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Opunake Times, Volume XXII, Issue 772, 12 September 1905, Page 2

Messrs J. R. Stewart and Co. notify entries for their next Opunake sale. The Oaonui-ites intend bringing in about 40 euchre players on Friday evening next. Mr D. Duncan inserts a replace advertisement, which is of special interest to farmers. Read Harwood and Treeby’s dissolution sale advertisement. Bargains are the order of the day. There were 231 callers at the Christchurch Tourist Office during August, as against 145 for August, 1904. The clerk of the Town Board complained that some hoodlum had broken tbe look off the Board’s sanctum. The Pihama dance, on Friday evening next to celebrate the recent additions to the hall, promises to bo very successful. The poll at Kaiapoi on the proposal to introduce the system of rating on unimproved values resulted as follows: —For the proposal, 83 ; against the proposal, 251. Two American ladies in Paris failing to catch the Cherbourg express, motored in rain and wind 217 miles in 4 hours 35 minutes, and caught a Transatlantic liner.

The Farmers’ Union social at Rahotu will take place on Thursday evening, and as the committee are making every preparation, a good evening’s enjoyment may be expected. Cards will be provided for non-dancers.

The Taranaki Education Board notifies that applications must be lodged by September 30th for the Board’s junior and senior national scholarships, junior and senior free places in secondary schools and in technical schools.

The opinion of the deputation who went to Wellington in connection with the railway is that there is not much hope of a vote being placed on the Estimates this session, but think there is every chance of it being done next session, as the members realise the necessity for the line.

Mr George Tindle reports the sale of the Opunake Hotel from Mr T. O’Connor to Mr Jaa. Miller, the latter taking possession yesterday. Mr Miller is a good hearted and genial man, and should become a popular boniface. Mr Tindle has leased Mr Miller’s farm to Mr J. H. Fowler.

In the House last week Mr Major, M.H.R , asked the Minister for Agriculture if he would introduce necessary legislation to impose a tax of £lO per year on stallions ; half the amount collected to be handed to the agricultural and pastoral societies in the respective districts in which the tax is collected. The Hon. Mr Duncan said that the question of the inspection and registration of stallions had been brought up on several occasions, but without meeting with sufficient support. The matter would not be lost sight of, as it is very necessary measures should be taken to improve the horse stock of the colony.

Messrs J. R. Stewart and Co. sell stock at Awatuna to-morrow.

Mr T. W. Kirk estimates the annual loss to the colony from potato blight and tomato diseases at £158,000.

A meeting of the ladies’ committee in connection with tbe footballers’ ball will be held on Thursday afternoon.

Mr J, M, Hickey notifies that he will place the services of the well-known Clydesdale stallion Lord Plunket at the disposal of breeders this season.

The ratepayers under the Town Board have paid up very satisfactorily. The amount outstanding is less than £5 and a fair margin of this sum is owed by persons whose whereabout is not known.

At a meeting in Opunake on Friday, with reference to securing an ambulance waggon, Mr Lambie said he thought the time was coming when all hospitals would be free, on somewhat similar lines to free education.

An extraordinary story appears in Thursday’s Gisborne Times to the effect that the search for a little native child, lost at Tuparoa was abandoned by the natives because one had consulted a wizard who stated that spirits had taken the child.

Mr Pirani spoke in furtherance of his politicial candidature at Palmerston North on Friday night, when he read a telegram from Mr Massey authorising him as the Opposition candidate. Though subjected to many interruptions, he received a vote of confidence.

This is a final reminder that on Thursday evening next, at 8 p.m., Mrs Harrison Lee, the accomplished lady orator on the question of No-License, will lecture in the Opunake Town Hall. Mr Dudley, the chairman of the Town Board, has kindly consented to preside.

Among the quantities of spirits imported into New Zealand last year are the following 3047 gallons of cordials and liquors> 70,422 gallons of brandy, 536,442 gallons of whisky, and 20,642 gallons of rum. The total duty paid on spirits last year amounted to about £515,900.

A five-horse brake that was standing at Maharahara railway station (near Woodville) when tbe noise of a train startled the horses into a bolt and they ran on to the line. The leading horse was out nearly in half and the rest, with the vehicle, were thrown into the ditch without injury.

The Wellington Y.M.C.A. received intimation from Mrs W. R. Williams that she had resolved to offer as a site for the Association’s proposed new building a piece of land in Willis street, wiih a frontage of 84 feet and a depth of 140 feet. The land is valued, with the buildings on it, at £2BOO.

The other day a cow belonging to Mr Otto Schultz, of Hurleyville, died when approaching calving. The animal was opened and was found —two jet black calves, a male and a female, perfectly formed, with the exception that their bodies were joined together.—-Patea Press.

At a meeting of the County Oonncil on Friday, when discussing the question of paying charitable aid on valuations, a councillor remarked that the Government puts the valuations on land too high, so as to infer that the colony is wealthy. He noticed the Government had to go to London money lenders rather oft&u all the same.

A tiger shark, measuring Bit, 7 inches, was “landed” on an ordinary sehnapper line by two fishermen, at Middleton’s bay, on Friday evening. There was an element of luck in getting the fish ashore, as it made no attempt to bite the line in two until it was pulled into shallow water. The “ dispatching ” part of the business was full of excitement.

The Wanganui Herald, in an article on the voucher charge, says We are all acquainted with the type of politician Mr Fisher represents. Dazzled by the lurid glare of a fancied public appreciation, which placed them for the first time at the head of the poll, they start their career with a great blare of trumpets, and end it with a barrelorgan squeak.’

A copy of the evidence given before the Royal Commission on land tenure, has reached us. It consists of 1609 foolscap pages, closely printed. A contemporary calculated that the average man, taking a quarter of an hour to each page, could get through the volume in 400 hours. If he gave eight hours a day to the task he would get through his contract in seven weeks, and would be a hero.

The annual Spring Show in connection with the Opunake Horticultural and Industrial Exhibit Society will take place tomorrow in the Town Hall, The entries are very good and a fine exhibition of flowers may be expected. The entries for the poultry classes are nearly double that of last year’s number. There will be refreshments provided in the hall, so as to suit the convenience of persona coming from a distance.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.12 p.m. to-day : Strong winds to gale from between northeast and north and west after 20 hours from now with glass falling ; tides high, sea heavy, rain probable.

Two explosions occurred at the Ran d powder works, Pennsylvania. Twelve bodies were recovered and 35 are missing. Scores of people were injured and ten buildings were reduced to matchwood. Buildings were wrecked over an area of a mile, and windows were broken seven miles away.

The Australian Derby was won by Noctuiform in 2.32 J, a record for the race. Mr Stead’s other candidate, Sungod ran second, Maniapoto failed to get a place in the Epsom Handicap—shot his bolt at the business end of the race, Emir won the Spring Stakes and the two N.Z. bred horses, Gladsome and Nightfall, filled second and third places.

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