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Opunake Times, Volume XXII, Issue 774, 19 September 1905, Page 2

A pig has been found. Messrs W. Dirnock and Co. notify receiving dates for October. Mr George Tindle notifies entries for his next Opunake stock sale. The Opunake footballers' ball will take place to-morrow evening, Mr Newton King notifies entries for his Rahotu stock sale on Thursday next. The next dance in connection with the Oaonui assembly has been postponed. Mr and Mrs B. Yickery, who have been for a trip to the Old Country, arrived back in Opunake on Saturday evening. Draught horses are fetching exceptionally high prices in New South Wales. Recently a Narrabri breeder sold seventy head in the paddock at £3l 5s a head. Iwade, a millionaire, presided over a combination of 81 of the influential firms of Japan, formed to develop Japanese industries and expand foreign trade, chiefly in Korea and China. The combination is prepared to co-operate with foreign capitalists. The High Commissioner, reporting on the operation of Government assistance to immigrants, states that during the year ended March 31,2031 persons were approved, and 1750 embarked for New Zealand, possessing £172,631. Under previous conditions 3091 persona came to New Zealand in eleven years, bringing £623,450.

The libel action Bedford, M.H.R., v. Twomey, claim for £IOOO for libel, alleged in an article headed " Soiled Doves," which appeared in defendant's paper, was settled. Defendant apologised, and will pay costs. These terms apply to Mr Taylor's oase, but he is to get £SO in addition to oosts. In Mr Laurenson's case an apology is to be tendered.

The Wellington correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald states that after Mr Massey'a amendment on the land question has been disposed of in the Housa of Representatives, the Opposition will move another amendment to the effect that a Land Bill should be brought down this session and passed into law. The amendment will probably be entrusted to Mr Heaton Rhodes.

Mr Seddon and Mr Taylor had a little passage at arms in the House last week, Mr Taylor accused the Premier of wasting time aDd lowering the tone of the House. The Premier retorted that he had had a return made out, and found that Mr Taylor had already cost the country £SOOO this session. It would, he said, pay the Colony to give Mr Taylor a pension of £3OOO a year, and send him to Timbuctoo!

Some extraordinary scenes are being witnessed at Waihi, Auckland, where there has been an outbreak of religious fervour similar to the Welsh revival. The Rev. James Wilson f , of Auckland, City Mission, who has been conducting a mission there, has been considerably surprised by the results he has experienced. He says that it is perfectly certain one result of the revival will be prohibition for Waihi.

A leading butcher in Wellington states that the wholesale price of mutton is higher now than at any time during the past twenty years and at the ruling retail rates he is losing at least a shilling on every carcase he sells. He states that although the wholssale price of fc;e quarters of mutton has gone up to 3|d per pound, the butchers are only oharging tlaoir . customers 3sd, hoping that before long the price of sheep will come down to such an extent as will enable them to again make a profit. The return euchre party between Opunake and Oaonui took place in the Foresters' Hall on Friday evening last, and after a most enjoyable time resulted in a win for Oaonui by 16-games, the result being 214 to 198. The visitors brought 24 players, a number being kept away on account of the heavy rain. After the cards were finished supper was handed round, and dancing was then indulged in for an hour or two. Cheers were exohanged between the players of the two places, all being of opinion that a good evening's amusement had been passed, The ladies attended to the supper and other details, Miss Dudley doing most of the work, being assisted by Mrs Chamberlain, Miss Hicks, and Miss Cassidy.

The cricket season opens in Kaponga on Ootober sth.

A rabbit with only two legs has been born at Winton (South Island.)

The proposed motor 'bus between Opunake and Elthamßeems to be "off."

Parliament costs something like ten shillings a minute when in session.

Ths buildings now in course of ereotion at Wellington involve the expenditure of over one-third of a million of money.

In the Masterton Magistrate's Court on Friday, Wm. Blissett was fined £lO and costs for killing a deer without a license on a breeding reserve.

