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Opunake Times, Volume XIII, Issue 631, 26 October 1900, Page 2

A lost fur is advertised for, A youth is advertised for to milk. Tenders are called for the right to graze the cemetery reserve for 12 months.

Ao impounding notice appears from the Pihaina poundkeeper.

The Town Band will play out to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock (weather permitting), The ball, as a wind-up to the weekly dancing class, takes place this evening,

The Glenelg leaves Onehunga on Monday for Opunake and Wanganui.

Messrs Tindle and Co. notify entries for their Opunake stock sale, which takes place on Friday next, November 2nd.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Go. notify entries for their next stock sale on November

Notice is given that a meeting of the Cemetery Trustees will be held on next Wedneday at Mr Pettigrews’ residence.

Messrs Tindle and -Co notify a sale salvage drapery at the mart on Saturday, November 710

Messrs Tindle and Co. hold a sale tomorrow of watches, fancy goods aud jewellery, next to Messrs Paterson Bros.

Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co. next sale will take place on Monday, November 6, instead of Tuesday, November, 6, on account of the Hawera Show.

The date up to which lessees of West Coast Settlement Reserves may apply for new leases will expire on November 5. Applications must be in Wellington by that date.

The adjourned public meeting re tramway and telephone takes place in the Town Hall on Monday evening. The question of hospital accommodation will also be considered.

Messrs Tindle and Co have a notice to the effect that the sale advertised on their calendar for Monday, November 5, will be held on Friday, Npvember 2

It is stated that creosote works are to be established at Woodville for the purpose of treating white pine sleepers for railway purposes.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Egmont A. and P, show which takes place on November 7 and 8. Entries close on October 29.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket from the secretary of the Taranaki Metropolitan Agricultural Society for their show which takes place on November 29. Entries close on November 17.

Messrs Tindle and Co. report the sale of goodwill of lease of section 10, block 10i Orimupibo Block, Opunake S.DI containing 146 acres, from Mr C. J. Banfield to Mr D Mouri.

Owing to the superbundance of grass on some of the dairy farms in the Feilding die' trict, the cows have (says the local paper) to be muzzled in order to prevent them getting too fat.

Out of 2890 ministers in the Congregational body in England and Wales, no fewer than 2400 are total abstainers. Twenty years ago only 760 ministers were returned as abstainers.

The public garden party, to welcome the Bishop of Wellington and Mrs Wallis, on November 5, will be open from 2.30 to 5.30, to which all are welcome, no charge being made for admission.

The .f eilding Star says :—There is a rumor to the effect that there exists a possibility that Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, intends to leave the Supreme Court Bench, stand fcr the Patea electorate, and assume the lead of the Opposition party.

The Christmas Number of “ The Weekly Press ” is just to hand. la the variety of subjects illustrated and excellence of get-up it eclipses all previous issues. For a Christmas greeting to kin across the sea nothing could be finer, or serve better to mark the high place reached by colonial journalism at the end of the Nineteenth Century. Apropos of the Maori subjects we cannot help expressing our admiration of the design for the cover, “ The Pikau.” It is the handsomest picture yet put out in New Zealand. The Supplement is a splendid chromo-lithograph of a clever picture by Herbert S. Percy, entitled “Lunch Time,” a harvest scene, lithographed in eight colours. Herberts S. Percy, who is this year a lloyal Academy exhibitor is a rising painter, and has a reputation for great cleverness in hitting upon popular subjects for his pictures, The Birth of Bush Settlement illustrations will appear to our settlers and refresh the memory of the older ones as to their trials and tribulations when opening up our timber-cowered country, now so famous for its dairying industry. A picture of the Paratutu Rock is given, and the Recreation Ground, New Plymouth, is effectively dealt with. The Maori subjects are more than usually pleasing. Manaia and the Von Tempsky Monument will recall tales of the stirring times of old Taranaki, and a souvenir of the event of the year in New Zealand, our aid to the Empire, will be found in a fine panorama of Newtown Park, whence so many of our boys left for the front. The pictures of Station Life are exceptionally fine and of special interest to all employed in New Zealand’s great pastoral industry.

A London trade journal predicts that currants will be Is 6d per lb by Christmas.

At the celebration of “ Trafalgar Day ” in London the Navy League’s wreaths included French and Spanish colors.

The application for a change of venue in the Stoke cases was adjourned for the production of affidavits.

