Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 319, 5 July 1907, Page 2

Local and General.

Tbe next sitting of the B.M. Court at Kawhia has been fixed lor Wednesday, July 17th. The usual monthly meeting of the Kawhia Ssbool Committee will be held on Monday evening next, at 7.80 p.m. Tbe bonks bslong’ns to the K whi Public Library have been removed «< tbe residence of the secretary, Mr P J. McCarthy, An auctioneer's license has been granted by the Kawhia County Connoil to Mr T. D Hamilton, of ffawbi.i, who, we believe, intends holding perio dical sales. During tha-week Mr A. Armstrong, county engineer, has been busily employed laying off tbe works in tbs K*wbia township for which object a loan of £250 has been raised.

Whilst oros-ing the Manukau bar on her last trip from Wanganui to Onehunga tbe s.s. Muritai received a severe buffering, portions of the deck fittings being washed away. The exports by tbe s.s. Muritai for OnobuDga on Tuesday included 48 sacks fungus, 81 bales flix, 51 bales tow, 18 sacks wheat, 10 bundles bides, quantity bacon and sundries.

Messrs W. Morgan and F. W. Newton have b-en embed much inconvenience by people taking too long in emptying the pontoons, and in thia issue notify (hat if they are not emptied within 48 hours of when placed on the beach a ebarge of 10s per day will be made.

A Wellington telegram states that Mr W. R Morris ((fatherof Mr Morris, of Kawaroa), assistant Controller of Money Orders and Savings Bank and Assistant Accountant, has been appointed Assistant-Secretary and Inspector of tbe Post and Telegraph Department vice Mr T. Rose, deceased. Mr Morris has been 33 years in the Government service.

It is stated that the s.s. Waitangi will be under tbe command of Captain Bark, and that the officers and crew of the steamer will be practically the same as the late s.s. Kia Ora carried. Mr W. A. Mason informs us that the lambing on tbe Kawhia run has already commenced, several of which were noticed last week. These lambs should be very prime next Christmas.

Last week there was washed up cm tbe Tabaroa beach a huge fish (computed to weigh over a ton.) The name of tbe fish is not known locally, but those who have seen it assert that it is not a whale.

Messrs Cavanagh and M‘lntosb, passengers by the Kia Ora when tbe vessel was wrecked, have proceeded to Auckland to give evidence at tbe enquiry. On Thursday morning Captain Roberts, of the s.s. Rothesay, left by coach on a like errand. Messrs Burd and Forsyth, of the Roads and Bridges Department paid a visit to works in progress in this district during the week. The former leaves for Wellington on Sunday presumably to assist in tbe allocation of grants to be placed on this year’s Estimates.

We learn that the Northern S.S. Co., repudiate any liability for the loss of flax in tbe wreck of tbe Kia Ora, which was consigned from here to Auckland, but which was placed on board and taken on to Waitara. It is extremely probable that the matter will be fought out in court. «

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is. fid. and 2s. fid.

Last week Mr Mason found one of his flock bad been worried to death, so he immediately poisoned the carcase. On bis way home he missed one of bis sheep dogs (which be valued at £5) and hurrying back found that the animal had been at tbe carcase and subsequently died. Since that time four dogs and seven hawks have met a similar fate.

We regret to state that Mrs MTntutib, who wb« in the Kia Ora wreck, haw nof get recovered from injuries received. The survivors lauded without boots, and naturally their feet suffered considerably. The lady mentioned is now suffering from a poisoned foot, necessitating Dr C. Campbell Jenkins* attention.

At a meeting of tbe Kawhia Harbour Board on Thursday, the following motion was proposed by Cr Jonathan, seconded by Cr W. J. Shaw, and carried :—That this Harbour Board convey their heartfelt sympathies to tbe relatives of those who lost their lives in the wreck of the s.s. Kia Ora on the 18th day of June, 1907, off Tirua Point, namely, Captain Blacklock, Messrs Magnus Forbes and Ross.

On tbe Feilding railway platform tbe other day a Stipendiary Magistrate wss “warned" not to smoke as it was a breach of the law.

The Tatimaranui Press says.— “That the M‘Cardle shook the duster mud—of Kawhia off his feet when he became an M L.O. This province ag-iin seriously disfranchised 1" Persona who require a first-class piano ou very easy terms are advised to read tho new advertisement of the Loudon and Berlin Piano Co. on our back page. *

An inspector of a West Ham school, in testing tbe children’s powers of ob cervation, asked for the mean in n of the letters W.H.S.B. (West Ham School Board), which were painted on the door. Up went, a hand, and “What Ho I She Bumfa” WM tha unexpected reply*

The folio win f advertisement appeared in the West Qoast Timos: The person in tbe habit of helping himself to tbe coal belonging to a resident of Beach street, is hereby warned to avoid a number of dynamite caps which will probably be placed in the , vicinity of the coal to ensure his identity! About six years ago a man nea r Bllham bought a farm at £lB an acre* He sold it the other day at £B9 an acre—treble the value he gave for it. Ha.lenok a land nationaHeer, as he has another spec. on. It is not usual with dsn’- f that, to pay much >n may down, but in this ciso it was nearly al! hard cash.

