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Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 607, 7 December 1883, Page 2

Divine Services. —Services will be conducted on Sunday as follows :—By Rev J. C. Eccles, at St Peter’s, Waipawa, at 11 am, Kaikora at 3 p m, and Te Auto at 7 p m—By Rev E. H. Granger, at Waipukurau at 11 am and 7 p in, and at Takapau at 3 p m—By Rev W. Grant, at St Andre w’s Presbyterian Church, Waipuknrau, at 11 am and 7 pm—By Rev S. Douglas, at Kaikora at 11 a m, Hampden at 3 p m, and at Waipawa at 7 p m—By Rev E. Barnett, at the Methodist Church, Waipawa, at 3 p m, and at the schoolroom, Kaikora, at 7 pm. Naturalisation. —Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Johannes Thomsen, farmer, Makaretu. London Produce Markets.—The local agent of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has received the following telegram from tho London office of the company, under date 4th inst : —The wool sales progress firmly. Cross-bred market slightly easier. Up to date 104,000 bales have been sold. Our next market telegram will bo sent on the 11th inst.

Lecture. Captain W. Jackson Barry, who describes himself as the “ world-ienowned lecturer, far-famed traveller, and 54.years’ colonist,” will deliver a lecture on “ His tour round the world” in the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening. The lecture is described by the press of the colony as an amusing one, and certainly is very unique. Oddfellowship. At the halfyearly meeting of the Tavistock Lodge, 1,0.0. F., Waipukurau, held on Tuesday evening, Bro. D. B. Tattershall handed in his resignation as secretary. The resignation was accepted, and Bro F. Crowther appointed to the office, Mr Tattershall shortly intends leaving Waipukurau for Port Ahuriri, at which place he will embark in the hotel-keeping business.

Racing.—Wo remind owners of horses that nominations for tho Maiden Plate, Hurdle Race, W.C.R.C. Handicap, and the Railway Handicap, to bo run at Kaikora on New Year’s Day. close on Bth inst., at 8 p.m. Nominations for the Hampdon Stakes and Handicap Hurdles close at Hampden at 7 p.m. on Bth inst. The nominations for the principal events to he competed for at Takapau close on 11th inst.

Sale of Fancy Work. —A sale of useful and fancy work will be held at Waipukurau on 11th inst., in aid of St. Mary’s Sunday school. The sale will be held in the schoolroom. There will also be a Xmas tree, and distribution of gifts to the school children. In tho evening tho proceedings will bo enlivened by vocal and instrumental music, a cabinet of curiosities being also on view. A Monstrosity. A Wanganui paper says that an animal is on exhibition in that town which has a horse’s head, cow’s quarters, pig’s tail, and besides many other peculiarities, is covered with little woolly tufts like a dog. We are informed that the animal is the property of Mr Ernest Browne, late of Waipawa, and was caught in the Manawatu district. Ho is making a “ pile of money” by exhibiting the peculiar creature. Tahoraite Railway Station.— The following tenders were received for the Tahoraite station buildings contract, Wellington-Napier railway :—Accepted : Alexander and McFarlane, Wanganui, £2710. Declined: Jay and Haynes, Danevirke, £2821 : Murdoch and Rose, Wellington, £3077 ; Lucas and Humphreys, Napier, £3131 ; M. Burgess, Wanganui, £3290 ; H. McKenzie, Woodville, £3556 ; D. Glendinning, Napier, £3889 ; Jas. Russell, Wellington, £3930; Thompson and McLean, Wellington, £4183.

Standards Examination.—At the late simultaneous examination in Standards V. and VI., 128 pupils presented themselves, ninety-three of whom were examined for Standard V., and 35 for Standard YI. SeveDty-four passed in the lower standard, and 33 in the higher. We give below the names of those in this district who were successful, also tho number of marks obtained :—Standard VI. : Murdoch Mackey, 51, Takapau ; Walter Wnite, 46, Arthur Knight, 43, and Franklin White, 43, Kaikora; William McKenzie, 43, Takapau. Standard V. : Annie Holder, 60, Maggie Nicholson, 52, and William Rutlibono, 50, Waipawa ; Albert Jarmin, 49, Ormondville ; Ellen Palmer, 47, Waipukurau ; Victoria-Flood, 45, Kaikora ; George Palmer, 44, Waipukurau.

Journalistic.—Mr E. A. Ilaggen of Wanganui, says the Chronicle, fwu become the proprietor of the Woodville Examiner, and takes charge of his new investment at Christinas.

