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Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 265, 23 March 1897, Page 2

Reward offered for lost gold brooch. Nominations are called for two extraordinary vacancies m the Parihaka Road Roaid. The Cabinet on Friday came to no decision re a short session. The Hon. Mr McKenzie is still in poor health. The adjourned meeting of the Parihaka Road Board which was to be held yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum. The meeting of footballers convened for Saturday was adjourned until Saturday evening next at the same time and p'ace.

Messrs W, 0. Adamson, J. Hall, J. Heslop, R. Lambie, and H. G. Pitcher have beer returned unopposed for tbe Hawera Licensiug Bench,

Some of the nominees for the Egmor,t licensing election withdrew, and the Returning Officer declared the election lapsed. This is the result of an agitation to have the administration in the hands of the S.M.

At a meeting of the Clutha Presbytery it was resolved to protest against the inauguration of Sunday trains, such as that about to be run in connection with the opening of the new Roman Catholic Church at Owaka.

The following committee hav; b> en elected for the New Plymouth Licensing Bench without contest: —W. Bayly, J. S. McKellar, P, J. Mace, E. Maxwell, and W. L, Newman. The Temperance Party did not nominate candidates.

A farewell social is to be given to the Rev. Mr Cannell in the Town Hall on Friday evening. Mr Cannell contemplates taking a trip to the Old Country, and his congregation and many friends have decided on entertaining him at a social before his departure to say good bye for a time to him. Up to last Thursday no intimation had been received from the Government by the Parihaka Road Board as to the money for the Waiteika road loan being available. The delay on the part of the Government is very aggravating as all chance of the road being done this year is rapidly passing away, and means serious loss to the settlers.

A number of shareholders in the J. G. Ward Farmers’ Association have commenced jro feedings with the object of having the • lairman (Mr J, G. Ward), the directors, and a number of officers of the company called for examination before the Supreme Court as to the general management of the company’s business, and more especially with reference to the balance-sheets periodically submitted to the shareholders and the public.

Messrs Taylor and Williams finding that their premises were two small for their rapidly increasing business, have made extensive alterations which have very much improved the appearance of their shop and at the same time have given them very much more room for the due display of their large stock of millinery and fancy goods. They have taken in a room which stood at the back by means of an archway cut between the two which makes the premises very convenient. The show room, as well as the dressmaking department, which is now carried on in a separate building, is in charge of Miss Taylor, who is giving every satisfaction in the manipulation of her art.

It is with very deep regret we have to chronicle the death of Miss Annie McHardy, youngest daughter of Mr Charles McHardy. She had been ailing for some time, and last winter Mr McHardy took her to N.S. Wales, where her brother resides, in the expectation that a warmer climate might effect an improvement. For a time she seemed to progress favorably, but about a month ago her sister went over to attend to her, as she had taken a turn lor the worse. News was received by cable on Thursday that she had passed away. She will be deeply regretted by all the young people of this district, with whom she was a general favorite, and her parents and relations will have the deepest sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.

Tenders are called for fencing. It is stated that Mr Strack, headmaster at Hawera, has applied for a new school. There are 239 Maori women in the colony married to European husbands. So far 123 claims for pensions under the Old Age Scheme have been received in Wellington. The cricket match, Hawke’s Bay v. Taranaki, resulted in a wiu for Taranaki by an innings and 42 runs. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. notify entries for their next Opunake stock sale, which takes place on next Tuesday.

A very heavy sea has been running for the past three days, indicating some very heavy weather to the westward. This has caused very high tides in the bay which shifted all the new jetty piles that were drawn up on the beach above what is usually considered top high water mark. Messrs Dos Forgos and Co, of the Lighter Company, soon, however, had them all roped and made secure.

Mr W, Pettigrew has purchased a number of lithographic copies of Mr Thompson’s survey of the Opunake bay from the Government, and has them now on sale at the very moderate price of one shilling. Any profit derived from the sale of them will be devoted to paying off the balance of the cost of the survey. They give very detailed information and are very handy for reference, so that we recommend all those having an interest in the harbor to procure a copy.

It is said that the greatest irrigation scheme yet eloborated is that of a Swiss scientist named Raoul Pictet, who has been studying the climatic conditions in Egypt, and proposes to flood the desert of Sahara with water from the Nile. His plan is to build great heaters of sheet iron over the river to convert the water into steam for power. The water could be raised to 150 degrees under the terrific solar heat, and a huge heater or boiler of this kind covering two acres would furnish 2000 horse power.

Carl Hertz relates the following story : " The greatest laugh I ever had in New Zealand was when I visited a Maori pah near Hawera. An old woman had a lot of potatoes cooking in a native oven, I took up one of the tubers, and, breaking it open, disclosed a sovereign. I did the the same with a second and a third, to the bewilderment of the natives. And I was going to pick up a fourth, when the old dame pushed me aside, seized the whole contents of the oven, and ran away, followed by the whole tribe. lam afraid she met with disappointment.”

The Churchill correspondent of the New Zealand Herald supplies the following horse story :—“ A singular accident occurred here last week, One settler visiting another hitched his horse to the garden fence, close to some bee hives. One swarm resented the liberty and attacked the horse and although every effort was made to remove them, they would not go, but persisted in clinging to the horse until stung to madness the poor beast broke loose and rushed into the lake (Whangape) and rising and falling backwards two or three times died. Of course many will not believe this; but the dead horse is still to be seen not far from the spot where t ie bees attacked him. Acting under th 6 advice of Government Veterinarians, Inspector Walter Miller, of Masterton, recently slaughtered six cattle in the Wa'.rarapa affected with disease. The most se.'ious case dealt with was that of a dairy cow at Dalefield. The beast exhibited no outward symptoms of disease excepting a lolling of the tongue from the mouth. On being slaughtered, however, the inside of the cow was found fo be one mass of tuberculous matter. Mr Gilruth, Government Vet., stated that he had never seen a worse case. The milk from the cow, it might be stated, had been used for domestic purposes until quite recently. We learn from Inspector Miller that it is an easy matter to detect a beast suffering from tuberculosis. If there are no outward signs, such as lumps on the neck or jaw, the lolling of the tongue or a violent coughing after a little exertion may be taken as indicative.—Wairarapa Star.

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