The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 170, 7 February 1888, Page 2

The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1888.

V. n. .t. i. fo Cullinaiit sterna/ .1 l!n- Ml \. . .1 Itu «U left, 1. ’ll., iu • tin- . e discovery i 1 at u had ; !i.,.ii .. uurneil. 1 i is si.piK.sta tu i. r.: _• tin- gale which ru ed ou s . p.trks had be. • -i. ■ i .U . . oi.e atightu." on t.':e Ife to It. i-lti . iiied off the body, olid tin . |. ■ aul ou. | Viii n i.ie spot was st levied by tiiose hi. were willi ("Kir Duran, it had the a;-; • alaiu-1- ol' h ’lig U.e safest place it is p • Mole ;.i tin l. iK .ug quite fret) from smoke, ailli the wind blowing tit a U : .ti i a ~,-.i lei'; no doubt uu t.. 0 ,i uds of t.. i-e (re eot, ui.er mature '. ■ iis.diTn'.. it. mat .f not taken on u . .ter kituat.i n oo lid not he selected !• a.t. • •"idy. One thing we are i .. -1 of. a i mat is tins, that under ... -i;. > blame . u <■« i.'aci .-d to ihofae who left the : lop of tbi station; •y we .id Willingly have carried it in tla jiy.tliou ol the Mukakaht iid L . !. i. uls, hut were prevented . .!. i. As ; • anyone r.-maiinng out id ;. ito uiit. .i the I ly we simply it ve mpo '. • i- i git v. u tt terrible- one, and ! wr.h. it > f a:iy mud it is mure .!iut> iikrly !i .■ exj ure would have • lu any who tried it. It is a h.Kiule enialully that alter a pain- , t i._. ... ,i n ... »:i. me lire should have o .in J the n sly ; huiiidllthecircum:.i : . s wen !>:i i.vii u.. we know them t.. a would ik- few if any unciiariuthle i mute..la ou the action of tiiose who •i. i red a great deal of hardship tv gut is iy to wi.a. they considered u •- p...ce. b.mie n.eit ure fond of ... . -.. j would do in this or ili.- 1 case; hut those very men aie the t.. . to luo.-e their heads in an emergency. If any want to form an ulea ; ol tne hardships endured by those who were with (sjor iHiran, lit litem visit liic .'pot where he Cell, and calculate il.i »tr ,-gle in getting the body to the ; top ol liie lull.

The funeral of the late Mr John Donui lis announced to take place to-morrow ... : -. • ht-’.el at 3.00. We remind ratepayer* of the loan meet- ! in;' this e\rlill.g, ai the ilall. It 1* to Ik- lu-ped a large number will pul in an I ajijiaa/ance. | Api ’i-att ->:i* for the office of Chief Comin..-, ji-r uf Nr* Zealand Itailwavs are now be i< nxitrti b. ill in 1.-iiid-m an# America. It i« not uilentled to do anvi a,' I. ward* the "election of the tu-y ; a n r .uml iouers until the chief oaiwuaia> loner lias IK-eit ap|K>intcJ. An extensive tire u now raging in Fithi* j p*:bt f rest. AiirkUnl, and great deeimetion t« tlireotoned. Thi* U one of the | Lu/. :ka .. h oe* in the North l-‘ . i. j Sun Uy u-gh:-* Harm pUye.l i svoc with • • a to* all arou- ..• - u •-. through to W . ton ot ci ...t yct.-rday. I’r 1' /lied hi* po*it on a* j re*. Uo i.: n.o Wellington ll.u- ---| tal. a-. i i| ointed su|-ertnU-ii .lent of ll.e -.i.at c Aayluiu. Cart I i.:. " n t.....t>.-- man ran do a good job of work, preach a good sermon, j try- a lawtu.l well, doctor a patient, or ■ abt. and dull w .<!> elr.r brain and uu- ' atrun/ nerve*, i d cone *i:o-.ti.l tueke the at es'ipt in *n ,< ndition when it can be "O aa.'iy end tin oply removed bv a little Ac-arican Co t Hop Euteis. Look for

f'athohc* iu lilo Jintn.-t wrdl no doubt he pleaaetl to !r*rn that the Ilex'. Father Mrheiiua will celebrate Mate on Sunday neat at the I'ahmtna ! ebool, at 11 a.m.

