The Motueka Star. PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Oranga Moti Iwi.” TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1902.

Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 44, 14 January 1902, Page 3

The Motueka Star. PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Oranga Moti Iwi.” TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1902.

Mr G. S. Cooke, Inspector of Stock for tne district, is on an official visit to Motueka this week.

The only prize winners from this district at the Takaka A. and P. Show were Messrs S, J. Wratt (sulky horse not exceeding 14.2 hands) and C. Holyoake (best pair of carriage horses). The show was well attended and was an unqualified success, the officials working with zeal to make everything pass off smoothly. The s.s Manaroa, Captain Allman, left Motueka at nine o’clock last night for Wellington direct with a rec »rd cargo the bulk of which consisted of raspberries

We hear there is a movement on foot in Riwaka to suitably recognise the public spiritedness of, a popular, progressive member of several local bodies in that district.

The 'public are reminded of the visit of Mr J. A. Chisholm optician and jeweller, of Nelson. Mr Chisholm may be* consulted in the shop a i joining | Messrs Rankin and Sons to-day. Wed- j nesday, and Thursday. j The.Picton Press, a very worthy j publication, well edited, in a leading j article upon the past years, and what j may happen in the future, says, in the j language sf Longfellow, we can “Trust j no future” ! Immediately following the j article comes this paragraph:—Mrs T. Lev, Midwife, Waikawa road, has a 'notice in this issue. ’ If this is n>t a case of trusting in the future, what is ? At the last meeting of the Takaka Road Board, the Secretary reported that Mr- Fry had complained of trees j across the Hill Road, and suggested | that dead trees alongside the road be felled and cleared. —No action taken. The residents of Motueka and neigh1> mrhood who attended the Show and Races at Takaka last week report ha ving spent a most enjoyable holiday and speak m glowing terms of the hospitality of our neighbors. The half yearly meeting of Court Perseverance, A.0.F., was held on .Friday last, C.R. Bro W. Moffatt in the chair. The minutes having been read, the election of officers for the current aear was proceeded with. Accounts ymounting to L 48s were passed for payment. During the past month the sum of L 9 10s was paid out of the Sick and Distressed Fund. The auditor’s rejjMrtfegK balance shees were read and statement of accounts shewed the total funds of the Court to be L 703 3s Id, and that during the past half year L 42 19s 2d had been drawn for sick pay. The District Officers were not present at the meeting. Mr S. G. Robinson has sent in his jesignation as returning officer of the Takaka Road Board. Applications are to be invited for the position. TO- THE CITIZENS OF MOTUEKA. Wc have just opened a parcel of Spectacles. A first class pair for ss. No fancy price charged. Ymr eves, tested free of charge.—BßO IVN <S» KERR.:. '

Mr Dowell, late mate of the s.s. Te Kapu, has been appointed to a similar position on the steamer Huia.

Mr Parker the American Dental Company’s representative will be in Motueka on Monday and Tuesday next, in accordance with arrangements made for tegular monthly visits during.the present year.

His Lordship Bishop Mules is at present at Cheviot. On Sunday morning he held a confirmation service and preached in the evening. He also held a special consecration service last Friday evening. Four times in forty-five years have foreign powers premeditated an invasion of Australia, says the Evening News.—(l ) in 1856, when Russia sought to fit out naval expeditions in America to destroy Australian commercs, and land at Melbourne. ( 2) When France, in 1859, threatened war, regarding the Orsini affair, and formulated a scheme to land an army of 10,000 men on Australian shores. ( 3 ) when Germany, before annexing a part of New Guinea, demanded a province of Northern Australia. ( 4 ) in 1885, when the home Government cabled to the Governors and Premiers of Australia that Russia contemplated the conquest of New Zealand.. The cynical phrase, “Hold up a ring and let them jump fox* it,” was tested recently by a popular American preacher, according to an American Methodist jonrnal. The preacher had lost one wife and wanted another. None of the circumlocutionary cumbrous matrimonial advertisement for him. He simply rose in the pulpit and said, “I am a candidate for matrimony, a.nd if any woman in this congregation .vould care to take me, let her rise.” She rose. Two of her. The minister, with a critical speaker’s eye, timed the risings and called on the first. Then he invited the re. t of the congregation to a hymn. The last stock repoi t of Messrs G. W. Moss and Co, of Greymouth, is as follows:—The entry at Preston yards consisted of 50 cattle, sheep, 30 pigs ex ship, all of which were cleared at late ruling rates. We solcbthe f.>l -■ lowing stock :—Fat cattle on of Mr John McGregor, 20 prime heaVy bullocks L 9 10s to I* 10 10s. On account of Mr Weybourne 2 bullocks L 9 10s, 3 heifers L 6 to L 8 10s. Fat Sheep on account of client 50 at 17s 6d, 20 14s. Hogget 11s. Fat lambs, 16 prime at 15s. Fat pigs, 20 for c ients from L2 10s, for baconers to LI 4s for hardy porkers, The residents of Motupipi have been agitating for a telephone service, and at a public meeting held in the district last week, the sum of .£l6 was guaranteed in the room, that being the amount required by Government for five years before the connection could be made It was also resolved “That it he a suggestion to the Department that yellow pine poles be used, as being more easily obtainable.” It is expected that the Representation Commissioners will commenee their business suortly, and define the boundaries of the electoral districts of the colony, as altered by the census returns. The Commissioners are— North Island, the Surveyor-General, Mr Richardson, of Napier, Dr Giles, S.M., and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Auckland and Taranaki ; Middle Island, the Commissioner of Crown Lands lor Westland, Canterbury and Otago, Dr Hislop, of Dunedin, and Mr T. S. Weston, solicitor, of Christchurch. The next house of Representatives will consist of 76 European members and four Maoris, instead of 70 European and four Maoris, so that the Commissioners will, have to provide for six new districts. Of the six additional European members, it is understood, that four will be allotted to

