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Opunake Times, Volume VII, Issue 308, 20 August 1897, Page 2

Tenders are called for falling bush. Mr Newton King will sell stock at Rahotu on Wednesday next. A very choice line of fifteen dairy cows of Mr Morgan's will be offered at Mr Newton King's sale on Wednesday next at Rahotu. The Minister of Justice has informed Mr Carson, M.H.It., that a sum would be placed on the estimates for strengthing the police force throughout the colony. At a meeting of the Licensing Committee on Thursday morning Mr Gorrie (Oeo Hotel) was granted a fortnight's extension of his license. Messrs A. Seekamp and Webb notify that they are prepared to supply dance music for balls and parties. They are both very favorably known as good timists, The Palmerston Standard learns by private communication from Invercargill that instructions have been given to a Wellington firm to test the validity of the return of the Hon. J. G. Ward for the Awarua seat. Mr Areud Seekamp, who is very favorably known as an accomplished pianist, has decided to undertake teaching the theory and practice of music, and will be very pleased to receive names of intending pupils for pianoforte instruction. A sudden death took place at Wellington under unusual circumstances. A man named Henry Mann, employed by Bigg, contractor, was working in Webb street, and on knocking off at noon he complained of feeling unwell, he sat down to eat his lunch but became worse. A doctor was sent for, but death took place before medical help could be procured. Deceased was about 35 years of age and was a married man with a family in Invercargill. Mr Nelson's son, about ten years of age, had a most miraculous escape last night, He was going down the road leading to the beach after dark, and getting too near the edge of the cliff fell over, falling a distance of about 40 feet. Fortunately he landed into the swamp, as otherwise he must have been completely smashed up. He came off without any serious injury, further than a few scratches and a severe shaking. On Wednesday evening Mr Davis, who represents Messrs Bannatyne and Co, of Wellington, was driving from Hawera to Opunake, and when near the Mangahume the horse, without any apparent cause, com - meneed to kick up and bolted, throwing Mr Davis out on his head. When Mr Davis recovered himself there was no sign of buggy or horse to be seen. Mr Davis walked into Opunake about 8 o'clock. A search party went out and the horse and trap were found a mile away from the scene of the accident, securely hitched up in a wire fence. The female teacher of a country school situated near a training establishment in Taranaki was instructing her class of small fry in the difference between "hack" and "cut." After she had given a full 30min to the subject she pointed her waddy at 3ft Oil seated at the far end of the form, and aiked: —"Now Johnny, what is the meaning of ' hack '? " " Please Miss," replied Jack in a confident voice, " an 'ack is a 'oss as can run six furlongs in 16, an' as can win big events wot a real racehoss carn't." That boy's dad was boss of the training establishment. Some of the Maoris who were in England for the Jubilee were entertained at the Savage Club. They appear, says Home News, to have been invited to the club by someone who was not a member, and their appearance created no small surprise. The Savages, however, are nothing if not hospitable, and rose to the occasion. They in« sisted that the New Zaalanders should come in and plied them with drinks and smokes, and made much of their unexpected guests. One of the Maoris found his way to the billiard room and played a first-class gamo to the amusement of the members, and altogether what might have proved a very awkward business was turned into a delightful evening which neither the Savages or their guests will soon forget. At a meeting of the Taranaki Harbor Board on Tuesday (the News reports) Mr Marchant said he had made an examination of the breakwater on Monday, and found everything eminently satisfactory. There were only two places where the stones had made any movement at all, but the movement was so small that 40 or 50 yards would make it quite as good as ever. Taking everything into consideration the affairs were in au admirable condition. There was a vast improvement as to the sand. He could not speak exactly as to figures, but besides holding its own the Board had shifted between twenty thousand and thirty thousand yards of actual accumulation. That was extremely satisfactory. In fact, there was no doubt that with the present dredging in two years time the place would be in two years time the place would be in very good order indeed. The Chairman moved to btrike a rate of Jd in the £. It was decided to call tenders for increased wharf accomodation. Mr 0. Cummins has just completed the -purchase of a warehouse traveller's samples at a large discount for net cash ; also several job lines previous to warehouse stock-taking. They are new opened up in the show-room, and will be offered to the public separately from general stock at less than wholesale prices. Mr O. Cummins has arranged for another lot, which will be delivered at the end of this month. Dr A. S. Roberts, La Cygne, Kansas, writes : " I use Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract in disorders of the respiratory tract, diphtheria, dysentery, Ac. It is a favorite drug with me, and Sander and Sons' preparation is the desiratum long wished for, the other different preparations of the drug being anything but satisfactory."—lnsist on getting Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, or else you will be supplied with worthless oils. Dr S. P. Preston, Lynchburg, Va., writes : I hive been very much pleased with Sander and Sous Eucalypti Extract in the first stage of phthisis, using it as an inhalation from a bronchitis-cettle. I never used any preparation than Sanders', as I have found the othcrii to be almost useless,"