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Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 199, 31 July 1896, Page 2

Cadzow Family at the Towu Hall to-night.

Tenders for fencing round Anglican Church close to-morrow at noon.

The parinhioners' meeting called for Tuesday evening lapsed for want of a quornm.

Mr W. D. Scott's Awatuna sale next Monday.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks, and Co notify entries for their Opunake stock sale on Tuesday. Colonial cocksfoot from this country i 3 considered by British seed experts the purest in the world.

Mr W. D. Scott notifies the arrival of a large consignment of early seed potatoes which are on view at his mart.

Messrs Newman Bros notify arrival of early seed potatoes; also a very large and choice consignment of wall papers imported direct.

Mr J. R. Stewart notifies a list of properties he has on hand for disposal. He is also prepared to lend money on first-clas3 freehold security at 5 per cent.

Mr W. D. Scott gives preliminary notice of clearing sales on behalf of Messrs Rua Moetahuna and J. Miller, Whitiora Road, and Mr Evan Lloyd, Patiki Road. The Cadzow Family will give a Service of Song on Sunday evening after church services in the Town Hall. Tickets may be procured at all places of business in the town to-day and to-morrow.

Mr W. F. Robinson, surveyor, who has been in charge of Mr J. R. Stewart's office at Opunake for the past two years, left yesterday for Westport, where he has accepted an engagement with Mr Young, surveyor, of that place. We are plessed to find his professional merits receiving due reeognition, and have to congratulate him on his advancement. Ho will be missed from Opuuake, where, owing to his genial arid obliging disposition and the interest he always took in social matters, he had established himself a general favorite.

Turbine for 3ale.

Tenders for additions to the Pihama School close to-morrow at Wanganui. ,

Mr W. D. Scott will hold a sale of fruit and shelter trees,- &c, on behalf of Mrs M. Mitohinson on next Tuesday.

Mr W. D. Scott will hold a sale of trees and shrubs from Mrs M. Mitchinson's, Caledonian nursery, at Bahotu on Wednesday next.

Professor Higharn, of Hawera, will visit Opunake on next Monday and Tuesday on pianoforte tuning business. Orders may be left at this office.

Cadzow Family at Bahotu to-morrow evening, and at Awatuna on Tuesday, and Pihama on Wednesday. They will not be able to play at Oaonui in consequence of not getting an instrument.

Mr A. Des Forges had the misfortune to break his leg on Tuesday, while engaged in shifting some wood. He was lifting a log, when he slipped and fell, breaking his leg.— Marlborough Express.

In the course of his speech on the Noxious Weeds Bill, Mr Massey said, " If we go on as we are doing at present, in a short time there will be only two classes in the community—the inspectors and the inspected."

The body of a fully-developed female child wis found at Hastings on Monday night in a railway drain. It had the appearance of having been in the water ten to fourteen days. The case is a suspioious one, and the coroner has been communicated with.'

A special telegram to the Wanganui Chronicle states that the Minister for Defence has promised to put £SOO on the estimates for the Rifle Association grant, and the meeting will be held as usual. The position of rifle clubs is not to be changed until the new commandant ha 3 been round the colony. At Balmain (Sydney) Court, the other day two young gentleman employed at the local abbatoirs were fined £2 each " for throwing bullocks, livers at people passing—a practice so common as to be an intolerable nuisance." Liver throwing is the first stage in public history of these young men. Shortly no doubt, we shall hear of them as footballers. Bulletin.

On the 26th June last some fifty Stratford residents petitioned the Minister of Justice through the member for Egmont for the remission of a sentence of thiee months' imprisonment inflicted on one Honore Saunders for using obscene language. The request was refused, but shortly afterwards a similar petition was presented through Mr Walter Symes, the Ministerial candidate for the Egmont seat, and his Excellency the Governor was advised to remit the balance of the sentence. Mr McG-uire complained in the House that the fountain of justice was being made a means of assisting political friends.