The Opunake Times TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1895. CROWN DAIRY COMPANY.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 140, 5 November 1895, Page 2

The Opunake Times TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1895. CROWN DAIRY COMPANY.

It will be good news to milk suppliers to the Crown Dairy Factory that the prospects of aa improved butter market are fairly bright. The company arranged with suppliers for the season at per gallon when the prices quoted as realised were at a low ebb, but now that prices for butter have improved the company has decided to give suppliers the benefit of it, and will pay 2£ d for the milk supplied in October, instead of the 2id as agreed. They will also continue to pay 2fd daring the month of November and express a hope that the state of the market will enable them to continue paying the increase. During the past season other contractors had to approach the suppliers, and in most cases got them to accept a reduction in the price agreed upon at the beginning of the season, but the Crown Company carried out their agreement to the letter, although it was currently reported that they suffered as heavy a loss in realising on their butter as those who obtained the reduction. It is therefore very praiseworthy on their part to at once give the suppliers the benefit of the improved market this season without waiting to recoup themselves for any losses they may have sustained through the collapse of the butter market towards the end of last season. Suppliers, no doubt, will fully appreciate this, as if a price is agreed upon when butter is up, and butter should drop they are very loth to suffer any reduction, as they stick hard and fast by the motto that " A bargain is a bargain," whereas the Crown Company whilst sticking to the bargain when it was presumably a bad one for them, now do not stick strictly to to it when it would be to their benefit to do so, but give suppliers a fair chance of participating in the rise. The increase of £d per gallon for the Pungarehu, Oaonui, Opunake, Pihama, and Punehu factories will mean an increased income to the suppliers of about £'3oo per month.

The session of Parliament just closed sat from 20tli June to the Ist November, The s.?. Kanieri arrived this morning from Wanganui with general cargo. Mr W. D. Scott notifies a sale of furniture on behalf of Mr W. G. Geary. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Official Year Book for 1895, from the Registrar General's Department. The " John Williams" is expected to leave Auckland on Monday, 11th instant, for Cook Islands, Nine, Samoa, and New Guinea. Correspondence from Opunake will require to be posted by 7 a.m. on Thursday, 7Lh instant.

The Chief Justice, Wellington, gave judgment making absolute the rule nisi granted by himself in December, 1801, and quashed the conviction of Mr Jellicoe by Judge Kettle for contempt of court on the ground that Mr Kettle had no jurisdiction.

The programme for the Monte Carlo Hack Meeting which takes place on Boxing Day, appears in this issue. Mr O'Connor kindly let them have the use of his course for the sum of half a guinea, which he denotes to the club the charge being made so as to give the promoters absolute power over the course for the day. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr O'Connor for his liberality. The Auckland Show opened on Friday. Sbowers greatly militated against the attendance. The collection of stock is in advance of last year. Reynolds' bullock, Waikato, shown in the fat cattle class, weighed 2900 lbs ; a ton and a quarter. Among the new features was a working dairy under the supervision of Mr Mac Ewen, chief dairy expert.

The s.s. Aorere arrived on November 3rd. Imports: Newman Eros, lfUpkgs; J. Stitt, 45pkgs; W. D. Scott, 2pkgs; Awatuna Dairy Co, 1 case ; Christie and Co, 3pkgs ; Wagstaii Bros, 78pkgs; Blennerhassett, llpkgs; J. Kennedy, lOpkgs ; P. A. Breach, 12pkgs ; Mrs Ballard, Opkgs. Exports: Butherford and Son, 103 bales ilax ; Newman Bros, 4 bags wool; G. W. Eogers, 1 case.

The following are the record holders in respect to'length of speech in Hansard up to October 2 in the present session of Parliament : —Sir Eobert Stout spoke IGO limes, making 1310 inches in Hansard ; Captain Bussell, 207 times, 118!) inches; Mr Hogg, 181 times, 804 inches; Mr G. W. Eusaell, 171 times, 918 inches; Mr T. Mackenzie, 170 times, 813 inches; Mr J. Duthie, 141 times, 781 inches; Mr J. Allen, 171 times, 712 inches ; Dr Newman, 132 limes, (3GO inches ; Mr Earnshaw, 188 times, 618 inches ; Mr E. M. Smith, 77 limes, OO'J inches; Major Steward, 90 times, 5(33 inches.

The Thames correspondent of the New Zealand Herald gives the following particulars in reference to a shooting case near Hikutaia, in connection with which a charge of murder has been preferred against a young man named Robert Darrah :—Darrah had on three different occasions of late lost money from his house, the theft being committed on each occasion during his absence from his house at work. As ho had no clue as to who the thief was, lie set a trap by loading a gun with powder and ball, and placed it inside the door of an upstairs room, so that as soon as the door was pulled back a few inches it would discharge the gun. On Tuesday morning Darrah and his mate, named Wra, Ripley, went out to their work, and on returning at about G o'clock in the evening, they found a Maori, named Wi Taita, lying dead outside the door. He had been shot through the left breast by the gun which had been set as a trap inside. It is supposed the Maori was the person who had been committing the thefts. Darrah, who is a single man, at once came into town and gave himself into the hands of the police. The victim was a young Native, apparently about 25 years of age. He was manied, and had a family of two children at Omahu.