Diabolical Act.—Adiabolical outrage and murder, described by the Argus as one that has rarely been equalled for atrocity in the criminal records of Victoria, has been committed near Panmnre, a town situate about 16 miles from Wurrnambool. The victim is a girl 10 years of age, named Margaret Nolan. She was last seen walking beside a man riding on horseback, who is well-known as a farmer named Morgan. She never returned home, and a search was eommened for her. At 4 o’clock on Sunday morning a party discovered her dead body lying among some tall ferns about half a mile from the township only a few yards from a metal road. Sho was on her back, with her arms extended, and her clothes thrown up towards her face, and having a fearful wound, made apparently witli a pocket knife, in her neck. In her left hand she grasped some ferns, and all around there was evidence of a desperate struggle having taken place. Suspicion naturally fell on tho man who was last seen with the poor child, and he was arrested. He is an elderly man, having 14 grown-up children.

Immense Cattle. —The carcases of two enormous bullocks were exposed for sale in Melbourne a few weeks ago. The jair were bred by the executors of the ate Mr Niel Black, and have during the spring been exhibited in several of the provincial show yards, where in every instance they were awarded first prize. After taking their first award at the late show of the National Society at Flemington, where they excited a good deal of attention, these mammoth oxen were sold in the cattle-yards at Newmarket. One of them, bought by Mr T. Bennett, weighed 18201 b. when slaughtered and dressed, and the other, which fell to Mr P. J. Prendergast, turned the scale, in the same condition, at 17421 b. *

Xmas Plum Pudding.—On© pound butter, one pound sugar, one pound suet chopped fine, two and a half pounds flour. Prepare the fruit the day before ; take two pounds raisins, seed, chop, and rub in flour ; two pounds currants ; wash first in warm water; put in a collander to drain, then in two or three waters, cold ; then spread out on a large dish to dry, before the fire ; when dry rub in flour. Quarter pound of citron sliced very thin, twelve eggs, one pint of milk, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves, one ditto nutmeg ; mix tho butter and sugar, heat the yolks smooth and light, and add them. Next, add the milk, then the flour, alternately with the beaten whites, then spices, lastly the fruit well dredged with flour. Mix all thoroughly, wring your pudding cloth out of hot water, flour well inside, put in the pudding, and boil five hours.

Electioneering in Queensland. -—During the recent general election in Queensland, tho admonition to electors to " vote early and often” seems to have been carefully borne in mind, with aoine very surprising results. The Brisbane Courier says At Thompson’s Creek, where the Opposition got a majority of 20, only one rnan lives; at Watsonville more votes polled for the Opposition than there are voters in that district ; at Lower Tait and California Creek the Opposition state that there was more polling for tho Government than there are voters.” On tho same subject the Brisbane correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald writes :— 44 Two returns from outsido places filled nearly everybody with amazement. From being in a minority the two Government candidates vaulted over the heads of their opponents. At California Gully and Halpin’s Mr Hamilton polled 230 votes, and Mr Cooper 223, while Mr Hill polled only 31, and Mr Campbell 16. It is said by telegraphists in the electorate that there are not 100 voters anywhere near the two pollingplaces ;so how the largo number of ballot-papers found their way into tho box is a profound mystery. It is a mystery about which more will be heard. It is said that both sides have pursued resurrection and personation tactics, but it is simple truth to say that both parties in Brisbane are staggered by the turn things took when California Gully nnd Hatpin’s reported results.” SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Captain Jackson Barry will lecture this evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall. A concert will be given in tho district school on 21st inst. Mr W. Speedy, Herbertville, wants a good cook. Mr Browne is offering drapery and clothing goods at Xmas prices. A saddle has been found, the owner of which can have it on paying expenses. The usual monthly meeting of the Abercorn Lodge will bo held on 12th inst., at 7 p.m. A sale of useful and fancy work will he held in aid of St. Mary’s Sunday school at Waipukurau on 11th inst. Mr Hugh Robertson has commenced business in tho bakehouse near Mr Morris Flynn’s, as a fancy bread and biscuit baker. S. Bridge, Ashcott, wants a boy, to milk. Mr Johnson will sell a quantity of drapery and clothing at the Oddfellows’ Hall on 220 d inst. Mrs Caro, dentist, will visit Waipawa on 14th inst., remaining till 16th inst. Mr Daniel Chainier lias been appointed to collect tho 1882-83 County rates duo in the Woodville Riding. Mr R. T. Brighouse requests the persons who drove his horses from his door, to call again for a buggy and whip.