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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 93, 4 July 1902, Page 3

Next Tuesday evening a presentation \ , will be made to ex-Constable Thomas \ Boyes, who was retired from the ser- \ vice a short time ago. The subscrip- ' tion lists handed round solicited have been freely given and it has been generally agreed on all sides that some sligh t recognition should be made of - the past services of Mr Boyes; services faithfully rendered. It is also hoped the Government will be induced to grant Mr Boyes a retiring To-day, the fourth of July, is. American Independence Day. It is one hundred and twenty years since the American's severed themselves from British rule and set up self-government. Today the United States is looked upon as a nation to be taken into account when the world's affairs are under discussion. - _ f - '-Hrfs' notified that on and as, from Monday next, the 7th instant, the of the Motueka Star will be /carried on in Stafford Street, immediately behind Messrs Brown and ' Kerr’s establishment, and ' known as / the old Post Office. ——' -s. W e are informed a considerable number of the sheep drowned through the overflow of the Motueka liver have not been buried. As decomposition sets in the odor from them will be objectionable and possibly dangerous to health ; they should therefore, be removed before they become a nuisance. On account of the illness of Mr D. Bate, of Riwaka, there will be no meeting of the Motueka Wharf Board on Monday next. W e are sorry to hear that as a result of the late flood in the Motueka River Mr L. Sinclair lost over 120 sheep, which were dro.vned. Several other settlers lost sheep but particulars have not come to hand. At the last meeting of the Motueka Literary and Debating Society an interesting debate took place jupon’the question “Is England ,a decaying nation ?” The affirmative was taken up by Mr W. Moffatt, who was supported by Messrs Jackson, Andrews, Macmahon and Harris. Mr A.-‘' t4 i. Manoy championed the cause of England and was assisted by Messrs L. Manoy, G. Boundy. Gilbert, Dr Aaams, and Rev. Wills. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Thomas Johnston, and there was a large, and appreciative gathering of the public. We have to acknowledge the receipt, from the Government Printer, of a pamphlet entitled “ Report on the Recent Seismic Disturbances within Cheviot County in Northern Canterbury and the Amuri District of Nelson. The Evening Press Agency correspondent at English Indiana, telegraphing on May 7, says .—“Thos Foley is suing fot divorce on unusual grounds. His wife admits that she tied his hands and feet when he was drunk, and having applied salt to his face, hands, aud clothes, placed him in the fields so that the cattle might lick him, as a punishment for the many»beatings she had received. When found, Foley’s skin was raw in many places. The farewell concert given in Melbourne by Miss Amy Castles attracted an immense crowd to the Exhibition building. About 20,000 people were present, and the sight was described as a most remarkable and impressive one. People began to arrive from 2.30 in the afternoon, and between 4 and 5 o’clock all tramcars running to the Exhibition Building were crushed and rushed. Miss Castles was assisted by the Company which accompanied her through New Zealand.