The MOTUEKA STAR PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1902.

Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 116, 23 September 1902, Page 3

The MOTUEKA STAR PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1902.

The s.s Kennedy is to leave Motueka for West Coast ports by to-night’s tide. After over seven years’ continu us, faithful service, Mr KSymes, manager of the local branch of the Dank of New Zealand, has been gaanted a richly deserved holiday, which we trust he will ttioroughly enjoy. Mr Forrest, ot the Wellington stall', will act as temporary manager during Mr Symes’ absence. Tne weather during the past few days lias been cold and showers of min i.ave been frequent. This morning tne lulls to the west of the Borough were mantled with snow, and old settlers inform us it is years since there was such a fall on the low lying ranges

The committee of the Motueka Horticultural Society will meet on 'L'nursclay evening, for the purpose of arranging the date of the spring show itti.l drawing up the schedule. The tennis season is to be opened at Brooklyn W-morrow, when the Brooklyn Tennis Club members will play Some fiieudly games. 111 the evening a dance will be held in the schoolroom, which promises to be well patronised by residents of the locality and friends from Kiwaka and Motueka.

There are giants in these days even as of old. The members of the Takaka Mounted Rifles who came over to Motueka. to uphold the reputation of their corps in the shootiug contest held on Monday, were Veritable sons of well built, and such men as ‘•William the Sudden” of Germany would delight to have as his body guard. If it is true, as reported, that the minimum height of the men of the Takaka corps is sft 11 in, then it is indeed a company of which the residents in that neighborhood should be proud. In order to meet the requirements of their customers, and the public, in every possible respect, Messrs Rankin and Sons have secured a con plete and up to date shipment of spring and summer drapery and clothing which is now open for inspection. A brief catalogue of the new season’s goods, which are stocked in the shop and show parlor is published elsewhere, and as the firm’s aim is to provide the best possible qualities for a moderate price, their establishment will no doubt be liberally patronised.

A team of footballers from East Takaka is expected to play at Riwaka ori Saturday afternoon. The names of the Riwaka players will be published in our next issue, if available. Our readers are reminded of the Gymnastic Exhibition to be given in the Institute Hall to morrow evening by members of the Nelson Young Aten's Institute. It will be remembered that their last performance in Motueka was greatly appreciated by those present and it is to be hoped that on this occasion the public will heartily support the gymnast on Wednesday evening.

Thirty five members of the New Zealand p< Ist and telegraph depart merit enlisted for .service in South

Africa daring the course of the late war. West Coast papers report that t.he labor unions in the Bullet* district are taking a ballot to select a candidate to run in the labor interests for the Duller parliamentary seat. This means that they are not satisfied with their present member, Mr. James Colvin. The unionist always was (and we suppose always will be) an ungrateful, selfish atom in the body politic, changeable, easily influenced, and led by born agitators whose mission in life is associated with strikes and discontent ; who battens, on the dues collected from the rank and file, and who generally struts around, clothed in fine linen, vomiting arrant nonsense about the ‘‘bloated capitalist.” If James Colvin has to give place to one of the three windbags whose names have been mentioned as labor candidates for parliamentary honors, then all we can say is the Buller electors don’t deserve to have electoral privileges entrusted to them.

Spring and summer drapery and clothing, selected by Mr J. Fowler, the firm’s local manager, have been opened up at Messrs Everett Brothers’ establishment in High Street. The latest fashions and styles have been secured, the range being extensive and perfect, which means that the tastes of even the most fastidious and exacting purchaser can be satisfied.

