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Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 161, 17 January 1896, Page 2

Au earthquake waa felt last night a few minutes after nine o’clock. Captain Eussell is to speak at Stratford during the recess. We give a reminder of Mr W. D. Scott’s Awatuna stock sale on Monday nextTenders for painting the Opunake School house and residence close on Tuesday next. The Income Tax is payable in one sum on Friday, the 31st January. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Go’s Opunake cattle sale takes place on Tuesday, for which they have a large entry. Dr Harrison, of Eltham, has decided on paying regular visits to Opunake every month. His first visit will be on Saturday, January 25th, when he may be consulted at Mr J. Feaver’s pharmacy, Mr T. Knowles was duly elected to the vacancy on the Town Board on Wednesday. We are pleased to see Mr Knowles returned, as owing to his busiuess knowledge he will be an acquisition to the Board now that its powers are to be extended by taking over the Main Boad from the County,

It was rumoured in town yesterday that Mr A. Young, late proprietor of the mail coaches running between Hawera and New Plymouth, had drawn an £BOOO prize in one of the Australian lotteries. Many of his friends will be pleased to find truth in the rumour.

Mr J. S. Scott, the Government candidate, has retired from the election for the Christchurch seat. He announces his retirement is due to the claims of business, circumstances having arisen which necessitate the absence of his brother, who is his partner, from the colony for a considerable portion of the year. Messrs Berry and McAllister, photographers, Hawera, notify that they will open a studio for a week in Opunake, commencing on Wednesday, January 23rd. They have given every satisfaction in the work turned turned out during their previous visits, and no doubt the public will avail themselves of this opportunity.

There was a break-down at the Oaonui factory, necessitating some of the suppliers coming to Opunake with their milk whilst the others go to Pungarehu. When it was almost ready to start again the water-wheel collapsed, which will take some time to repair. We understand the proprietors are endeavoring to procure an engine for use in the meantime.

At the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, J. E. Ingle, licensee of the Central Hotel, was charged on three occasions with selling liquor after hours and on Sunday. The informant and the principal witnesses were constables from the North Island. The Magistrate who reserved his decision, remarked upon the contradictory nature of the evidence, and said the business would be serious for somebody before he had done with it. Charlos Strange was executed on Tuesday morning for the murder of a jockey named Joseph Docey, near Cunninghame, in November last. Death was instantaneous. The condemned man was penitent. It has transpired that Strange and Docey quarrelled about a girl, and Docey made soai3 disparaging remarks about her. Strange retaliated with strong language, whereupon Docey struck him in the face. Strange 02C;imo enraged, and picking up an axe dealt the other man a death blow.

The native Takawata who started cutting the Telegraph poles at Pihama was arreste d by Constable Twomey on Tuesday and brought before Mr S. A. Breach, J.P. He was remanded to New Plymouth, where he was taken on Wednesday. It appears he has developed strong socialistic ideas, and made a demand on the Government through the telegraph pole, as a medium, for a bottle of whisky. As the whisky was not forthcoming he determined to sever his connection with the Government, and started to cut the pole down. Prior to this he had visited Mr Lambie's homestead and cut down a sheep which had been newly killed, and putting it iu Mr Lambio's barrow wheeled it away to the pah. The barrow was recovered, but minus the sheep. He also visited Mr Pettigrew's farm and started driving several head of stock to the sale. In politics we hear he was a strong supporter of Mr Beeves, but now that MiBeeves has left the colony, he aud a few more may come to their senses.

According to the returns lately published the actual strength of the British Army was at the beginning of the present year 222,115 men— an increase of nearly three thousand compared with the previous year. This is the highest figure yet reached. During 181) 1, ;J3,698 recruits joined the army, but only 1708 of these enlisted for the long service. Desertions during the year were particularly numerous, the net loss from that cause being 2125, or exactly one per cent. Critics of army administration will not be pleased to know that the commonest age of noncommissioned othcers and men was between twenty-one and twenty-two years ; and that the commonest height was between five feot six inches and live feet seven inches. There were 4110 men in the army above six feet in height. As regards nationality there were, in round numbers, 163,000 Englishmen, 16,000 Scotsmen, and 26,000 Irishmen in the army. From a table giving the " Bcligious denominations " of army men, it appears the Church of England claims 115,000, the Roman Catholic Church 37,000, the Presbyterian Church 15,000, and the Wesleyan Church 12,000.

W. H. Nelson, who is in the drug business at Kingville, Mo., has so much confidence in Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that he wan-ants every bottle and offers to refund the money to any customer who is not satisfied after using it. Mr Nelson takes no risk in doing this because the remedy is a certain cure for the diseases fur which it is intended and he knows it. It is for sale by Newman Bros.

Mr W. D. Scott notifies entries for hie Awatuna sale. Notice is given of a stray foal trespassing on Mr CorkhilPs place at Rahotu. A lady advertises for situation as housekeeper. Miss Newman notifies that she has commenced business as a dressmaker in Opunake, having taken premises from Mr Ritson. Miss Newman has had twelve years' experience in the leading drapery establishment At Marton, and is thoroughly qualified. General Booth having stated in Sydney that " if a sheep walks over an acre of land out here they call it cultivation " the Bulletin rudely retorts : " And in England if a hook-" nosed evangelist walks over a country once a year they call it religion."

Mr Cross, of Waiteika Road, having very kindly offered the use of his property for the picnic on Wednesday, the Committee decided to avail themselves of his kindness. The sport chosen is excellently suited for the purpose, and given a fine day the affair should be a thorough success. As Mr Cross does not wish to have any stock in the paddock, where the picnic is held, persons are requested to leave their horses in the small paddock by the stockyard, which Mr Cross has kindly placed at their disposal for that purpose.

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Chamberlain's is the best of all. Vincent J. Barkl, of Danbury, lowa, has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy whenever in need of a medicine for coughs and golds, for the past five years and says : "It always helps me out. If anyone asked me what kind of cough medicine I use, I reply, Chamberlain's, that is the best of all." For sale by Newman Bros.