To-day is Guy Fawkes' Day. Boys and crackers!

The Awatuna Dairy Factory Co advertises for an assistant and two cadets.

Full particulars of the forthcoming bazaar in aid of the Anglican Church appears in this issue.

We give a reminder of the Egmont A. and P. Show, which takes place on Thursday next, at Hawera.

Mr W. D. Scott notifies a clearing sale on bahalf of Mr John F. McGregor. A perusal of the advertisement will well repay dairy men, as Mr McGregor has a choice herd, bred by himself from pure bred Polled Angus bulls.

Mails for Hawera and way offices will close at Opunake on Wednesday, 6th inst, at 8.30 p.m. instead of on Thursday morning. The inward mail on Thursday will not reach Opunake until late at night.

At the Wanganui Amateur sports Mr A. Good won the 120 yds hurdles, owing 12 yards. In the long jump he tied for second place, although he was giving the winner Morse and Lord, the mam he tied with, 20 inches each.

Saturday, 9th November, Prince of Wales' Birthday, being a statute holiday, the Post and Telegraph Offices at Opunake will be closed all day. Mails. usually closing on Saturday morning will close on Friday (Bth November) at 8.30 p.m.' Owing to the rise in the price of dressed flax, all the mills between Palmerston North and Foxton are (the Manawatu Times says) making preparations for turning out a large quantity. Those that have not already started will do so during next month.

The Tasmanian Government is going to submit to Parliament a proposal to subsidise the Salvation Army as a Prisoners Aid Society, to the extent of £250 on the £1 for £1 principle, and gave them the use of a portion of the Cascade premises in Hobart, free of rent, subjecfc to three months notice. The heavy draught stallion Ben More and thoroughbred horse War Cry are advertised to run with mares at Manaia. Ben More is by Jock, who is well known throughout the district, and War Cry is by Volunteer, whose stock are noted for being amongst the best on the coast.

During the progress of the Palmeston show a very important meeting of millowners (105 belonging to the Wairarapa, Wanganui, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, and the North of the South Island, being represented) was held there. The proceedings were of private nature, but the resolutions are of great importance to the timber industry.

Mrs Ballard has opened up her spring goods, which she has personally selected during her visit to Wellington. Amongst the goods, which comprise very fashionable dress goods and other fancy and useful articles, are some very choice samples of Parisian millinery in hats and bonnets, which are descriptive of the latest fashions and will gladden the hearts of the ladies to inspect. She has also imported some nice fancy goods suitable for Christmas presents.

John Chinaman has a simple and childlike faith in the virtues of the process of " naturalisation." Modest in most respects, once grant him his •' naturalisation " and he becomes a delightfully important personage. John Chiug Loo, the other day, Chinese cook on a station near Invereargill, came up to town to celebrate his newly-acquired nationality. Asked how he liked life on the station —'• Oh," replied John, " Welly lonely, welly lonely! No body on the station, 'cept two Highland shepherds and me—only one European on the station.

The Premier on Thursday announced to the House that the Government considered it necessary to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr Justice Bichmond, and had decided to offer the position unreservedly to their colleague Sir Patrick Buckley, Attor-ney-General. Mr Pirani asked if the Government had decided what they would do in case of Sir Patrick Buckley declining the position. The Premier said the Government had not considered that contingency. The offer had not yet been placed before Sir Patrick Buckley. In Dunedin the manufacturers complain bitterly of the fact that they have to come into competition with sweated goods imported into the city from Auckland at much less than these goods can be produced in Dunedin. It appears that in Auckland the prices of manufactured goods are 30 per cent .to 50 per cent less than in Dunedin. For shirt-making the prices in Auckland are from 4s to 4s 6d a dozen, while in Wellington the price for the same classes of work runs from 5s Gd to Bs. The manufacturers of Dunedin are proposing to hold a meeting to consider the matter, and to. determine what action will be taken to protect their interests.

Before Monday evening's train from Palmeraton had reached Terrace End the passengers were startled by the violent whistling of the engine and the jolting of the carriages caused by the application of the brakes. On looking ahead (the Itangitikei Advocate reports) it was discovered that these circumstances were occasioned by the fact that, a short distance in advance of the engine, a little child was lying across the rails. The child took no notice of the loud whistling, but seemed to be amusing itself with the stones between the rails, while an intelligent dog was trying to remove the child from its dangerous position. The train was all the time slowly approaching, and it appeared unlikely that the dog would be equal to its task. It managed, however, just as the train came along, to tumble the child a couple of feet away from the rails, where it lay in safety until the train had passed.

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