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Opunake Times, Volume XXII, Issue 814, 28 November 1905, Page 2

Tenders close to-morrow for Mr W. Duggan’s farm on the Eabui road.

The balance-sheet of the Egmont Council is inserted on the fourth page.

The Manaia bowling green will be opened to-morrow, to which local players are invited.

A concert in aid of the prize fund for the public school will be held on Thursday, December 21.

The Egmont County Council calls tenders for a number of works, and also applications for the position of registrar of dogs.

Lord Carrington is giving the unemployed work on his own estate in England, and advises others to imitate him and prevent an influx to the towns.

Mr Newton King will sell stock at Bahotu, on Friday next, the day having been altered from Thursday to Friday on account of the New Plymouth show. Mr J, C. Read has just opened up a consignment of saddlery which he has imported from Home, and has the beat show that has been seen in Opunake.

In France more than 15,000 women are employed as gatekeepers at railway crossings. The remuneration is small, but they are provided with cottages with rent free.

At Greytown the other evening Mr Seddon said the cost of the Land Commission was as follows:—Members’ fees, £4600 ;• travelling expenses, £I4OO ; advertising, £llß6 ; secretary and reporters, £1689; printing, £854; miscellaneous, £644; total, £10391.

Messrs Gillies, Fantham and Nalder (in conjunction with the West Coast Farmers’ Trading Association) will sell at Hawera, to-morrow, the whole of the land known as the late A. A. Fantbam’s homestead, which contains 80 acres, and divided into 32 sections.

Three Americans named Halbert, Mitchell and Harle (the first two being attorneys and the last-named a doctor) have been sentenced to death at Chihuahua, Mexico, for a number of murders perpetrated to cheat the New York Life Insurance Company. Harle poisoned the persons insured, while his accomplices collected the monies under the policies. The trio are to be shot next week.

Nurse Green’s private hospital, a building of 16 rooms in Crummer road, Ponsonby, Auckland, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Eight patients were in the hospital and seven were safely rescued. Subsequently it was discovered that Mrs Higgins, wife of an hotelkeeper at Maropin, Northern Wairoa, was burned to death. Her charred remains were found on a bed. Deceased, who was 29 years of age, leaves two children.

“ The Evils of Prohibition ” is a subject which,will be dealt with in the Town Hall, to-morrow evening, by Mrs Tasker, the eminent temperance reformer. Mrs Tasker is recognised as the “ Mother of the Women’s Franchise” in New Zealand, and being a lady who has taken a keen interest in the welfare of her sex and the people of the colony, her opinions on such a matter of importance should be of value at such a time as this, and those who wish to hear the other side of the question should not { ail to attend to-morrow night.

A case involving the attendance of a member of Parliament, which has been adjourned several times, was again called on at the City Police Court on Friday (the New Zealand Times reports.) J. H. Brown is Applying for sureties of the_ peace against 0. E. Major, and is also charging him with assault. Mr Findlay, instructed by Mr Weston, applied for further adjournment until after the general election. At the present time, he said, his client was engaged in the election campaign, and for him to leave his constituency and come to Wellington would jeopardise his chances. Mr Jelliooe, for complainant, objected. His Worship had stated, when he granted the last postponement, that no further adjournment would be granted The chief witness wanted to go away to Australia, and in the event of further delay his evidence would be lost. Mr McArthur said he did not think it right for any Court to hamper a man in his candidature in an election. He was prepared to grant an adjournment till December Btb. To prevent a miscarriage of justice he would take the evidence of the principal witness in camera, but it would not be read till the case came on in December,

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An advertisement headed “ Opinions of eminent Men ” is inserted in this issue.

Mr M. Free is now in charge of the local post office, Mr Harding having his annual month's vacation.

A Gazette notice states that the next census of the colony will be taken on the night of Sunday, April 29.

The Fuugarebu post-office was opened this morning by Sir Joseph Ward, and a social will be held this evening.

Mr Asquith at Dundee described bowls as a “healthy and engrossing occupation which kept middle-aged men out of mischief,’’

/ The South Australian Government has promised to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the best way of treating chronic drunkards.

The pnblis schools in the Taranaki Education district will break up for the midsummer holidays on Friday Deo. 15, and re open on Monday, Jan 23.

A meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society will ba held at Mr Hickman’s, on Thursday evening, to submit revised sections for the catalogue.

During the next eight months 80,000 tons of German steel are to be imported into South Wales, the German rates being at least 6a per ton cheaper than the British. The Eltham Co operative Dairy Company have received intimation of the result of their first sales on the London butter market, namely, thatlibey have topped the market at 116 s.

The Hastings Standard declares that it baa the best authority for stating that it is the intention of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon to take up bis residence in the vicinity of Hastings before long,

In reply to a question, Mr Walker, a Waitaki candidate, said he would not be in favour of taxing batobelors, but in favour of, by legislation, assisting them to get means whereby they could afford to keep a wife and family.

If the world were birdless, a naturalist declares, man could not inhabit it after nine years’ time, in spite of all the sprays and poisons that could be manufactured for the destruction of insects. The insects and slugs would simply eat the orchards and crops in that time.

While engaged in spring threshing at Seaview the other day (says the Ashburton Mail;, a machine party discovered a weasel in a stack of wheat. Strange to say, the staok was otherwise free from vermin, although the remaining stacks of the group were literally swarming with mice.

There were 55 million pounds weight of butter produced in New South Wales last year, against 88 million during the preceding year, and just on 30 millions the year earlier. The increase is almost phenomenal. The value of the butter exported from the State last year was £839,000. The previous record was held by 1901, when £446,102 worth was shipped away.

