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Opunake Times, Volume XXI, Issue 751, 27 June 1905, Page 2

Tenders for bush-felling close on Thursday.

Mr Newton King will sell stock at Rahotu on Thursday next.

For the 76 sections in the Flaxbourne estate 396 applications have been received,

Mr Hopkins, the Government bee expert, intends to form bee keepers’ associations throughout the colony.

Patrick Callaghan, who got lockjaw in consequence of a splinter running into his finger, has died at the Gisborne hospital.

“ There are a lot of people who are better talkers than they are workers, I hope I don’t come under that category.”—Mr Major.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.52 p.m. to-day : Moderate to strong easterly winds ; glass little movement, Tides poor, sea moderate. Expect frost to-night.

The half-yearly meeting of Court Opunake, A.0.F., will beheld to-morrow evening, when Bro. Treeby, P.C.R., will preside, as representing the District Lodge;

A farmer named John Horan was burnt to death at Whakamara, on Saturday morning, through his house being burnt down. Deceased was 57 years of age.

Five Maoris were rdained by Bishop Neligan in Auckland on Sunday, two for the priesthood and three for the deaconate. This is the largest number of Maoris yet ordained in the diocese at one time.

The Opunake Coursing Club has decided to have a meeting on July 19, when the programme will consist of the All-aged Stakes of £7 and £3, and the Puppies Stakes of £2 and £l.

Father Hayg states that up to the present 141,215 persons have joined his temperance crusade in New Zealand by subscribing to the temperance pledge. At Gisborne on Thursday night over four hundred took the pledge. The meeting was the largest and most representative seen there, hundreds being unable to gain admission.

Mr George Tindle notifies entries for his next Opunake stock sale.

The monthly meeting of the Farmers’ Union will be held on Saturday next.

The half-yearly meeting of the Opunake Brass Band will be held in the band room on Friday evening next.

Constable A. Lynd, lately stationed at Rahotu, who has left the force, has been granted a gratuity of £133 16s Bd,

At a euchre party in Mangaweka, mails and rails (railway and post office staffs) beat chips and shavings (Sash and Door Company employees) by 27 to 22. The Taihape-Waiouru-road has got into such a bad state that the mail contractor has now witdrawn his coaches from the road* The mails now have to be packed.

Mr E. M, Smith, M.H.R., was unable to leave New Plymouth yesterday to attend to his Parliamentary duties owing to serious indisposition, but we understand he is somewhat better to-day.

At a committee meeting of the HortioulSociety on Saturday evening (at which there were ten members present out of twelve) sub committees were appointed to revise the catalogue for the spring show.

Mr W, C. Buchanan, M.H.R., has donated a handsome brick church and site worth £IOOO to the Gladstone branch of the Carterton congregation, and Mr Frank Feist has presented to the Carterton branch a fine organ worth £IOO.

Messrs Nelson, Moate and Co. insert a new advertisement relating to their celebrated pure Indian and Ceylon blended teas. The firm have established a splendid record extending over a quarter of a century, for the uniform good quality and value of their teas which are on sale at all stores, &c., throughout the colony. The firebell pealed forth an alarm on Friday evening, and as a gale was blowing at the time, it somewhat startled the townspeople. The cause of the trouble was a defective chimney at the “ Golden Gate ” (occupied by one O’Neil), Showers of sparks issued from the chimney, but were put out before any damage was done, and a wet sack helped to choke the burning soot.

Exceptionally heavy rain was experienced throughout the district on Saturday. All the rivers were in heavy flood (according to the prediction of Captain Edwin), and in the Kaponga district numerous culverts have been washed away. When Messrs Cleaver Bros, and Free were crossing Kelly’s creek in a double buggy, it got turned over, and they were washed down the river but got out safely. When we initiated the penny post, we stood to lose (says the Attorney-General) £BO,OOO. We have now, he adds, recovered that, there is no loss, and there is a surplus. We, with a population of under one million did that, and the Commonwealth, with five times the population, was afraid to make the same experiment. There is, however, he notes, a strong agitation in Australia to copy our State fire insurance.

At a conference in Auckland of head masters and representatives of school committees it was resolved : “ That every child who obtains a certificate of proficiency before attaining the age of 14 years should be entitled to full secondary education, and that the Boards be recommended to bold standard examinations at the large centres about December, enabling pupils obtaining certificates to enter the secondary schools at the beginning of the New Year,”

At a meeting of the Horticultural 'Sooieiy, on Saturday evening, the result of the last euchre party was shown to be a profit of £5. It was decided to hold another one on Friday* July 14, and that the proceeds be donated to the library funds. It was pointed out that as the Society had made a few pounds over the two euchre parties it would only be fair to help some other institution. Such a good spirit on the part of the committee cannot fail to redound to the credit of the society,

“ There are a lot of people who positively will not believe that there is such a thing as a surplus. They consider that the Premier has a way of cooking the figures so as to make it appear that there is a surplus when at the time there is nothing of the sort. I met a man the other day who said that as there was reported to be a surplus this year of so many hundred thousand pounds, why was it that the Government could not aSord £IOO,OOO of it for the purpose of constructing the proposed Opunake railway line I”—Mr Major.

The heavy rains caused the rivers to be flooded to a good height on Saturday evening. Several wash-outs have occurred on the by-roads that needed immediate attention. One party had their tent-fly blown off and the tent ripped open by the very strong wind that prevailed. After a good deal of miscomfort the party awaited for daylight and made a hurried exit into Opunake* Two or three camps were forced by the heavy rains to seek more substantial shelter and their appearance here betokened the escapade from a drowning expedition.

A very enjoyable social was given in the Foresters’ Hall last evening by the members of the Harmonic Society, the occasion being a farewell to Mrs Wagstaff, one of the members, A number, of friends were invited by the members, about seventy persona in all being present. Music, songs, games, &o. t were indulged in. Good dance music was supplied by Miss Hickman and Mr Humphries (piano) and Messrs D. McNeill, Markham and Duncan (violins). Songs were contributed by Mrs O’Meara, Miss Loudon, and Messrs Chambers and Fielder, the Harmonic Society also contributing several glees. The accompaniments were played by Mias Hickman and Messrs Humphries and Markham. A dainty supper was passed round between 11 and 12 o’clock. The singing of Auld Lang Syne, and best wishes for the departing guest terminated the evening.

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