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Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 123, 17 October 1902, Page 3

Mr J. H. Boundy has been {Appointed Returning Office! for the Motueka electorate. We remind our readers of the monthly visit to Motueka of the representative of Messrs Gray and Parker the well known dentists, on Monday and Tuesday next. Mr Parker may be consulted at the Post! Office Hotel. There is to be a field day at the Stipendary Magistrate’s Court on Monday. A large number of summonses 1 have been issued for breaches of byelaws, etc. We have before us the Christmas number of the Christchurch Weekly Press. It is a wonderful production and without doubt the best ever issued | bv the proprietors of that popular weekly ; in fact, as a work of art it is unsurpassed in the Southern Hemisphere, and will stand comparison witly the best illustrated weeklies in the Old Country. The whole of the illustrations depict New Zealand scenes, etc, and the person or persons responsible for their selection and publication certainly displayed artistic taste. A notification of some importance to the ladies of Motueka and neighboring districts appears in our advertising columns, in which Mr Manoy states that he has secured the services of Mi-;s Perkins for the dressmaking branch of his establishment, Mr F. Symes, local manager of the Bank of New Zealand, returned to Motueka on Wednesday afternoon, after spending a portion of his holiday in the North Island. At the last meeting of the Borough Council, the Town Clerk said he had

•in hand a sum of money subscribed by the Councillors towards the expense of entertaining Sir Joseph Ward and party during their late visit. He wished to know what should be done with it, .as His Worship the Mayor, who had arranged and settlep for the banquet, declined to accept it. Eventually, Mr Wratt said he would take it and hand the amount over to the treasurer of the Troopers’ Memorial Fund. Referring to the project His Worship trusted the matter would be taken up with spirit by those who had it in hand, and brought a successful issue.

Previous to the “composition lesson,” , a-tea.cher ! of a well-known elementary 1 school at Home advised his scholars : ! “Now,- don’t attempt any flights of ' fancy; Don’t try to imitate things you may have heardfbut just be yourselves, and write what is in you.” As a result of this sound advice, the following composition was produced :—“I ain’t agoin’ to attempt no flights of fancy. I’m just going to write what is in me ; and J’ve got a heart, two lungs, a diagram, and I’ve also got a stomach, and it’s got in it a peppermint, some pickles, three tarts, two bull’s eyes, and my dinner.” • Sitting as a Domain Board on Tuesday evening, His Worship the Mayorstated that the annual balance sheet had been returned from the Audit Department, certified as correct.. The balance to credit was £5 17s Id. A discussion took place as to the advisability of ploughing up and working a larger area of land than that originally agreed upon. 2 On the motion of Cr Moffatt, it'was resolved that the committee be empowered to have three acres of the reserve broken up. The triangular shooting match between members of the Stoke Rifles and the Takaka and Motueka Mounted Rifles will be held at the butts at Whakarewa tomorrow. The following will represent Takaka :—Adjutant Kirk, Sergeants Barnett, Riley, Emms, Corporals Walker and Barnett, Privates Barnett, Smith, Bate, Sparrow, Petterson, Windle, and H. Winter. Motueka : Sergeants Chittenden and Askew, Corporal Cate, Troopers Brereton, Moffatt, W. Coppins, Scott, K. Cook, Haycock, and Loveridge. The combined teams will lunch on the ground, the catering being in the hands of Mr and Mrs Holyoake. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Post and Telegraph Guide for October. The enlarged photograph of Mr k ßichmond Hursthouse, presented by that gentleman to the Motueka Borough Council, and which that body intend to hang in the corporation chamber, will, in a sense, serve a double purpose, as Mr Richmond Hursthouse for some time held a responsible position in the district Lodge of Oddfellows, whose meetings are held in the same room. Again, the. Loyal Motueka Lodge, of which Mr Hursthouse has been a member for many years, is the owner of the Hall, and holds its regular monthly meetings there. It is reported that a resident of Motueka has invented a “burglar alarm” which will rouse up the inmates of the house, take a snapshot of the cracksman, call the police, make arrangements for an inquest, and inform the undertaker of a tragedy. At the meeting of the Cricket Club held last night a telegram was received from Mr John Fowler to the effect that Messrs Everett Bros, had given the Club a bat and Mr H. D. Jackson a ball. The donations were accepted with thanks and it was decided to forward a letter of thanks to Mr Fowler.

,The s.s Tongariro, which left London cp the Bth September, is due at Hobart tomorrow, Saturday, and is timed to arrive at Auckland on the 24th. The Right Hon Mr Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, together with the Coronation Contingent, is cn board, and great preparations are being made to give them a suitable reception. We are also informed tnat the boiler for Mr Bur ford’s new steamer for the Golden Bay trade was shipped in the Tongariro. The boiler was constructed by Messrs Ross and Duncan, of Glasgow, and is of the marine return-tube type, made of mild steel, and is to have a working pressure of 160 lbs to the square inch, to be 9ft din diameter by 9ft 6in long, with two furnaces and Foxe’s corrugated flues. The boiler will weigh over 18 tons. The electric light is to be installed throughout the new steamer, and the plant is expected in Auckland on the 31st Oct. It was built in Glasgow by Messrs Alley McLellan, and consists of one of their combined sets, the engine of which is of the enclosed type, running at 600 revolutions per minute, the dynamo being compound wound, working at 105 volts and 35 amperes ’ and capable ot lighting 65 lamps of 16 candle power each. The work aboard the steamer is being pushed on with the utmost despatch, with a view ol placing the vessel in the Golden Bay trade at the earliest possible moment.

The cricket match, which will open the season, to take place on Saturday afternoon will be between a team selected from members of the Motueka Cricket Club and an eleven from the employes at Currin’s Mill. Play commences at one o’clock sharp.

The moon will rise this evening at 6.20. At 8.15 the Queen of Night will be on view as a full moon., There was a short discussion on cemetery matters during the last meeting of the Borough Council. Complaint was made that the whole of the trees which were to have been removed from the reserve had not been cut down | also that branches etc., were lying about, giving the place a most untidy appearance. It was resolved, cm the motion of Cr Thorp, seconded by Cr Grooby, That Messrs Duncan and Holdaway be notified that they must finish their contract by the Ist of Nov. In response to several communications sent to the Tourists Department by Mr Charles Lewis, the well known surveyor, Mr T. E. Donne, the chief of the Department, has replied to the effect that he, or one of the officers, will visit the Tableland district at a date to be fixed upon. We feel sure.. Mr Donne will be pleased with the locality and voice the opinions of the many who have been there, that tourists and others will appreciate the beauties of the place, more especially the botanist, who will find there wonderful specimens of native flora. The Australian Hen, for October has reached us. This excellent publication, devoted entirely to poultiy affairs, is winning a large number cf subscribers, advertisers, and friends, not only throughout the Australian Commonwealth but also in Now Zealam.. This is what H.S.R. of Dunedin says about the publication :—A few months ago I was advised to become a subscriber to the Hen. Taking good advice, I did so, and am more than pleased with your valuable little paper. It is the very thing I need, as I am only a new chum fancier. I would like you to let me know what it would cost to get a copy of each number of the Hen since she was first hatched, up to April 1902 inclusive. The “Microbe,” bringing cough and cold, Has now a busy season, And bound to get a lasting hold Unless we list to reason. Neglect may bring us to the grave, That’s positive and sure, But everv danger we can brave