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Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 203, 14 August 1896, Page 2

Mr W. D. Scott will sell furniture and sundries at his mart to-morrow.

The Opunake Baring Club have been granted a permit for the ensuing year.

Meeting to-morrow evening at Knowles' Hotel in connection with the Monte Carlo Hack Earing Club.

We give a reminder of Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co's sale, which takes place on Tuesday.

We give a reminder of the meeting on Monday, called by Messrs Breach and Moore, for the purpose of urging the construction of the railway between Opunake and Eltham.

Two lads, Jeffries and Young, were caught on Sunday night entering Joy's barber's shop (New Plymouth) by a policeman on the watch. Skeleton keys were found in their possession.

At Waverley, before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M., John Hopkinson and Egmont Dickie were each fined £5 and costs for driving cattle after 6 p.m. at Patea, being a breach of the Stock Wr Bobbins intends to contest the Hawera seat against Mr McGuire, and will stand as an Independent .Liberal. The three chief planks of his platform are the Elective Executive, the Eeferendum, and Prohibition. — Wanganui Herald.

The football match between Canterbury and Manawatu resulted in a win for the former by 8 points to 3. In the second spell White, the Canterbury captain, had his collar-bone broken. Wellington defeated Queensland-by 49 to 7. Taranaki play Wellington at New Plymouth on Tuesday.

Mr Warburton is successor to tbe late Mr Fitzgerald as Auditor-General, and his appointment will be announced to Parliament in the course of the present week. Mr Martin, S.M., having declined to fill the position of Public Trustoe, the friends of Mr Duncan, the Deputy-Trustee, are presenting his claims.—Star.

When the accounts of the Seddon Birthday Testimonial Committee • (Wellington) were made up there was found to be a considerable cash balance. This amount was expended in the purchase of a valuable ring for Mr Seddon and a large family photograph for Mrs Seddon, and both presentations were made on Saturday evening.

Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.8., has lost no time in introducing himself to the newly acquired portion of his constituency, having written to one of our leading settlers informing him that as soon as he has the ironworks established at New Plymouth, he intends bringing under the notice of the Government the advisability of constructing a two-feet guage railway from Plymouth to Hawera yia Opunake. The Urenui correspondent to the News writes :—The mailman has arrived here and reports a largo slip at Paraninihi, beyond Pukearuhe, on the coast. A native woman named Nga Parani, who was there gathering mussels, was caught and buried alive. No hopes are entertained of saving her life. Some natives are there working to get at the body. Other natives were with her, but they escaped. Mr E. G. Jellicoe, solicitor, Wellington, was the victim of a cowardly assault on Monday night. About nine o'clock he was proceeding to his residence, which is situated in rather a lonely spot, when suddenly a man who had been walking behind him struck him on the head with a stick, knocking him down. The assailant then made off, and the police are searching the neighborhood. Mr Jelhcoe states he was an Irishman, and in delivering the blow said, " D you 1 take that." Mr Jellicoe was a witness in Dr Cahill's assault case, and the assault is attributed in some way to that. Mr Jellicoe offers a sum of £IOO for the capture of the man, whom he describes as an Irish ruffian.

A special meeting of the Taranaki County Council was held on Monday for the purpose of considering the imposition of the wheel tax to meet cases of extraordinary traffic. Present: Messrs Horrocks, Peters, Okey, Adlam, Connett, Tate, McCullum, and Gane. In the unavoidable absence of Mr Bewley, the chairman, Mr Peters was voted to fill the chair. The Council went into committee, and considered the wheel tax by-laws, and schedule of charges, the latter being materially amended, particularly in the direction of taxing heavy and extraordinary traffic, such as timber junkers, Ac. The amendments will be submitted to the Council's solicitor, and will be brought np for confirmation at a special meeting on September 14th. Some of the members are in favor of a reimposition of the wheel tax, which they consider will enable the Council to abolish tollgates, and prove a more acceptable tax to the ratepayers generally.—Herald.