Brobably the most important publication issued by the Government is the New Zealand Official Year Book, a copy of which, the edition for 1902, we have just received. This is the eleventh year of issuo and is a marked improvement on its predecessors. The contents consist of official and statistical information, as well as articles upon special subjects,description of land districts and maps, diagrams, and illustrations. The handbook is invaluable to the politician, the busy man of business and the citizen who is interested in the prosperity of the Colony. The Year Book has a wide circulation abroad and is cheap at the price sold, namely one shilling. A eribbage tournament, Moutere versus Riwaka, was played at Mr H. Byrne’s Hotel on Saturday evening, exciting a good deal of interest, the games being well contested. Riwaka won both the single an 1 double games the results being as follov.-s ; Riwaka, single, 3 games; double, 11 games; total 14. Moutere, single 2, double 9; total 11. The players for the Moutere were Messrs Brunning, Drogmuller, Bensemann, T. Bensemann, G. Ingram, D. Wilkins, Staff', E. McLean and G. Brooker. Riwaka, Messrs Smith, Holyoake, S. Fowler, F. Trolove, Holden, Oroucher, Edmondson H. N. Cook, arid Arnold. The man who smoked in his barn is minus a barn, ten tons of hay, one hundred dollars’ worth of grain, a team, four cows, some calves, and all his farm implements. He walks around the ruins and wonders how on earth the thing took fire. A small boy from the New York slums arrived on a farm one evening for a week’s outing. Amazement filled him at many things he saw, but culminated as he watched the herd of cows chewing their cud. Turning to the farmer he exclaimed, “Do you have to buy chewin’ gum for all them cows !” January and October in the same year always begin wiJn the same day of the week. The case is the same with April and July ; with September and December; and with February, March, and November. Rheumatic Pains will soon wear out the strongest constitution. Iffeliefis possible, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will afford it. This liniment has been a boon to thousands of sufferers. One application gives relief. Try it. A. Manoy sells it

RIFLE MATCH. The .return match between members of the Takaka Mounted Rifles and the local corps was held at the Whakarewa range yesterday. The weather was cold and showery, and th© wind puffy at times. The match resulted in a victory for the Motueka team by 15 points. Both teams having scored, the final match is to be held here at a date to be fixed. In the evening both teams sat down to a capital dinner served at the Motueka Hotel, after which several toasts were proposed and honored, a very sociable evening having been spent. Below we give the totals of the scores, the ranges being the same as on the last occasion namely 300, 400, and 500 yards : MOTUEKA.

A General Order contains the following note :—Volunteer members of New Zealand South African Contingents who have returned to the colony after Ist June, 1902, and have rejoined other companies, will be considered efficient for the current year, provided they have attended one half of the number of parades laid down as necessary to qualify for capitation, and also have completed the course of classfiting. Said Mr Hornsby, in the House of Representatives : —lt is men like the honourable tnemer for Motueka, Mr R. Mckenzie, and the honourable member for Buller, Mr Colvin, who are the friend* of the worker, because they stand up here in this place, which is the proper place, and desiie that the hours of labour should be shortened for the man who has to work underground. Roots for green feed are amongst the best vegetables to raise for fowls. Turnip, beet, mangels, carrots, or parsnips are all good. The fowls relish them green or boiled and mixed with the mash. A small patch of mangels will provide food for a big flock.

The following interesting facts are stated by Mr E. M. Smith in a letter to the Taranaki News :—“Cadman and Co. have no connection whatever with Jones or his property. Their concession consists of 10| "miles of ironsand beach at New Plymouth, and 50 acres of land for a site for works ; an ironsand concession at Patea ; then 1000 acres of land at Parapara containing millions of tons of 50 per cent, ore ; coal mines *at Westport and Mokau, and other concessions. They have also a contract for 75,000 tons of iron or steel, and a bonus of L 20,000, nil of which Mr Jcr.hua Jones has no connection with, and I sincerely hope never will. These concessions are worth L 3,000,000.” What with the high rents and the high price of meat and bread, it is a wonder how poor people manage to live .n Wellington, says the Hawera Star. 1 Worms undermine Children!s Constitutions. Use WADE!S WORM FIGS , is boxes.

Trooper Scott Total. 95 Corporal Cate 84 Trooper Haycock ... 83 Sergeant Chittenden 81 Trooper Moffatt 7* Trooper W. Coppins 70 Corporal Waghorn... 69 Sergeant Askew 68 ,, Fowler 66 „ Major Trolove ... M 5 1 Total ... ... "... 738 TAKAKA. Trooper Bate 86 „ Smith 84 Sergeant Barnett ... 82 Corporal Barnett ... 80 Trooper Windle 79 „ Barnett 75 „ R. Sparrow 70 „ H. Sparrow 62 Sergeant Hyland ... 60 Trooper Fauchelle... 45 Total 723