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Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 605, 30 November 1883, Page 2

DrrnrE Services. —Services will be conducted on Sunday as follows :—By Rev J. C. Eccles, at St. Peter’s, Waipawa, at 11 a.m. (communion) and 7 p.in., and at Hampden (communion) at 3 p.m.—By Rev. A. Shepherd, at St. Andrew’s, Wnipukurau, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.—By Rev. S. Douglas, at Waipawa at 11 a.m., Patangata at 3 p.m., and Kaikora at 7 p.m.—By Rev. E. Barnett, at Kaikora at 3 p.m., and at the Methodist Church, Waipawa, at 7 p.m. Jewellery. —Mr Ben. B. Johnson advertises a great sale of watches, Swellery, &c., in the shop opposite the ail office, to take place at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow. Cow Killed. —On Tuesday evening, one of the trains ran over and killed a cow on the railway line at Patangata crossing. The cow, we learn, was the property of Mr James Bennett. Forethought. —We learn that the late Rev. W. Shirriffs had his life insured for a sum of £7OO. This will be a handsome addition to the subscriptions now being collected for his wife and six children. Waipukurau Caledonian Sports. —ln this issue the programme of events to be competed for at Waipukurau on New Year’s Day is inserted. Good prizes are given for each of the events, which should draw a large number of entries. A bicycle race, with a first prize of £5, is one of the attractions of the programme.

Special Train. Arrangements have been made .to run a special train from Waipukurau to Napier on Monday next, to enable persons who wish it to enjoy an evening’s amusement at the Theatre Royal. The train will leave Waipawa at 5.45 p.m., calling at all intermediate stations, returning from Napier at the conclusion of the perfoimance. Horse Race. — A match for £25 aside has been arranged between Mr W. Ellinghain’s Orphan Boy, and Mr J. Driscoll’s Daybreak, to be run at Takapau on December 24, weight Bst, and distance two miles. Orphan Boy, it will be remembered, won several races in this kpounty last Christmas time, and no doubt Iwill again show himself a good horse in uiis race with Daybreak, who is new to .this district. County Hospital. —Residents in the County will be pleased to learn that the Government" are still continuing the £2 for £1 subsidy to this hospital. Every donation of £1 to the hospital therefore adds £3 to the funds of that institution. The station lists have already commenced to come in, one from Milbourne being accompanied with £2l, collected on that station. We hope to chronicle a number of subscriptions from stations even larger than that received from Mr Hastie. The Shipbuilding Trade. —There are employed in the shipbuilding establishments and marine engineering works of Great Britain 100,000 men, whose annual wage earnings amount to £7,000,000. A Warm Place. — Men are sinking for cold water on the land recently sold by the Government for the new township at the Ohinemutu hot springs. They have reached a depth of 70ft, but as yet nothing but hot water has been found. Rough on the Informers. —A Dublin correspondent says an Invincible Vengeance Committee has been formed to hunt all informers. The Committee has paid spies through the British colonies and Girl.—A Winnebago maiden, known in McGregor, Minn., as Agnes, went over to that town from the Wisconsin side, with others of her tribe, recently, in a skiff, and being detained in her shopping tour, she was mortified on going back to the river bank to find her friends had taken the skiff and gone home. Nothing daunted, however, she was not to be stopped by a trifle, aud taking off her raiment, she pinned it in a bundle to her head and then swam the Mississippi river to her camp. A South African Hailstorm.— When it hails in the Transvaal it does so with some force. A late paper from Natal says recently in the bush, a party who had outspanned their waggons in a sprint had to climb into trees for safety. A farmer lost 1800 out of 2000 sheep. The horses and cattle were covered with hail up to the very ears, and were found standing dead in the hail. The waggons were covered with hail up to a few inches of the top part of the hind wheels, and had to be dug out next monrning. Four days after this event hail was found to the depth of lift in some parts of Boekenhoutkloof, and it is believed it will not have melted in a a month’s time. synopsis of new advertisements. Tenders are invited by Waipawa County Council for metalling at Porangahau. Mr J. E. Knapp has a number of ewes and wethers for sale. A ball and supper will be held at Waipawa on December 26. Mr Beu B. Johnson has a team of good working bullocks for sale. Tenders are invited by Waipawa County Council for formation of Takapaa-Wai-pnkurau Gorge road. Mr A. Giblin, Gwavas, has a well-bred roan bull for sale. Mr Ben. Johnson will sell by auction to-morrow a large stock of watches and jewellery. The programme of sports to be competed for at Waipukurau on New Year’s Day, is inserted. Messrs Miller and Potts have a large quantity of sheep for sale. A special train will run from Wai pukurau to Napier on Monday evening next, calling at all intermediate stations.