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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 107, 5 February 1894, Page 2

We regret to learn that Mr T. Wall it seriously ill with congestion of the lungs. A spot on the main road, on the Hawke'* Bay eide of the Ngawapurua bridge, requires attending to at once. The earth has fallen in and left a gaping pit between the bridge decking and the solid Sound, which is full of possiblities of nger to the unwary traveller. There are other points near tbe same place which are also much in need of attention. Good progress is being made with the excavation of tbe lower road round the hill on the main road to Woodville, and in a short time it should be fit for traffic. The Otago Daily Times states that the boy who waa rescued, along with the other survivors of the barque spirit of tbe Dawn, from the Antipode* Islands, is still in ths Hospital. He is progressing favorably, but it will bo some time yet before he will be able to leave the institution.

The election of the successor to Mr G. Beetham on the Board of Education hae resulted in tbe return of Mr Frederick Bradey. The number of votes polled by each candidate was as follows:—Frederics Bradey, 17; Edwin Feist, 12; Chas. Phare* zyn, 7 ; Alex Wilson Hogg, 0 ; Alex Maokey, 6 ; Francis H. Brittian, 5; Geo. A. Fairbrother, 4: William Allan, 8; and Rev. A. Thompson 2. We regret that owing to the failure -of a number of the committees to properly fill in the voting papers ws are unable to show bow the votes were east.—Poet.

A fire occurred at Blackspoint, Beefton, shortly before 1 o'clock on Friday morning, resulting in the destruction of Tonkin's Hotel and Walsb't store, while the Albion Hotel was also considerably damaged. The N.Z. Office bad a policy of £SOO on the hotel, but it lapsed in November. Walsh’s store and contents were insured in the Commercial Union for 4175.

Messrs Ritchie, Secretary * the Agnotuturel Department; Valentine. Government Dairy Expert; end meat Dairy Instructor. church on Friday and m^eotefi Storage rfdLiry produce bet wean ma**; lecture and shipments, and toe m extremely moderate. They aho mepeeseu the working of Whitahell and Son* ptoa»» milker at the inventor * farm. Brooaetue. and expressed tbe opinion that it would probably form a most important labor Li..

saving machine. A yonng fanner named Robert Edward*, aged 25, unmarried, waa found dead near Kaiapoi on Friday morning with a gunshot wound in hie bead. He had been suffering from influenza, and complained ol pains in the head. He took a gun from the house with the intention of shooting swamp bene, as the day was too wet tor harvesting. When be wea 100 yards from tbe house a shot waa heard, and on a child proceeding to the epot found him lying on hie back near a lagoon. Death must have been instantaneous.

A man, who has been posing in Christchurch during the past week as a special correspondent to the Yorkshire Poet, end who represented thst be had a epecial mission to fulfil in reporting on the resources of the Colony, was arrested on Fridsy for obtaining money bv false pretences from W. A. Meliaren, traction engine proprietor. He represent* that he arrived in Wellington by the Rimutaka in Januarv, but when arrested bills wsze found 'on him dated January 10, Occidental hotel, Dunedin. He he* victimised a nnraber of people, and on Wednesday night gave a banquet to the Yorkehireman. He obtained a watch from a local jeweller, and tbowad it round a* having been presented to him when he was leaving home by the men of the Yorkshire Poet. He appears to have several aliases, having gone as both W. Robertson and Wickson at Dunedin. The greatest depth in the Atlantic Ocean has been found some hundred miles to the northward of the island of St Thomas whsrs soundings of 8,076 fathoms wsrs obtained.

Pahiatna was visited on Friday night by a very heavy gale of wind, which shook and rattled the houses almost as badly as an earthquake. Luckily, however, no serious damage waedone, though a number of trees in different parts of the town were uprooted. One came down across the road opposite Mr Mexted's property. On the Msngaone road the highway wan temporarily obstructed by a few trees whioh came down at different points. The match between the first elevens of the Pahiatua and Woodville Cricket Club* did not eventuate on Saturday, owing to the failure of the latter team to put in an appearance. Heavy weather was given *» the cause of thrir non-arrival. Sir George Dibbs has issued instructions to immediately arm the New South Wale* police with revolvers.