For publishing a report which did not meet with the approval of the civil authorities in a Welsh town, the Town Council passed a res dutinn prohibiting the presence of the reporter. The editor persisted in sending his scribe to attend the meetings, and a court injunction against him was app lied tor, but the application was thrown out. The new.-paper man was not to be deprived of bis right. The Northern S S. Company is los ing no time in preparing tbe Waitangi to replace tbe Kia Ora. She is in tbe Auckland dock receiving a complete overhaul. A number of new plates are being put in, a new hurricane deck a new captains cabin, the passenger accommodation is being.entirely renovated, and when finished the Waitangi will be n well furnished and useful vessel. She has twin screws and her machinery is being made as good as new.

The following rather original paragraph appears in last week's Opuneke Times On? iiaxtniller (Henry Rothery) cu the Kawhia coast received word that his fibre was on board the Kia'Ora when she went down. Liter information brought tbe news that the ill fated vessel bad left his fibre behind, which was valued at about £2OO and as the millers do not bother to insure when shipping from tbe coast the miller was well satisfied that his flax fibre had been left behind. However there was fibre to the value of £5OO lost by the wreck." At the Taumaranui Sunday school on Sunday afternoon a very pleasing ceremony took place. The scholars presented Mrs F. H. Earl {nee Mise Moffatt) with a signed testimonial and a handsome breakfast cruel, in appreciation of that lady's services as a late teacher in tbe school. Mr Heath, the superintendant, made the presentation on behalf of the children, and spoke in warm praise of Mrs Earl's good work. The recipent suitably replied, thanking the children for their considerate gifts. Talking of the aptitude with which natives assimilate the “civilisation** of the pakeha, a native clergyman present at the recent large gathering at Waahi, told a good story of a Maori who went through his facings before the Official Assignee. He wasreputed to be worth a “bit" and the official., anxious for the welfare of his creditors inquired, “But you have a flaxmill ? " “Noime” was the ungrammatical reply. “Mill not mine, it belongs to my missus. I just get the ’oof for my work." “And the farm ? queried the official. “That not mine, all the missus, too." “Who then owns tbe house and piano?'* “That the missus, too. Me all the same as pakeha." No more questions were asked, the moral of the answer being conclusive. An extraordinary story of football enthusiasm comes from Sheffield. A youth who was suffering from rapid consumption, and was aware that bis end was near, anxious to see the cup final, travelled from Sheffield to London on May 27tb. He witnessed the victory of bis favourite team, and then went home. Retiring to bed early on Sunday morning, he.asked his mother to place the Sheffield Wednesday colours close to him where he could see them. This she did. “I am glad 1 lived to see good old Sheffield Wednesday win the cup again," he said, and then with wonderful calmness, the colours of tbe club near him he waited the end, which came on tbe Sunday night. A writer in the Taranaki News, discussing the native question, recalls to mind a happening of some years ago at tbe opening of a hall in one of Taranaki Kaingas. There was quite a large influx of Europeans. Tbe Maoris seemed to have developed a craze for “change." Visitors were approached by a Maori in this wise : “You got te two single shillin’ and te ikipeuny for te half-crown ?" And the change would be given. Others wanted two sixpences for a shilling, two shillings for a florin, two threepenny pieces for a sixpence, and so on. By-and-by came dinner time. The pakehas trooped in and enjoyed their feed. A collection was taken up. Not one of them had anything smaller than a two-shilling piece. That is bow the “child of nature" got home ou tbe civilised product.

Friday’s Auckland Star pays “Tbe general manager of tbe Nor: hern Steamship Company (Mr 0. Rmson), hai forwarded to Messrs. P. C. Rose J.P., Retemeyer, Malcolm Shera and Willison Bros., of Kawhia, letters of thanks and commendation for the action they took in assisting the ship wrecked crew of tbe ill-fated steamer Kia Ora. Mr Retemeyer performed a remarkable feat in travelling over rough country between Marokopa and Kawhia with intelligence of the wreak. Ke left Marokopa at 4.45 p.m. and’despite the trackless bush country, aud a pitch dark night he succeeded in reaching Kawhia by 8 p.m. The jovney was never performed in the same time before under such conditions, and tbe settlers round about state that it was nothing short of marvellous. The passengers aud crew of the Kia Ora have already expressed their gratitude in tbe Press towards tbe Kawhia'settlers tor tbe kindness they extended to them.”