs called on to decide which plan is to be adopted for the reconstruction of the jetty, every shareholder and intending shareholder is requested if possible to attend.

Mr G. W. Russell intends to move in committee of the House that the duty be taken off tea in bulk altogether, and that a duty of 2d per lb be PVJt on the packet teas. To meet the consequent loss in revenue he would remit the concessions made on rice, kerosene, matches and coffee, and add a duty of Id per gallon on beer. Prison made articles he will move to prohibit altogether.

We (Rangitikei Advocate) hear that the directors of the Campbelltown Dairy Factory are going to pay 4dper gallon for milk during the present month, which says much for the wisdom of the shareholders in taking the concern over. The butter turned out at the factory is in great request, and the directors are unable to supply a tithe of the orders they receive. The whole of the output is taken at Wanganui.

At the County Council Conference at Wellington Mr McNab moved “ That with a view to afford Local Bodies immediate relief, the Government be asked to amend the Counties Act to enable Local Bodies to borrow money to pay off the overdraft, also, that as soon as Local Bodies shall have paid off their overdraft it shall not be lawful to incur new liabilities as overdrafts which shall at any time exceed the amount of anticipated revenues at that particular rate.” The plans and specifications of a new and highly ingenious apparatus for milking cows, recently invented by Mr Alexander Sheils, of Glasgow, were received by the last English mail, via Brindisi, and have been registered by Mr Henry Hughes for protective purposes throughout the colonies. The machine draws the milk by means of an india-rubber diaphragm which is worked by an air exhaust, the action resembling the pulsation of the human hand.

An entertainment in aid of the Wesleyan Church Trust funds will be held in the Town Hall on next Tuesday evening. The programme includes a conversazione, songs, readings, and a variety of parlor games. At the conclusion refreshments will be provided. The Wesleyan congregation is famous for the very enjoyable and entertaining socials which it organises, and we feel sure the hall accomodation will be fully taxed on Tuesday, especially as the admission is fixed at one Shilling, A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Maurice Pellew was held in the Court-house yesterday, the D.0.A., presiding. The D.O.A. read bankrupt’s statement to the meeting, axter which a resolution was passed that the debtor be submitted to public examination. Mr G, W, Rogers stated his willingness to refund to the estate the amount recovered by him under distraint, to go towards the expenses of the public examination. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Rogers for his action.

Mr W. D. Scott notifies a clearing sale on behalf of Mr A. O’Donnell, of Oaonui, which will be held on the farm, when the whole of bis stock, contracting and farming plant will be sold without reserve, he having disposed of his farm and homestead to Mr Sorrensen. The stock comprises a very choice lot of springers, all to ealve either in Sept, or October, which will enable dairymen to procure a very desirable addition to their dairy herds. The horse stock also arc of very superior quality, and should be eagerly competed for.

The experience of Coo. A. Apgar, ot German Valley, N.J., is well worth remembering. He was troubled with chronic diarrhoea aqd doctored lor five months and was treated by four different doctors without benefit. Ho then began using Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarroea Remedy, of whch, one small bottle affected a complete cure, For sale by Newman Bros.