At the Hawera Show the Ngaire Company's was the only entry in cheese for the £BO trophy, and it was awarded first prize. The judge, Mr Kinsella, spoke in high terms of the butter exhibits. The Association’s £2O trophy, for lewt of butter suitable for export won by the Makatawa] factory (Inglewood), this being the third year of success* but not consecutively.

A petition to the Governor praying for commutation of the death sentence passed upon Lionel Terry in connection with the murder of a Chinaman in Haining Street is being circulated in Wellington. The petition sets out the condemned man was a person of good repute, but who is one afflicted with monomania, and His Excellency is asked to take into consideration the fact that the sole object of Terry’s act was what he believed to be the preservtion of the English race.

A lovely woman has been the downfall of a West Coast School Committee. She was the only lady member, and mere men naturally wanted to smoke during the evening as usual. But she objected, and as she would not give in neither would they, and unanimously stayed away. So there was no quorum. As the committee thus failed in its duty, a commissioner has been appointed —a mere man; and the lady who never saw six more stubborn men in her life is out in the cold.

The evidence given in the case heard by Mr James, S.M„ Dannevirke, last week, disclosed shocking cruelty to a child. The defendants were Frederick Bignall and Jessie Bignall, the father and step mother of Alice Bignall, aged fifteen years, with continuous illtreatment of the child. The latter had been subjected to persistent cruelty, thrashed with a whip handle, her hair dragged out, struck with stones, and knocked about in a disgraceful manner by her step-mother. She could not rend or write, not being allowed to go to school, and had never been to Church or Sunday school. Her clothing consisted of a thin dress and a chemise, winter and summer. She had never had a pair of stockings. She was never allowed to have meat, and only got porridge for breakfast, usually without any milk. The other children in the family got eggs, bread and butter and tea for breakfast, but she had to wait until they finished. Her meals were: —Breakfast—Porridge only, sometimes with milk, sometimes without, Dinner—What was left by the others ; if nothing was left bread and treacle only. Supper—Something what was left by the others, but mostly bread and treacle only. The woman was sent to gaol for three months, and the father fined £25.

The October issue of the National Waifs' Magazine is a Memorial Number, most of its space being devoted to a sketch of the late Dr, Barnardo's life-work. As a supplement is included an excellent portrait ofDrßarnardo, on plate paper, from a photograph taken on bis sixtieth birthday in July last. Into less than forty years Dr. Barnado crowded a remarkable record. His "first Arab” was rescued in the autumn of 1866: at the date of his death Isst month 8,400 Beys and Girls were under the care of the Homes so widely know under his name. Nearly 60,000 children have been saved in all, and over 70 new admissions were pouring in weekly from all over the kingdon. A National Memorial Scheme is outlined in the Magazine, which ought to appeal to all who have at heart the welfare or Waif or Orphan or destitute Children. It is proposed to raise £250,000 so as to clear the Institutions of monetary burdens, and enable them to continue to hold open their doors of welcome. In order to perpetuate the name of their Founder in connection with hie marvelous work, it is also proposed that the sub-title of "National Waifs’ Association ” shall be abandoned, and that the title shall remain henceforth as " Dr. Barnardo’s Homes (Incorporated).” The management of the Homes rests in a strong Council, of which the Chairman is Mr William Baker, M.A., L.L.8., and the Treasurer, Mr Howard Williams. A copy of this specially memorable issue will be, sent gratis and post free, to anyone who applies for the same to Mr George Code, Honorary Secretary, at the Headquarters of the Homes, 18 to 26, Stepney Causeway, London, E.

A social will be held at Bahotu, on Friday evening next.

In the opinion of Mr Seddon the Ooneer vntive Frees is a necessary evil.

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

Mr 0. E. Major will address the electors, in the Town Hall, Oponake, on Friday evening.

A concert and dance is advertised for December 11, in aid of the Convent School prize fund.

Mr Q. T. Brown, the noted lecturer on no-license will give an address in the Town Hall, this evening. Mr Dudley will preside. Bemains of a prehistoric deer have been unearthed in Fifeshire. The horns are 9ft din from tip to tip.

A red cow (dehorned) newly-calved, is running on Mr A. Lusk’s farm, Kina road, and awaits an owner.

At the Ashburton Magistrate’s Court on Friday, informations were called on against nine persons for alleged sly-grog selling. On the application of the police they were ad* journed for a week.

Messrs W. M. Kennedy, W. T. Jennings, and H. Trimble have been nominated for election to the Education Board. Members' of school committees are to send in their votes by December 13.

Mr Mander, Opposition candidate for Mars* den, is advertising in Auckland papers offer* ing to forefeit £6OO if he cannot prove that Mr Massey proposed the motion which placed fencing wire on the free list. Mr J. A. Gilruth, Chief Government Veterinarian, has tendered his resignation, tt is understood that this is tbs result of depart* mental friction. The matter has not yet been considered by the Cabinet.

The New Zealand Bugby Union haa suspended the Canterbury Union for failing to refund a sum of £4 6s, unauthorised expenditure, which the Canterbury Union' deducted from a payment to the governing body.

The Government have decided after an enquiry and in consideration of the jury’s recommendation to mercy, to commute the sentence of death passed on Lionel Terry (who shot a Chinaman in Haining street, Wellington,) to imprisonment for life.

Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day: Moderate to strong winds from between north and north-west and west, glass fall, tides high, sea considerable, rain probable.