The Melbourne Court of Enquiry into the foundering of Huddart, Parker and Co.'s steamer Alert, when all hands but one perished, ha 3 found that the vessel had insufficient stability and freeboard for such a voyage. It considered the vessel was properly handled, and thero was no evidence to ehow the cause of the foundering. The Union Bank of Australia haa issued the City of Sydney loan of £300,000, at four per cent., at per. Tenders close on the Bth inst. The British Oovemment haa decided to make a grant of £2OOO to the Hobart Exhibition. The South Australian Register estimates the wheat yield at 14,042,000 bushels, an average of eight bushels an acre. Bailey's Reward claim at Coolgardie has struck wonderfully rich gold in the hundred foot level. The face grow* ricbor as it is opened up, and is now yellow with gold. Very rich leaders have also been discovered in a number of other clauns. A man named Walter Tibbutt was arrested at Auckland on board the Taviuni. sailing for Fiji, on the charge that, being a bankrupt, he was about to abscond from the Colony, taking property to the value of £2O.

News haa been received in Brisbane of Captain Campbell and party, who lauded in a boat after tbe steamer Kanahooka foundered in tbe Gulf of .Carpentaria. They journeyed a considerable distance along the coast, swimming the rivers and oreaks. Mr Felton tbe engineer, died from exposure. Captain Campbell waa drowned in crossing the Naesau river. The other two, a fireman and the cook, were picked up by a stockman and taken to Mamina station. The steamers not having returned, the fate of the boat in charge of the mate of the steamer is still involved, The etaff of St Patrick's College is to receive several acquisitions from the opening of the coming scholastic year—Dr Kennedy, M. A., a very able young priest, wbo haa had a distinguished University career, the Rev Father Aubrey, now of Blenheim, and the Rev Father Symons, of the Means* College. Father Aubrey ie a French gentleman of great echolarlv attainment*, who ha* been exceedingly popular in Canterbury and Marlborough. Hie place at Blenheim will be taken by the Rev Father Lewie, late of St Patriek'e College staff.—Post. The organ now in nee at the local Catholic Church is one that was used at the Dunedin Exhibition. Musical experts consider tbe instrument an exceptionally fine one. J The Wednesday half lioliday commences this week. The cricketers have at once taken advantage of the change of day and have arranged a match between the second ole vena of tho local and Woodville teams.

„ 'T' Bri ***’ “ *g« n < for the northern Assurance Company, haa received from the head office a letter stating that the Company i* willing to subscribe toward* the purchase of a fire engine for the town. Surely after this lead the other companies doing butinese in the town can scarcely afford to stand aloof. As showing the immunity from fire enjoyed by Pahiatua it might be mentioned that during the paat eight years one of the principal office*—that of the Northern Aeeuranoe Company—hae only had -l-i—----up?n it to the extent of £7 10*. The other offices have been almost equally fortunate

The Albion Football Club, by 18 to 11 ha* instructed its delegate* to tbe Canterbury Rugby Union to vote in favor of the SiXwTmSnlt^U^*^ Mr J. B. Graham notlfiee that ha haa juet reoeived a large consignment of rve grass sood from Gisborne. The seed held over from last year s cop wu sbeorbed by looal demand for early btuh soaring, therefore the consignment consuls entirrfv of new seed. The market has advanced considerably since opening, but Mr Graham was fortunate enough to buy befoiTthe pnoee advanced, and is therefore able to give buyer* the advantage of this eircam•twice, It i» notified in another column tu.* Mr D. Crewe wiUhold UTOaJ hone sale at Pahiatua, and immedUuN after, the auctioneer will eubmHtonZuZ auction absolutely without reserve, . I*r« EtSSS ’ ,Mv - ‘-v.