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Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 208, 1 September 1896, Page 2

A meeting of the quadrille assembly will be held iu the Foresters' Hall on to-morrow evening.

In the football match between Queensland aud Southlaad the latter won by 28 points to 3. Canterbury beat Otago by 6to 5.

The Takapuua was alongside the New Plymouth wharf on Saturday. The sand diiliculty is being gradually overcome by the new sand pump.

At Stratford on Thursday a waggoner was lined £5 for breach of the county by-laws regulating wheel traffic hy driving a heavilyladen bullock wagon.

We have to acknowedge receipt of the Post and Telegraph Hand-book, which is a very handy and useful guide to postal and tel gi a t ihie regulations.

Mr W. D. Scott will hold a sale of furniture on behalf of Mr Donald on Saturday next at his mart, where the furniture will bo removed for the convenience of buyers. After deliberating tlrree hours, the jury returned with a verdict of £SO against the New Zealand Times in the libel action brought by Richard Grabb, tejnperance lecturer. Costs according to scale. As the second Wednesday in September is the day appointed for public vaccination at Opunake, I)r Pairman will not visit Opunake to-morrow, his usual day, but will be here on Wednesday, the 9th inst. Mr Langman, Rahotu, has a replace advertisement in this issue, m which we call our readers attention. Mr Langman is successor to Mr Swinnerton, and has sorted up his large stock until it now compares very favorably with any stock on the coast. Mr W. Harvey, Rahotu, has a replace advertisement in this issue, calling attention to his varied stock of goncral merchandise, from which he can supply every want of the settler or contractor. Any line required not in stock will be ordered without delaj.

The s.s. G-lenelg arrived from south on 29th inst. Imports :—D. Wilkie, Hpkgs ; O'Donncll, Opkgs ; Knowles, -Ipkgs ; Moore, 7pkgs ; Colmer and Bradley, opkgs; Pettigrew, 3pkgs ; Middleton, Ipkg; Dudley, lpkg. Exports :—G. W. Rogers, 42pkgs.

Mr J. J. Elwin will be in Opunake district to-day and to-morrow receiving signatures to the petition on behalf of West Coast Lessees.

Mr W. D. Scott's clearing sale on behalf of Mr E. Lloyd takes place at Pihama tomorrow. The herd to be offered is an especially good one, having been all selected from good stock last year by Mr Lloyd personally.

The s.s. Aorere arrived from Wellington on 30th inst. Imports:—Newman Bros, 373pkgs ; Middleton, 34pkgs ; Wagstaff Bros, 62pkgs; Stitt, 32pkgs; Harvey, Rahotu, lpkg; Christie and Co, 3pkgs; Trotter, 34pkgs; Breach, 12pkgs-; Twomey, 2pkgs; D. McGregor, 18pkgs ; Hickey, lpkg; Peaver, lpkg ; Geo. Rogers, 2pkgs; Scott, 12pkgs ; Prosser, lpkg; Ballard, lpkg; Knowles, 12pkgs. The Premier, addressing a meeting of natives at Wellington on Saturday, referred to the fact that there were a number of landless natives in the colony, and suggested that those natives who had more land than they could utilise should make a sacrifice in the interests of the landless natives. He said the Government would find one-half of the money, and the land could be held-over for all time for natives who. were without land.

The record price this season in Otago or Southland for freezing sheep has been obtained by the Hon. Matthew Holmes, of Castlerock Station—viz., 20a per head for 500 extra prime wethers. The sheep were rising four and six-tooth, and were bred at Castlerock from Cheviot ewes by Border Leicester rams. This is the cross which produces the famoHs Scotch mutton, which commands the highest price in the London market, and the sale proves the value of the Cheviot sheep in this country.

" Arbor Day" was duly observed at the Hawera School on Friday. Almost every child attending school came supplied with a young tree, shrub, or plant. In the morning the pupils in their different classes were given an interesting lesson on the manner in which the day is observed in other countries, and the utility and importance of its observance; The children under the direction of the teachers, then commenced work on a _patch of ground which had been previously prepared. After progress had been reported an adjournment was made for lunch, which had been kindly provided by Mr and Mrs Strack and the teachers. Work was then continued, and as a result of the day's labor some 500 tree 3 and shrubs now adorn the grounds. In the afternoon the senior scholars were addressed by Mr B.C. Bobbins, Chairman of the School Committee, on the subject of Arbor Day. Then the children were regale 1 by Mr and Mrs Strack with afternoon tea, after which three hearty cheers were given for their headmaster and Mrs Strack, as only schoolboys can give them. A few parents attended in the afternoon, and probably more would have done so had the weather kept up. Mr Strack is oertainly to be congratulated on the successful issue of such a useful project.