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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 135, 13 April 1894, Page 2

The Eketihunn Burnt Cork Opera Company give an entertainment in Ellin ton's Hall on Monday next. The Stipendiary Magistrate has called on the newly-elected licensing com n tt c for tho district of Masterton to meet in tf&sterton on Friday, April 20th. Tho erection of a soction of tho tole phone line botwson Eketahuna and Alfredton is cotnplolod for nix miles beyond Eketahuna. It is said that Messrs Dixon Broihms. cordial manufacturers, of Masterton. intend opening a branch factory in Painatua.

The Admiralty has engaged 28 v<ms»- s belonging to the Cunard, Peninsu a, hiio Canadian-Pacific lines as cruisers instead of niuo as at first intended. Willie and Jackoy, the two N.S.W. iboriginals arrested in connectio i with the Dora Dora murders, havj been found guilty and sentenced to death. The action Pioudfoot v. the New Sou h Wales Railway Commissioners, involving a million of money, has been rein >ved b\ mutual consent from Common Law to Equity.

A concert and dance in aid of th* fu. -is of the Ngaturi School is to bo held at that place on or about the 11th of May. There is plenty of talent available, and a pleasant evening is sure to ensue. The building trade is reported by tl e local paper to be very brisk just now in New Plymouth. A later issue, however, denies the report and curses the stagn ttion.

Extensive additions are to be m\dd to Mr F. D. Polling's hotel in Eke ahuna. which, when completed, will bring the front of the building level with the side of the footwalk. Messrs Radford and Barlow announce the greatest and most genuine sale of drapery ever had in Pahiatua. Three bankrupt stocks are to be sold off, for particulars of which see advertise n mi. A beautiful monument is being made for Rewi to the order of Sir George Grey. It has a marllo base, and in addition to a suitable inscrption has in the bod of the stone two recesses for portraits of Rowi and Sir George Grey. The Pshiataa Gymnasium has a credit balance of eleven shillings, wth the amouni of 4s due for outstand ng subscriptions. Considering the am >unt of expenst involved in purchasing material this is t satisfactory result. The section of road between Ilawera and Eletahuna, under the control of the Mairarapa North County Council, is ii a terrible state just now. The coachdivers invariable utter a fervent “ Than Heaven ! ’’ when the Pahiatua Countyuoundary is reached. The eicacy of the poisoned wheat kept in stock a the Pahiatua County offices is proved v the presence in the bags of a numbenf defunct mice, whose nefarious nibbling caused their sudden death. Other leal bodies are copying the ex ample othe Pahiatua County Co mcil in keepingoisoned grain to supply to farmers. At Fdell on Wednesday night Harrv Laing, le well-known prize-fighter at temptin to alight from a train whilst in motion. He fell, and getting un ler the train, hi both his legs cut off. The train pulled i at the bottom of Forlell hi! . and wei back and conveyed L ting into Wangarj. He was at once tak 11 to th hospital Wand Known. —All ,mv goods comin direct fin the Home mmufa urns all who intjd piying mo a visit ,g the next l'flays’ sale may dep . I on my goods bng fresh and new from the markets. Mold shop keeper’s rubbish, “dear at any'ice, ” carried forward from season tofason. R. Blair, Importer, Wellington At meeting of the management com mitteo f the Pahiatua Football Club held la evening, it was decided to substitute >r the annual ball a concert and dance,* be held on the 24th May. A strongid energetic committee have the arrangients in hand, s,o that the pubiic may Id forward to a realty enjoyable evenirou the Queen’s birthday. Theitives of Tahoraite have collected £550, hieh is to be expended in the erectioof a grand monument to their late elf. A great meeting of natives from i quarters was held yesterday to celebn the event. Several residents of Pahiat accompanied Nircaba and the Maoriirom the Tutaekara Pah to Tahoraitiesterdav morning. It is said the monumt was made in Italy, specially to the ler of the Tahoraite Maoris. Thoanawatu Standard has the followingeferencc to a late resident of Pahiat:—Amongst the performers at the cojrt on Wednesday evening, all of whahave exceptional talent, will be | Miss Howay, a soprano vocalist wh( has smwith much success in New South \\ and various parta ol New 2and, principally Wellington and Auekla Miss Holloway is also an accomjhed guitar player. A ni'e named Jacob, when riding along tWaikanae beach recently, cams across trange reptile ‘2ft in length, more like a ike in appearance than an eel. It has at head, the skin being a beautiful gun colour on the belly and black on the k. About 6in from the tip of the tail areottlod black and white marks. There ;po feet, The reptile is alive, but hot came to bo at the spot where it was fou is a mystery. The Maori intends exhibit his find.—Gisborne Herald

Mr r< Pirani. has received a t reply fi the Lands and Survey Depart 1 ment rtcting the Palmerston-Pahiatua f road, I construction of which was t recentlyged by a deputation, stating that “ (matter was very carefullv con- [ sidered'ic time ago, and it was decided t that th<nds available for roadmaking , could ne used in widening the present 1 horse tiaoross the range from Pahiatua , to Palmon. At the present time it 16 [ a very gsaddle orpack-horse track, and the roaem Pahiatua via Woodville and the Gobs a very good one for droy b traffic. ii!e so many other country ' districts in a much worse position, the Govern* would not be justified in expendihe large sum which would be [ requirec make this road passable for wheel tin”—Standard. Ctm-f’s ENDOWMENTS WITHOUT KISK. Table H—This table removes the only objeetio the ordinary form of Child's 1 Ettdowr, viz., the fear that lit the event of deatf parent or guardian, the Pretniutvould not be kept up. It is | thercforombi nation of endowmentand assnranithout risk of forfeiture from any cau Every possible contingency is coverjnd a gqod rate of compound interest iiiiaranteed at the end of the term bit policy, which is also oonforieitattvliile surrender value lasts. EtfmpljV father, age 30, endows his set, ftgejor £'2oo, payable on hisreachit? 21 yl gf age, the annual premium bing £? 6d. It the father should die h.v timber the first payment as above, 1 tstead (he widow having to continue j ayiug fniurns, the endowment be- : i onjes a |i-up policy, and matures when i lue boy thee 21 years ot age. T n event ; ! if the cl's- death during currency ot ! 1 he poliJl'ie whole of the ptvmmnt. ! t ta»d wj he vafunded.—Mutual Life