The MOTUEKA STAR PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.

Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 118, 30 September 1902, Page 3

The MOTUEKA STAR PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.

The last debate for the session took at the local Debating Club on Monday evening when the question, “ That it is desirable to inculcate a military spirit in the rising generation,” was threshed out. There was a fairaudience and an abundance of speakers. Mr H. Everett opened in the affirmative and Mr F. J. Wilkes in the negative. The best contested and most spirited debate of the season resulted and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. On Monday evening next the session will be brought to a close by a social evening, when an excellent programme of readings, recitations, and musical items, will be rendered. The quarterly meeting of the Motueka Methodist Church was held at Dovedale yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Te Kapu, Captain Kemp, left Motueka this morning for Karamea. Mr McNabb, senior, and Mis W. Ryder were passengers by her. The' annual meeting of the Motueka Cricket Club will be held in the Church of England schoolroom on Thursday evening, vhen it is to be hoped there will be a good attendance of those interested in cricket, as several important matters are to be discussed notably the proposed floral fete to be held on the 10th November and the forthcoming visit of Lord Hawke’s

team. The Oliver Plough is a very handy and useful implement, especially for work in the garden, orchard or hop plantation. It is stocked by Mr A. Manoy, who notified that they can be bought for the very reasonable sum of L 4 ss. All extras can, likewise, be procured. Mr E. A. Knapp’s many friends will be pleased to hear that his son Percy has secured an appointment in the locomotive department of the Manawatu Railway Company and that he is to proceed to Wellington forthwith to start work. We teel sure that Master Knapp, who has undoubted mechanical ability, will rapidly rise in the Company’s service. The members of the Ladies’ Gymnastic Club competed last Tuesday evening for the trophy donated by Messrs Brown and Kerr. Excellent work was put in by all the members of the class, showing the thorough manner in which tie work has been done during the season. The judges decided that the trophy should go to Miss Deck, who scored 87 points, Miss E. Woodman being a good second, with 85 points. Next Saturday the children of Miss Deck’s Gymnastic class compete for prizes. A football match, East. Takaka Riwaka was played at the latter place on Saturday afternoon. Both were scratch teams, consequently the game was not so interesting as might have been expected. The play was very fair, resulting in a vict ny for the visitors bv 12 points to 9. Messrs T. Mayo and-C. Barnett acted as touch line judges. Rheumatic Pains will soon wear out the strongest constitution. If relief is possible. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will afford it. This liniment has been a boon to thousands o. sufferers. One application gives relief. Trv it. A. TVlanoy sells it

A cribbage tournament, Riwaka versus Takaka was played at Mr Henry Byrne’s Hotel, Riwaka, on Saturday night, which was witnessed by a large number of residents. The games were closely contested and resulted in a tie. Four double rounds were played, with the result that Takaka scored 26 points and Riwaka 22, but in the single round the Takaka representative was badly beaten. The names of the players for each side were Riwaka, Messrs N. Cook, R. Smith, P. Arnold, J. Edmondson, A. Croucher, J. Holyoake, S. Fowler, J. Holden and C. Bray. Takaka, H. Beardmore, T. Hyland, G. Fauchelle, T. Scott, C, Rogers, J. Sayers, J. Rogers, W. Gledhill, and C; Harwood. The conquering game is to be played at an early date.

The timber for the Motueka Wharf extension arrived per s.s. Te Kapu on Sunday and the consignee, Mr Currin* had his staff of men busily employed on Monday in helping to unload the vessel. It xrill be noticed by an advertisement appearing elsewhere that the chairman of the Wharf Board has lost no time in calling for tenders for the proposed work, which must be sent in by noon on Monday next. We have received a copy of the Australian Hen, published monthly, which is “a practical piper devoted solely to profitable poultry raising.” The paper is well got up, brightly written and edited by one who evidently knows what he is writing about. As many of the residents of this locality are poultry raisers, and as the industry is a rapidly growing one, such a j >urnal as the Australian Hen should be invaluable to them. .A sample copy may be seen at this office, or readers may have one mailed to them by writing to the proprietors, 204 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W.

