TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9645, 21 January 1903, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

It is stated that n !oc:il woolgrower with a large Hock liiis refused s£d for his clip. ! The funeral of the la.te Mr McKinley i will leave tin- hospital at 2.30 to-moirow , afternoon, i ' Mr Marconi declares that, he is now ' ' able to send 40 wouh a ininute by wire--1 less telegraphy. j Stratford ratepayers rejected a proposal ; to raise a loan of £5000 for abattoirs, and carried one for a loan of £20C0 for drain- , age works. The Waiapu Sheep Dog Trial Club hold their annual meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. April Ist and 2nd. Liberal prizes will be given. Entries close on • March 21st. ! Speaking at a reception, given him at . Hokitika recently, the Premier remarked that when the timber had given out m 1 most other places there would still be plentiful supplies of it m that district, . 1 and people would be. obliged to come to ' tlw West Coast for it. Intense heat has been experienced at : (irafton. New South Wales, where thou--1 sands of acres of early maize ' -\e been completely burnt up. While, a. fortnight ago. a record export of maize was anticipated for the Clarence River district, the > destruction by heat means that, tnere will be a loss of £30,000. : Following are the shipments by the s.s. Maori, leaving at 5 o'clock tins evening for Napier:— Shipped by the New Zea- £ laud Loan and Mercantile Agency Lorn- - | pairy 46 bales wool, by DaJgety and Co., . Limited, 252 bales, and by Common. . Shelton and Co. 556 bales; total, 854 , bales. Shipped by Gisbonie Sheepfarm- , ers' Frow-'ii Meat Company, 8513 carcases I mutton, 1432 carcases lamb, 279 quartet I beef, 11 cases meat extract, 75 casks pelts, . 127 casks tallow. I 1 A distressing fatal accident occurred at i ■ Mangatainoka on Tuesday, when a feebkold lady of 78 years, named Mrs Bosen. 1 died from the results of a burning ucci- c dent. It appears that the old lady must ■ have been standing m front of the fire m 1 a sitting-room, when by some means her ; apron became ignited, catching her dress and severely burning her body and face. ■ Several pieces of furniture m the room caught fire. She had only been left a few minutes by her daughter and an as- . ' sistant employed to attend her. At a meeting of Star of Gisbonie Lodge, j 1.0.0. F., A.C., held at the lodge room. . Childers road, last evening, P.G. Bro. J. H. Cofebouriie presided, and installed r the following officers, who had previously ' been elected for the current term :— N.G., I Bro. Alf. Wade; V.G., Bro. H. J. Ben- . dall; treasurer, Bro. L. Williams; war- ] den, Bro. W. A. Howard ; conductor, Bro. J. Niccol; R.S. to N.G.. Bro. Dun- [ can; L.S., Bro. A. Coleman; R.S.S., r Bro. Jarman; L.S.S., Bro. Buscke; R.b. ' to V.G., Bro. Humphries; L.S. to V.G., I Bro. McLachlau; chaplain, Bro. Ham- | blett. The installing officer congratu- - later] these officers on their election, and | urged them to work together for the good £ of the Order. A number of candidates | were elected to become members m due ( i course, and a quantity of routine business f was transacted.