What’s in a name ? At Auckland Police Court a man named Beerpark was fined on a charge of drunkenness,

The beautiful bloom, which was on view at Hastings Flower Show, attracted very considerable attention.

The clearings through the Sydney banks this year have totalled £100,587,055, or £5,82-1,560 more than for the same period last year,

Before the New South Wales Military Commission, Major-General French stated that the military authorities had received offers for service from 12,000 men.

In her evidence in the Masterton Magistrate’s Court the other day a woman said that the time was coming when servants would rule their mistresses.

A Hastings florist has succeeded in raising the first perfect white cactus dahlia in existence, aud has called the flower “ Lord Roberts,” after having obtained the sanction of the Commander-in-Chief from Pretoria.

Heard at Palmerston North—Old man : War 1 There never ought to ha’ been no war, nor there wouldn’t have been if it had’nt been for that Joe-Joe; what’s his name ? Young man ; Hannesburg ? Old man—Aye ; that’s the name.

At the last meeting of the Stratford Borough Council, one of the Councillors complained of the remissness of the Ranger in impounding stray animals. Next morning a pony belonging to that Councillor was found in the pound, and he felt that he owed the ranger an apology I

While experimenting with a fluted, flexible brass tube Edison discovered tbat, by simply blowing through it, distinct flute like tones were obtained. Other tones in an ascending octave were produced by increased pressure of breath. This discovery may lead to the manufacture of a new musical instrument.

Three thousand eight hundred and eighteen men were employed on co operative works during September—6so on the North Island Trunk Line, 391 on the Otago Central, 266 on the Midland, while on other lines small parties were employed ; 221 men are employed in the Taranaki district on road works

The A.M.P. referendum Sydney, on the proposal to extend the business resulted as follows:—For 95,262 ; against 104,736. The Board announces that no further steps will be taken to confirm the resolution in favor of the proposition which was previously carried.

In a judgment summons case at New Plymouth, the S.M. pointed out tbat under the new Act a judgment debtor can stay away and no order be made. A judgment creditor had now to prove affirmatively in Court that a debtor has had the money and has declined to pay. Christchurch dairies are in a very unsatisfactory state. The Government inspector examined fifty-six dairies —about half the number in the district—and to use' his own words : “ Regarding the state of the milking sheds, milk storage, drainage, cleanliness, &c, my report must, on the whole, be unfavourable."

There is a strong demand amongst New Zealanders for admission to the police force of the colony. The average of these applications has been about 500 a year for the last three . years, whilst the vacancies to be filled annually number on the average only 30. The majority of applications come from broad - shouldered, strapping lads of the country districts.

An American newspaper gives in all seriousness, the following notice to its readers : —“ We have sent an account to many of our subscribers who are in arrears with their payments, without receiving any reply from them. As we can only suppose that their failure to reply to our repeated communications is to be attributable to their death, we intend to publish a list of their names shortly among the obituary noticesAny subscriber who does not wish to figure among the deaths, will therefore please to send us without delay, an answer and remittance."

We have just been advised that at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900, Messrs Lever Bros,, Limited, have received the following awards : —Class 87, sunlight soap, grand prix ; class 29, model of works, &c., grand prix ; class 106, sunlight cottage, grand prix ; class 102, social economy, gold medal; class 41, sunlight oil mills, gold medal; class 90, toilet soap, silver medal. Messrs Lever Bros., Limited, have obtained more highest awards than any other soapmakers in the world, and, indeed, apart from soap-making, no other British firm has. we believe, received more highest awards.

The Wanganui Chronicle reports that the arrangements in connection with the Brass Band contest to be held there in February next are progressing satisfactorily. The programme has been submitted for the approval of the North Island Brass Band Association, and as soon as it is approved it will oe printed and circulated. Several nominations have already been forwarded, including the following ;—“ 16th Oketopa, 1900. — The Secretary, Band Contest Komite.— Please you enter the Maori Brass Band for contest, might we not get the first prize, but we try the luckey —— at Putiki, I think he pay you the fee for the nominate, perhaps. Taiho, Please I write you some more.—E. Nouo, Na te Hoa.—Sec., Maori Brass Band.”

Mrs Swaysland has opened a Refreshment Room in the premises next to Mr O’Connor’s Opunake Hotel,where ladies visiting Opunake can have a good cup of tea provided on the shortest notice. Good suppers, oysters, fish, etc. Hot Pies will also be available. She is also a cash purchaser of poultry. (Advt.)

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