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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 35, 10 December 1901, Page 2

the S.S. Kennedy leaves Motueka for Nelson and Wellington to-morrow (Wednesday) morning at 9 o'clock. Immediately after the Nelson Garrison Baud had finished playing some excellent selections in front of the Motueka Hotel on Sunday, they were successfully " snapshottod " by Mr O. Holyoake. In the absence of the Rev Thomas Johnston, divine service was conducted on Sunday morning at St. Thomas's chur-ch by Mr H. A. Tarrant. In addition to the Nelson Garrison Band, a goodly number of persons came over to Motueka on Sunday morning by the ' S.S Wairoa The majority of them took the opportunity of visiting the military camp.

The Riwaka residents are to be congratulated upon having such a well selected library as is housed in the Institute. ; The books comprise scientific, philosophical and works or travels-

of piominent men and women. Those who prefer light literature have also a •wide range- of books by leading novelists to choose from. It is evident that whoever was entrusted with the work of stocking the shelves used nice and tasteful discrimination, and that the task was a. labor- of love. The catalogue of books would do credit to much larger places than Riwaka. As will be seen elsewhere, Mr Ea.tlett, undertaken - ,, concluded a course of lessons yesterday in all the Sciences of modern Embalming and Disinfecting. The advantages of attaining mastery in such lessons have a two-fold object. The first is that for delayed burial a corpse can be kept for any time, or JjjaiA sending to-distant parts. And the 1 iSlfend is that under a proper mode of diUmfecting after death all germs, if any should exist, are at once destroyed. This, in itself is of great value, even from a sanitary point of view. There are two systems in- vogue—viz., Arterial, which is associated directly with arteries, and r therefore, has to be performed by the use of instruments, which is repulsive as well as objectionable. The second method is what is •known as the Dry Process, totally devoid of instruments, extrcation, or - injection. The teacher, Mr Pengelley, lias a school numbering over 1000 pupils in Australia and New Zealand, and, sjme two years ago, instructed Mr Bartlett's brother in New South Wales, who is no.v practising the system with srreat success at Narrandera.

The catering for the Mounted Rifles

i'amp, wh'ich was brought to a close yesterday afternoon, was entrusted to Mr P. G. Moffatt, who succeeded in giving general satisfaction, not a single complaint having been made as to the rations supplied. The refreshment booth erected by Mr Moffatt was also appreciated and liberally patronised. That the Riwaka Road Board is doing good work in connection with the small bird's nuisance was made plain at t,he last meeting, when Mr Fry reportoil paying for - 569 dozen eggs. Upon looking over the list exhibited at the meeting we noticed that one collector (A. Mickell) had brought in 105 dozen, a nother 78 ; very few under the two figures. '"""Tniiding that the oven which he had been using for many years past had become too small for his present requirements, Mr Thomas Goodman, baker, of Motueka has just had erected a large brick one, with a capacity for 100 loaves, the measurements inside Nsing Bft 6in by 9ft 6in. The oven saves a lot of work, and is cleaner in every way. It is the first register oven ever erected in the district, the brickwork having been carried out by Mr W. Miller, to the complete satisfaction of Mr Goodman. The low price of hops during the past season has led to the abolition, in T,he Riwaka district, of fully thirty acres of vines, which have been ploughed up to make room, for large and small f ru'.t trees. Pickers who have looked that district as a happy hunting ground will feel that like Othello, their occupation is gone. The secretary of the Orinoco School Committee invites tenders for painting |gad repairing the school; to be sent in by the 20th inst. Specifications may be seen at the Star office, and on application to the secretary, Mr Charles Stebbings.

During the discussion at the meeting ot the Riwaka Road Board on Friday evening, on the question of metalling the roads under the Board's jurisdiction it was mentioned by one member that in some parts of the district gravel placed on the road had been dug out of the ruts and holes and carted away by certain persons. Such proceedings are, to say the least, high handed and unfair to the Board, and

place the carters at a disadvantage because the ratepayers may be led, thereby, to believe that they are not giving value for mone} T . Mr Fry also stated that, although the Board had objected to permission being given to cut willow poles some one had defied them and taken a lot away. Objection was taken by Mr A. Drummond, at the last Riwaka Road Board meeting, to the action of the Waimea County Councii in taking possesion of the roads within their boundaries and administering the grants made which ought to have been handed over to the Board to deal with. Messrs James and Cook also voiced the opinions of the Chairman.

We think it is the poet Wordsworth who says, '< Men judge by the complexion of the sky the state and inclinations of the day." There have been quite a number of prognostications in Motueka of late as to the prospects of rain ; hopes and wishes which were realised on Sunday evening, when rain fell in abundance from ten o'clock till about six a.m. on Monday. It was most welcome, and will do good to the small fruit and other produce. Another heavy shower fell this morning. Mr C. J. Penney, of Wanganui, has arrived in Motueka to fill the position in the local post and telegraph office lately vacated by Mr Jackson.

Last week a little child of Mr T. Goodman's Ngatimoti, was severely bitten on the fingers by a dog. The sufferer was brought into Motueka and attended by Dr Gibbs, who found it necessary to cut away portions of the flesh and extract the discolored blood. The want of more elbow-room for members of the Riwaka Road Board and those ratepayers and others of the public who, for various reasons, wish to be present during the deliberations of members was noticeable on Friday evening. All the available chairs were occupied, likewise the step ladder used by the librarian, and some had per force to recline on the floor. A fact worth recording is that although there have only been two interments in the Lower Moutere Cemetery the deaths were brought about by fire and water ; the first child having been scalded to death and the second dying through her clothes catching on fire. Mr G. H. Slatter, of Pangatotara, has just l-eceived a letter from Mr McKenzie, informing him that he has succeeded in getting the sum of <£7so voted this session towards the construction of the Bridge, which, with the .£250 voted last year, makes the sum fo .£IOOO available for the work, and that he is urging the Government to start the work.

Mr H. Jenkins, of Riwaka, notifies that he has for sale a well-bred Shorthorn bull for sale. At the conclusion of his discourse at the Camp on Sunday last, the officiating clergyman the Rev Thomas Johnston obtained permission from Captain Deck to express his thanks to the men for their quiet, reverent behaviour during the service. The conduct of tie volunteers was also the subject of comment by those present. By the S.S. Lily, from Nelson on Sunday, we met a gentleman in the person of Mr Pengelley, who has been en tour in New Zealand since February last. He landed at Milford Sound, from Ho bait, and has travelled from that place to Rotorua, round the East Cape, and now doing the West Coast. He says that his travels through our Colony have been of great interest to him, from an educational point of view. Nothingcanbe more awe-inspiring than the wonders at Milford, where Nature proclaims her birth and all the sons of God shout for joy. Then at Rotorua, the marvels of the world stand before man in great form, while the whole earth speaks of a Power of true magni-

fieence and magnitude, surpassing anything to be witnessed in the world. His great* surprise is that so few people born m New Zealand have ever taken advantage of the wonders at Wonderland, while so many fiom the Continent of Europe recognise it as a place of interest and health. The climate, he goes on to say, is exceptional to any of the colonies ; in fact no other place in the Australian States can lay claim to such genial weather as that at Napier and Nelson, while Motueka must also be noted for its lovely surroundings and a healthy resort. The trip by b jat from Wellington, through the Sounds to Nelson is one which no South Australian ever witnessed in his own Country, and at every turn, during the intricate windings between the great cliffs objects of interest present themselves as a huge panorama of beauty and elegance. While in Motueka, our visitor was shewn through our public institutions and the Masonic buildings, all of which he took a great interest in ; and also the bee hives and gardens.