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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 47, 29 April 1902, Page 5

The polling for the election of three members of the Riwaka Road Board will be held at the Libiary, Riwaka, on Friday next, commencing at nine o’clock, and closing at 6 p.m. The candidates are Messrs James Cook, Joseph Duncan, Charles Fi*y, William Pattie, junr., William Rowling and William Whitehorn. Considerable interest is being taken in the election and a close contest is expected. The Waimea County Council invite tenders for the supply and delivery of gravel on the main road at Riwaka. Further particulars are published elsewhere. To-morrow the burgesses of Motueka will be called upon to make their selection of a candidate for the mayoralty. Messrs Moffatt and Wratt are the aspirants, and the poll will open at nine o’clock closing at seven in the evening. It is expected the polling will be heavy as considerable interest is being taken in the contest. The result will be made known as soon as possible after the poll closes. A Grand Opening Ball will be held in the Riwaka Lower Hall, on Friday evening next. The arrangements are in good hands and the affair promises to bi a great success.

In the course of an arbitration case at Palmerston, during an argument on boy labour, Mr Fred Pirani said he thought a couple of years in a printing office was a good thing for a lad, if only from an educational point of view. Mr Slater, one of the members of the Court, remarked that he thought it would rather have a tendency to unfit them for any other occupation, and Mr Pirani enjoined, “It does not seem to have been the case with the President.” Justice Cooper was a compositor before he took to the law.

“Have you got the requisite LI 00 ?” Captain Si ewar 1 t of tl e Commonwealth Department for External Affairs, recently asked an applicant for a permit to proceed to British South African ports. In rop y tie emigrant produced a bank draft for LI 5,000. “And you?” continued Captain Steward, turning to a second applicant. Another draft was forthcoming, this time for L 9,000, The first emigrant (says the Argus) is only going out to “try his luck,” but the second purposes settling down at the Cape. E ,ery week 20 or 30 permits are being issued, and each emigrant takes a fair sum of money out of the country.

Some who have interested themselves over the Seddon testimonial, going be what has been published regarding thy amounts subscribed, estimate the total at amout L3OOO, probably not very much over or under that amount. As all the subscriptions are not yet in the exact amou it will not be known for a day or two. The money will be sent after Mr Seldon. CHAMBERLAINS COUGH REMEDY SAVED HIS BOY’S LIFE.

“I believe I saved my (nine year old) boy’s life this winter with Chamberlain’s Cough RemeJv,” says A. M. Hoppe, Rio Creek, Wis., U. S. A. “He was so choked up with croup that he could not speak. I gave it. to him freely until he vomited and in =1 short time he was all right.” For sale by . Manoy, Motueka.