the North Island, which will give 38 members for each island.

The Westport News says :—For the nine months ending December 1901, when the financial year was altered to end at the close of the year instead of on March 31st, the gold purchases by the two Westport Banks.(Bank of New Zealand and Bank of New South Wales) totalled 59650zs 9dwts valued at .£23,425 13s sd. For the year ending December 31st, 1901, the gold purchases by the same Banks totalled 7,221 ozs 7dwts 2grs valued at .£2B, 371 4s 2d. The average purchase price per oz was £3 18s d>d. An old calumny against Wellington’s sobriety was iterated by the Rev Mr Elliott, of Clutha, last night at the public meeting of the Primitive Methonist Conference. He said that from observations he had made he was quite prepared to second the previously-ex-pressed opinion that this city was one of the most drunken towns in the colony. The Rev F. W. Isitt explained that he had been misrepresented as to his utterances on the first occasion. What he had said was that “he believed Wellington to be the most drunken town in New Zealand” at the time he spoke. Wnen, however, he subsequently visited other centres he found that in them there had been a like increase of drunkenness.— New Zealand Times. The Hon James Carroll’s constituents (says the Gisborne 4 Times ’) will regret to hear that it will be impossible for him to visit the Old Country during the coronation ceremonies, es, pecially after receiving the Duke of York’s pressing invitation. It would be difficult for Mr Carroll to go Home, as Parliament will sit at the ordinary time, instead of at an earlier date as was suggested. As the Duke's invitation will still hold good, perhaps Mr Carroll will find it convenient to accept it at a later date. At Otira theotherday, replying to the toast of his health, the Premier said he had no desire to go to South Africa. He preferred to remain among friends of thirty years' duration rather than, at his time of life, go to a new eountrv and form new .associations. He would go Home for the Coronation and return to the colonv and his friends.

The following produce was shipped from Waitapu during the month of December : 150 bales Wool, 126 bales Hops, 29 cases Wine, 18 casks Wine, 374 boxes butter, 93 boxes eggs, 1 sack peas, 59 pigs, 12 cases bacon, 13 coops poultry, 15 cases fruit. 6 sacks potatoes,30 sheep, 3 sacks walnuts, 5 bundles skins, 13 hides, 146,657 ft of timber.— Takaka News.

One of the features of the coronation ceremony is likely to be the exceptionally distinguished representation of the Danish Royal Family. Queen Alexandra has obtained a promise from her father, the venerable King of Denmark to be present. The Crown Princesses are also coming to England for the ceremony, and it is probable that the family party will be completed by the presence of the King and Queen of Greece. Queen Alexandra had hoped that her other relatives might be accompanied by the Dowager-Empress of Russia, but there is little prospect, it is understood, of this hope being realised.

Messrs Levin and Co., of Wellington report that at their last wool sale they offered 1000 skins and a qnantitv of bag wool. Prices were firm at recent quotations for all classes of skins, with the exception of dead skins, which were §d per lb higher. We quote : Good crossbred skins, 2||d to 3d; medium do., to 2|d ; lamb skins, 2d to 2|d ; fine cross breds, 3d to 3|d.

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