Another old colonist and successful farmer, Mr Charles Green, died at his tesidence, High Street, on Saturday morning. The deceased, who was 74 years of age, came to New Zealand as as a member of the crew of the ship Bedmister, which at rived in Nelson about the year 1848. After working there a short time he crossed over to Motueka and acquired a section of land here, which he tilled, together with about 1000 acres of sheep grazing country in the Ngatimoti district. The late Mr Green was a member of the loyal lodge of Oddfellows for over 40 years. He leaves a widow and grown up family of seven sons and two daughters. The funeral took place yesterday when there was a large assemblage of the public who followed the remains to their last resting place. The following gentlemen acted as bearers : Messrs W. Boyce, J. Boyes, T. Boyes. T. Satherley, H. Boyce, and J. McGlashen. The Rev. Thomas Johnston officiated at the grave, and P.P.G.M. Bro. H. Rumbold conducted t ie Oddfellows’ ritual. A cricket match, the first of the season, will be played on the local ground next Saturday', between an eleven selected from the Ngatimoti and one from the Whakarewa Cricket Club. ‘ A well attended annual meeting of the Golden Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association “was held at Takaka last week, the President, Mr T. J. Baigent being in the chair, when it was decided to hold the next show on Friday, the 20th January, 1903. It was also resolved that Mr J. S. Wratt be congratulated on his recent appointnienti to the Nelson. Land Board. Registrar of Electors for Motuitorate, Mr William Baird, is inviting tenders for the printing of the electoral roll to be used at the forthcoming general election. It is to be completed before the end of October. Word was received in Motueka yesterday to the effect that Sergeant Manson of the Takaka Mounted Rifles

bad died in the morning. The deceased, who was highly esteemed was to be buried to-day with military honors, Weiss, of Sydney, began a billiard match last week, 2000 up, against R. Devine, of Adelaide, in which he conceded the local player half the game. At the conclusion of the play the visitor, who was in splendid form, had scored 1001 against 104. Weiss’s best breaks were 205, 153, 134, and 145 unfinished. Whether they are going to accomplish their purpose by poisoning, hanging, drowning, or otherwise, suicides almost invariably take off their boots before committing the crime. Dr. Gordon Hogg, London, coroner, says he cannot explain it, hut it is so. .... The Imperial Government has been requested to send 37 medical officers to India for the purpose 1 of assisting in wholesale inoculation-against plague in the Punjab. The scheme is likely to cost .£60,000. A strange coincidence occurred at the Thames in connection with the death of two well known residents.. In the morning Mr Henry Gillespie, aged 73, Tjyas seized with an apoplectic fit, and succumbed in a few minutes. Another : old resident, Mr Samuel Alexander, aged 74, was discussing Mr Gillespie’s .sudden death, and remarked that he might be next, but as he held the deceased in great respect he would hoist his flag halfmast. Half an hour later Mr Alexander was similarly attacked, and died from syncope. The growth of the poultry industry in New Zealand of late has been phenomenal. There are now thousands of fowls in districts where a year or two ago only a few hundreds were to be found. The Agricultural Department believes it would be of considerable interest if the exact number of head and value of poultry in the colony were ascertained, and it will probably move to have the data collected, in conjunction with the taking of the next census. A resident at Eketahuna has a son who stands 6ft sin in his stockings, another 6ft 4in, and a third 6ft Sin. An Imperial English postcard which came to hand by the last ’Frisco mail bore an excellently-executed photogravure of Mr Seddon. Up to the end of August 12,500,000 feet of sawn timber had been exported from Greymouth, as against 9,500,000 feet for the corresponding eight months of last year. Perhaps the most marvellous score ever made at Bisley was.that achieved in “all through the meeting” shoot for the Match Rifle Association Cup, ten shots at 900 yards. In this Major Gibbs, the famous Bristol rifleman, made a possible 50, and then continued firing the shots until he put on a consecutive total of no fewer than thirty bulls at a range of more than half a mile, thus surpassing all previous records. It is rare (says the Winton Record) to see so many articles of production all fetching such good prices at one time. With wheat, barley, oats, seed, and stock of all kinds returning a handsome profit, the farmers’ lot in life has been considerably brightened, and one would imagine he must just now be putting a nice nest-egg away for a rainy day. Mr J. M. Jackson, recently stationed in Blenheim as a constable, has passed examination for a marine captain’s cer tificate, and is at present trading on a vessel at Auckland. He has resigned from the police force. The set of clock chimes, which arrived at Invercargill some time ago, and which was at first thought to be for the Gore post office, has been found to belong to Oampbelltown (the Bluff. The Southland Times st-ys that the chimes com par*© favourably with those in the Invercargill post office tower.

