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Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2500, 2 September 1890, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Waipawa Town Board will be held to-morrow (Wednesday). The Waipawa School Committee meet on Thursday next for the usual monthly business.

Mr Hill, Inspector of Schools, came up from Napier yesterday to inspect the Kaikora School, and completed his work to-day. He is due here on„Thureday. Messrs Symona and J. Turley are at Pourerere, engaged in the settlement of some disputed boundary question in connection with a native reserve.

The weekly meetings of the Waipukurau Quadrille Assembly will close with a ball on Wednesday, for which the tickets will be 5s each. Miss Maney, from Napier, will preside at the pianoforte.

The thoroughbred horses Black Rose end Hercules, belonging to Mr L. Evans, will stand thi3 season at Waipukurau. Mr T. Ellingham’s thoroughbred racing sire is alo_ announced to stand this season. Full particulars of the above three horses will be found in our advertising columns.

To-day Mr Ben. B. Johnson’s eldest daughter was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr J. Howell, of Te Wairoa. The newly-wedded couple were this afternoon driven by Mr M. Moroney to Hastings, from whence they take the train to Napier en route for Te Wairoa.

It is reported that Mr George Ellis, of Hastings, intends to persevere with his candidature for Hawkes’ Bay, and that he is very irate at Mr Reardon having been put forward, considering that he (Mr Ellis) had much stronger claims on the allegiance of his party. The report of his retirement originated from the Evening Neivs y which supports Mr Reardon, who is a shareholder in that concern. A late New York paper remarks in its religious columns : —A New Zealand idol, 250 years old, six inches long, and cut out of jade, and uglier than a catfish, has been caught trying to sneak into this country through the New York Customhouse without paying duty. The New Zealand god that tries to come here and set up his foreign religion must be taught the first thing what his duty is, and promptly pay it. Mr Skerrett, Registrar of Electors for Waipawa, has received official notice of his re-appointment, and is now busily engaged in the re-compilation of the roll. Everybody should make a point of inspecting the roll, or getting a trustworthy friend to do so for him, in order to ascertain that his name and qualifications are duly entered. Only 30 days are allowed for completion of the rolls, from date of Mr Skerrett’B re-appointment.

What is the cause of all this preternatural activity in this district on the part of certain Opposition election agents ? There are certain parties who shall be nameless who appear to have nothing to do just now beyond spouting politics. Yet they are giving it out that Mr W. C. Smith is going to stand, and that he has a safe seat. If that is the case, why should they put themselves out of the way to solicit votes. The other side, however, cannot afford to neglect tbe ground as they are doing. Particularly should’ they bestir themselves to get all their friends enrolled. There is only a short time open for this purpose. A committee ought to bp formed, at once to register electors. The Kaikora North Town Board met at the Mechanics’ Institute yesterday, the following members being present—Messrs Clark, Merrylees, Mundell, Pettit, and Ingleton. After the minutes were read and confirmed, the Chairman was authorised to have all the large stones faked off the newly metalled footpaths and deposited in several holes on the main road. A letter was read frora.the PaymasterGeneral stating that the balance of subsidy due f o the Board had been paid into the Board’s credit at the Bank of New Zealand, Waipawa. The following accounts were passed for payment, Crayford and Hicks, £2 14s 6d ; E. Gray, £5. The Native Committee sat again on Saturday. The case taken first was one from Paki Paki, a dispute about a piece of land claimed by two different parties. One party had ploughed up a portion and refused to allow the other to plant any seed, although tbe land was not subdivided. One of the committee was away, but was expected back by the evening train. Two other cases were gone into, but decisions were deferred. The Committee sat again on Monday, and concluded the business. The other two cases were not of any public interest. The wrestling match between Mr R. Grant,, of Tamumu, and Mr T. O’Grady, of Takapau, created a good deal of interest last Saturday, a large number of country visitors being present. The terras of the match were, Cumberland style, best out of three falls, £lO a-side. The first round resulted in favor of Grant through O’Gradv breaking his hold. The next round O’Grady threw Grant. The third round Grant threw O’Grady. The fourth round O’Grady threw Grant. The fifth Grant threw O’Grady, and won the match by three points to two. Mr R. Briggs acted as judge, and Mr B. Boyle as referee. Mr O’Grady is not satisfied with his defeat, and another match is expected to be arranged. A Press correspondent at Wellington wired on Friday night:—“ I am sorry to say that the Premier is again seriously ill. He was able to take a walk to-day, but is not allowed to attend to any business. He insisted on attending a Cabinet meeting, and at the close his symptoms were so alarming that at one time fears were entertained he would not leave the room alive. This evening someone foolishly mentioned the discussion going on about his memorandum, and his interest being aroused he was again seized with nervous excitement, followed by dangerous exhaustion, and his condition creates much uneasiness.”

Says the Wellington Times :—We have had numerous enquiries about that Masterton gentleman, who, according to the Press Association, is anxious to employ 200 bushfellers at Is per hour. Several anxious breadwinners have answered us that if they eould only be sure of being taken on by this Colossus they would regard it as bliss unutterable. One of them in a letter to us refers to the prospect as a “ great treat.” But he is incredulous. At the present time, when the town is about to be full of what the military men call “ bouches inutiles,” a Wairarapa demand for hundreds of bushfellers at a shilling an hour would be a godsend. If this is not a mischievous hoax, the Association ought to give us chapter and verse for a very comforting statement. Says the Post :—A very sad case came before the trustees of the Renevolent Institution yesterday afternoon, when a very ladylike person appeared in support of an application for relief. It was stated that her husband had, until a few years ago, occupied a responsible Government position in an up-country town in the South, and she moved in the best society there. Unfortunately he became involved in mining speculations, and is now serving a sentence for embezzlement. She and her family removed to Nelson a short time since, and three children were, at her request, committed to an industrial school in that town. Subsequently she was sent across to Wellington, and since she has been here she has been under treatment in the hospital. As she was without means and without friends here the trustees decided to allow her 10s a week.

The Evening News of the 30th ult. (town edition) contains the following interesting announcement in its local memoranda : H.B. Bcobbit District is open for iupection at Court-house, Waipawa ; sitting of Pi •ovision Court ou Wednesday,

September 10th.” Of course there will be the inevitable “ comp.” in the background, unless the Provision Court is to be charitably provided in view of an expected famine in Waipawa owing to the present strikes. We should not have noticed any peculiarity of this kind in another paper ; but the News is always so scrupulously exact and correct in its statements, and is so quick at noticing such things in its contemporaries, that we feel inclined to hope for the best. Will there be a distribution of “ loaves and fishes ? ” and what qualification for admission to the Bar ?