The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1907.

Opunake Times, Volume XXV, Issue 948, 12 February 1907, Page 2

The Opunake Times. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1907.

Stratford beat Hawera at cricket by 71 to 'l3.

Tenders for work for the Road Board close to-morrow.

Fruit continues to be grown well in the town, as some fine samples of plums left at this offioe from Mr Mann prove,

Mr A. J. McCurdy, late of the Farmers' Union, is about to issue a pamphlet against the present management and policy of the Union.

At the concert, to be held at Oaonui, after tlie sports, Mr M. J. Macßeynolds will take the chair, and will also take out singers from Opunake,

According to southern papers cattle have been offered for sale at Qamaru at 4s Gd to 5s each, and even at these prices-have failed to elicit a bid,

The cost of the world's wars since the Crimean war has been 12,203,000,000 dollars, or enough to give 10 dollars to every man, woman and'child on the globe.

Mr Hone Heke, M.H.R., predicts that the coming session of Parliament will be one of the stormiest on record, the land proposals of the Government being likely to produce the result he anticipates.

We understand that Mr Miller has disposed of his interest in the Opunake Hotel, and that Mr L, Black, of Bulls, will take possession at the end of the month.

Master Wilfred Wagstaff, who has been in the local post-office for the past three years, has been promoted to tho office in Oainaru, for which place he left yesterday morning. His place is taken by Master Francis (Boke) McDavitt,

Mr Cosmo Hamilton on tho Wise Man— The wisest man of all never reaches the proper age at which to marry. Either he puts off consideration of the matter until it is too late to bother, or like the angels, he dies young.

At the bowling green to-morrow afternoon a game will be played between a rink cori*sisting of Warner, BrennaD, O'Meara, Rogers (s) and the rink which beat the tournament men, namely, Burton, Judson, Sims, Des Forges.

The following is from an obituary which recently appeared in a contemporary:— "After years of faithful service he passed away, and we hope that many gentlemen in this town will show themselves brave and unselfish enough to follow his example."

Lord Goscheu died in London last Thursday from heart failure. Lord Goschen, aged 75, was one of the most distinguished men of the Unionist party, and held various high positions in the political service. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Salisbury.

In 800 years leap year will have become a thing of the past. By that time the extra 11 days lost to make up the changes from the old Julian calendar to the present one will all have been duly accounted for, and the world will roll round in 3(55 days just with never a leap year intervening.

Mr J. R. Bros, the Magistrate at Clerkenwell, London, fined William Frederick Masters £5 and £25 costs for supplying the Hertfordshire County Lunatic Asylum with Biver Plate mutton which was falsely ticketed "New Zealand." Mr Cameron, the New Zealand Commissioner, supported the prosecution.

A curious coincidence happened in the Wellington Magistrate's Court a short time ago, when three solicitors were engaged in c-ises against their nnmesakeß, says tho Post. Mr Blair appeared for plaintiff against a defendant Blair, Mr Peacock appeared against Peacock, and Mr Webb appeared against Webb.

j While working in the Talisman mine at Karangarake on Saturday, a fall of earth pinned down a miner named Patrick McGarry, badly smashing hi 3 leg and almost tearing off his foot. The injuries were temporarily attended to at Paeroa, and McGarry was sent on to the Thames Hospital, but died on tho way down. Deceased was a single man, about 30 yoars of age.

The Elth:im coach* was a little late in arriving last evening on account of a slight mishap about a mile from Opunake. Ooe of the leaders shied where preparations are being made for some new road work, and umped off the metal to the sido of tho ditch, The bank gave way, letting the horse into the ditch, about three feet deep. The harness was loosened, the horse got out, and the coach proceeded without any damage being done.

A mild sensation was caused hero last Wednesday (.-ays the Waihi correspondent of the Auckland Star) when it became known that the Rev. J. L. Pattullo had resigned his position as minister of the Waihi Presbyterian Church. Mr Pattullo states that he has done so bt cause the committee passed a resolution against his action in being a member of the Waihi Golf Club, for dealing in mining scrip and being a member of the Waihi Hospital trustees.

Tho Auckland police, says the Star, have been set a hauling problem by a girl 12 years of age, who gives the name of Hasel Agnes Roberts. She was found a week ago sleeping on a ferryboat, and so far all efforts to discover her parents or home have failed, The girl stated that her father was at Waihi, and contributed to her support while living with an aunt in Auckland; but this aunt cannot be found—and the police doubt the story.

Mr Mouri, of the Opunake-Hawera coach line, has improved the service by tho addition of a new coach, which is larger than the usual pattern, and affords more Comfort for travellers. The seats and back are well padded, and tho body is supported by six large springs; the undergear is painted yollow, lined black and red, and the body red, lined black and white, with gold ornaments. It is understood that the coach will be run on the Hawera end. Those coaches are supposed to havo tho best teams of horses that have been on the roads for years, and it is a common remark how fit they look, either coming or going,

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Stratford beat Fitzroy at bowls by 122 to 88.

Hawera bowlers beat New Plymouth by 116 to 106.

Mr M, Finn inserts a notice re settlement of accounts.

Tenders are called for additions to the Oaonui school.

An advertisement from Hung Wong and Co. will appear next issue.

Acceptances for first day's races of the N.P. Jockey Club, close on February 22.

The Manaia Brass Band is to be reformed, and applications called for bandmaster at £SO a year.

The Egmont County Counoil gives notice re overdue rates.

The Central London Tube Railway lost a million passengers during tho half year, owing'to motor bus competition.

The Matarawa, Wairnrapa, post mistress having claimed an increase of salary, which was not Banted, discontinued her services and left the mail bag to be depositad on the railway line.

" Granny Craske," the oldest living Salvationist, who has never entered a train, celebrated her 100th birthday atSheringham, Norfolk, on December 18. She has lived in the same town all hfir life.

The odd totalisator money at Ashhurst race meeting amounted to £SB 83 6d, and ha 3 been sent to the secretary of the Palmerston Hospital, With the Government subsidy of 24s in the £ this means an addition of over £l2O to the Hospital funds.

A new teacher set tho class the following sum:—"Suppose that a man owed the butcher £ll 10s, the tailor £l6 ss, the milkman 15s od, and the baker £2 10s, what would it all amount to?" "A midnight flit," answered an experinced pupil.

In an address on " The Science of Statesmanship," an American tradesman told a story coucorning two elderly ladies—twin sisters. One said to the other: " Sister, you are no better looking than I am ; you never had any more money than I did ; you never dressed any better than I did; you were not any better educated than I am ; and yet you have been married three times, and you are about to bo married a fourth, aud I have never had a chance to be married at all." The other replied : Sister, it is not the good looks, it is not the money, nor the clothes, nor the education, it is tbe ' come hither ' in the eye that doe 3 the business."

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