“Why cannot Ministers disclose the whole, of the correspondence connected with the matter ?” asks tee Taranaki Herald, a Government journal, referring to the Para para leases. “If no wrong has been done, no harm is likely to come of it; while on the other hand, if unfair advantages have been given or are proposed to be given to Messrs Cadman and Co., the sooner the Home knows the better. Oettainly no good can come, either to the colony or to Messrs Cadman and Co., of a course of conduct which engenders suspicion among members. We may be sure that full information of what took place in the House on Wednesday night last will reach Home. It is calculated to deter capitalists from venturing into the business, and Mr Cadman has probably enough to contend againstalready in the wild and fantastical assertions made on so many occasions by his coadjutor.”

Mrs Halse-Francis, of Makotuku, says the Danneviike correspondent of the Auckland Weekly News, has kept a record of the profit of one black single-combed Orpington pullet, 11 months old, and finds it amounts to about 14s Bd.

Senator Perkins (U.S.) says that once when he was a sailor, a tremendous storm came up, and it looked as if the vessel were doomed to go under. In the midst of the excitement a minister, who was was one of the passengers, asked the captain if he could have prayers “Oh, never mind about prayers,” said the captain ; “ the men are swearing too hard to stop for praj * ers, and as long as you hear them swearing,” added the captain, “ there is no danger.” The minister went back to his cabin. A little while later, when the storm grew worse, the preacher went on deck to see what the sailors wens doing. Then he went back to his wife. “ Thank God !” he said, fervently ; “ those men are still swearing.”

“ The editor is one of the happiest beggars in the world,” wrote an American schoolboy in his essay on newspapers. “He can get to the circus in the afternoon and evening without paying a cent, also to inquests and hangings. He has free tickets to theatre, and gets wedding cake sent to him, and sometimes gets licked, but not often. While other folks have to go to bed early, the editor can sit up every night and see all that is going on.” Cornhill Magazine.

Bran is excellent for poultry, and one point in favor of bran is that it contains a much larger proportion of lime than any other cheap food derived from grain ; and as the shells of eggs are composed of lime, it is essential that food rich in lime be provided. It may be urged that the use of oyster shells will provide lime, but it will be found that it is the lime in the food that is most serviceable, because it is in a form that can be better digested and assimilated than caibonate lime.— “American Fancier.” Owing to the alterations in the boundaries of the Bruce electorate, Mr M’Kegg’s hotel at Henley is now in the Taieri constituency. No donbt Mr M’Kegg is not sorry, observes the Bruce Herald. It is the opinion of leading salesmen that London consumes no fewer than 15,000,000 fowls a year, which, if evenly divided among the population, would allow about three per head per annum. Many poultry farmers are recognising that ducklings are less liable to disease, more hardy and consequently much easier to rear than chickens. A duck can also be produced in half the time it takes to rear a chick of the same weight. WADES WORM FlGS—the Wonderful Worm Worriers—are always effective, rs boxes everywhere.