Miss Cowles, temporary teacher at Eltham Road Sohool, has accepted the appointment as sole teacher at Waihi (Waitara,) and Mrs Short, of Apiti, to the Koru School.

It is estimated that 52,000,000 lb of butter are made annually in the colony. Of this amount 35,000,000 lb. are exported, and 17,000,000 lb consumed in the country.

Says the Petone Chronicle :—lt is Btated in some circles that Captain Seddon will contest the Wellington Central seat against Mr Fisher at the forthcoming general election.

There are now 4852 men engaged on cooperative works nnder the Government. Of these 2777 are on railway construction, 1964 on roads and 111 on buildings and public works generally, The Rev Father Hays is in such bad health that be*is unable to leave the colony and will remain in Wellington. He has been forbidden by the doctors to return to England until next year.

The dry season has been a boon to rabbiters in Otago. On one station in the Alexandra district a gang of six men took 100,000 skins for three months' work, averaging about £BO a man.

The New Liberal troupe of Political Conjurors and Contortionists is announced to visit Palmerston North and give one of its chaste and elegant performances within the next week or two.—Manawatu Times.

In their report of a ball at Riverlea, the Kaponga Mail said the musicians hailed from Opunake, and their music was really good, They were Mi'sb Fisoher (piano), Mr Dunoan (violin), and Mr Fisher (cornet). At the Horticultural Show last week, Mr Bartle, of the Opunake Timber Company, had on exhibition a collection of 69 varieties of polished woods, which proved very interesting to those with a knowledge of timber.

It is estimated that in New South Wales there are over a thousand men, exclusive of farmers and owners, who live on horse and pony racing, and at the rate of £6 per week per man, take annually from the public £300,000.

It is understood that a representative of the oil king, Mr J. D. Rockfeller, was a passenger from America by a recent 'Frisco steamer, bis mission being to tour the Australian Slates and New Zealand with the object of " spying " out likely oil-bearing country.

An interesting claim for damages for sheep worrying was heard at Dargaville. The defendants went pig-hunting in April with two bull-dogs, which got among plaintiff's sheep. Thirty-three were found dead, 29 worried, and others lost. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £49, and costs £7 4s.

A press message states that the placing on the Estimates of only £IO,OOO for the West-port-Inangahua Junotion railway is considered most disappointing in Westport, and a public meeting is being called by the Railway League for the purpose of entering a strong protest against the " paltry " amount.

Mr G. Tisoh is to address the electors at Rahotu on Wednesday, 20th inst., and Pungarehu on 21st.

Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day:— Strong winds to gale from between south ea'st and sonth and west; glass rise, tides high, sea heavy, rain probably heavy.

D. Dunoan has just landed a large stock of fishing tackle, consisting of rods, reels, flies, minnows, casts, traces, nets, hoops, Stewart worm tackle, lines, ringed Devon and trebble hooks, etc.—Advt.

At the recent Trinity College Musical Examination held in Wanganui, Miss Edna Johnson, a pupil of Miss Mence, A.L.C.M., was successful in passing the Preparatory Grade, at the extremely youthful age of six years.

An unexampled demand is boing experienced at the Milton State Poultry Farm for settings of eggs. The breeds upon which the run is most marked are Wyandottes (white and silver) and .Leghorns (white and brown).

At the annual meeting of the Hawera Bowling Club, it was resolved that the formal opening of the green be fixed for Wednesday, 15th November, on the understanding that it would be available for practice early in October.

Mr Major has given notice to ask the Minister for Public Works whether it is true, as stated to the questioner, that a detailed survey of the Onunake-Eltham line is being delayed in order to preclude the possibility of a vote being placed on the estimates for the construction of the line this session.

In connection with the outbreak of typhoid fever at the Waiokura Pa, near Manaia, Mr Major, M.H.R., is urging the Minister for Public Health to take some steps to appoint a medical man either at Hawera or Manaia, for the purpose of stamping out this disease amongst the natives. In giving notice of the question in the House on Wednesday, Mr Major pointed out the urgency of dealing with the matter.

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