V.. u:i . >id that Messrs Crimp an t -i-.t to i>u .<i extensive proi. eui to apply for publican's ne HUJ-.U.U moetiug ot loin. utiltvi iu June.

he.iitct.one ere being made in the police t -rce, no; by tile dismissal ot men, but by tue als.litton of .o.all station* where it is found tiial it is not necessary for an officer to be kept.

The re»i.it of the local option poll yesterday was as follows ;—FuLlicans' licenses, II t .r, 3 against; Near Zealand Wine, 2d for. ti agiuu't. Accommodation. 2d for, 6 ;.iu»:. Fifty two ratepayer* recorded their xotea.

The ca:o against Harry Laing, the Imier. on a ruarge of robbing a man nn.->i Young of tin- money the latter had won from hnii, w.a* dismiased nt the l'alinrrston North Court. The Mug isfat - iv.uarke,. that it aji;ieareii to be a us" of “ diamond cut diaiuoud.”

A supplementary garotte i»»ned on I’rii i > ci .m a notification under the hand **f t-.e .dimeter of Lands declaring that rurul Inn is enumerated in the schedule ami 1., mg ("irtioi.s of bloeka in ent-li provincml at .met ot the colony are open for Kile or s, lection aAcr forty day s from pubhest ■ u ol notice under the third '» fun . : :.ie !.:m i A.-; Auicuiluient ll.ii, li-'T. i lie .. letlule of l.uiil covers 22 pagri. of ti-.e (ia/clte.

Aui* --./-t other reductions decided upon in toe Defence Department is included the al lit,ou <if the more department, hitherto maintained m Auckland and Dunedin. 'Tin* Defence Minister is ot opinion that one ri nt-id store dcpni tmcnt in conuection with do.*nee is all that is required, and tin Wellington store will therefore he toe only one maintained in future. As l> ith tlic itunediu and Auckland stores had a fill stalf. tile members of which will now i-e dispensed with, a considerable saving w ill Ik- effected by- this change.

A correspondent w rites Much has Ix-i-n said about the unfortunate trage-lv ol ;.uu lav. As the death of one member uf the party was absolutely unforseeable, no om shun! 1 hlanie Moore on that account for firing his bush. He could not p-onllv liave dreamed that the active party who went in would have to return hearing such a burden. Hut as far os transpired Moore knew horse* iiad gone m, and knew- that bv firing the bush he was cutting oIT tiieir retreat. This seems to require some explanation. Of course there is no law about it. but just look at it from a common sense (Hiint of view. IToli.-ihlv tin... wire faults on both sides. A party g.■ lg into such a place ought to have a di t understanding tiiut their retreat will not be cut off. Says the Wellington Times :—The Government experienced a rather disagreeable Mirpri c a day or two ago in receiving Ironi tin- Agent-General an account for . ti-nce inati-ral to tim amount of 2120,000, tere.i by the l e (ioveriuue'.it without th" slieliti-"- authority and without even uu otlieial i. or.l being kejit of tite trans--tion 1 How many more of these little

■ urprises art- (lending, we wonder 1 V t 't; 1 OLi.v. —“ For ten years my wife wa» c'.iilin.-.l to !i.-r Le i with such a coini ..i!i ot adinems that no doctor could tt w i t o- mutt'-r or cure her, uml i ip .. '-.I -.1 fortune m humbugstuffl

S> . i hi. us ago I saw an Amcricau flag v. u America.i Co s Hop llitlorson it, and 1 ti:o-i; it I a .mi Ibeaf >,l once more. I be u iviom. is.) I ■ .th--. cured her, sin- is now well and s’tong is any man's wife, and it cost me -• two <l. liars."—H. \V„ Detroit Mich. Read