The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. "Te Ora Mota Iwi." FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903.

Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 175, 24 April 1903, Page 3

The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. " Te Ora Mota Iwi." FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903.

\ Inspector Wilson, in charge of the Kelson police district, is at present on an official visit to Motueka. *

A meeting of householders will be held on Monday evening to elect School Committees for the various districts for the ensuing year. Chairmen of country Committees are respectfully asked to send in the results of the elections in their localities.

The vote of «£IOO granted by the Government to the Waimea County Council for the improvement of the grade of road at White Pine swamp, near Waiwero, is still unexpended and the settlers in the neighbourhood want to know the reason why, especially as such expenditure would not effect the finances of the Council. If the work is to be done at all, presuming of course the vote has not been allowed to lapse through carelessness or remisness, the sooner it is pu,lc in hand the better for all. / The manager of the Motueka Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society has for sale a nuyfnber of pig tubs; price 3s 6d each, ottsh. Ov3ftn£ no doubt to counter attracavid lack of interest in the movement, there was only a small attendance m at the on Wednesday e&ening, called by His Worship the Mayor to discuss the advisability of es-

tablishing a local bianch "of the New Zealand Soldiers' Guild. The Mayor referred, shortly, to the proposal and

after discussion it was agreed, on the motion of Mr R. Rankin, to thank his Worship for the trouble he had taken

in the matter and to adjourn the meeting sine die. A mob of cattle, in splendid condition, has been secured in the Motueka district by the well known Nelson butchers, Messrs Fairey Brothers

They were purchased by Mr F. W. Fairey, and are being driven overland to the abbatoirs at Stoke.

At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Motueka Football Club held on Tuesday evening it was unanimously decided to have a social and dance in about four weeks time.

Full particulars will be advertised later. Applications, to be sent in by the 11th May, are invited for the position of Town Clerk of the Borough of Motueka. Full particulars are published in our advertising columns.

- Messrs Everett Brothers announce that they have opened up their new stock of winter drapery, clothing etc, which the public are cordially invited to inspect.

The following are the names o' those selected to represent the Motueka Football Club in the match with Riwaka, to take place at the cricket ground to-morrow at 3 p.m. : ' Andrews, Talbot, Manoy, KLatene, L. Boyes, Riwai, Petiha, Staples, Goodman, I.McFarlane, H. Park, W. Boyes" Delany, Trewavas, P. lxnapp ; Emergencies. B. McGlashen, M. Atkins.

The Balance Sheet of the Motueka Wharf Board is published else .vhere. A pleasing function was held in the Church of England Sunday School room on Wednesday afternoon when Miss Ruth Deck's late pupils invited her to meet them for the purpose of saying goodbye and to partake or afternoon tea with them. The room had j been nicely decorated fur the occasion and there Was a good attendance of the parents of the children. During the proceedings Miss Dorothy Hursthouse, on behalf of the scholars, presenter! Miss Deck with a handsome pair of silver salt cellars, in case, purchased from Messrs Brown and "Kerr, as a token of the esteem in which she was held by them. At a later stage, Mr rl. E. Gilbert, on behalf of tho parents, trusted the recipient would enjov a happy married life. With the exception of ex-Councillor Edwards, all the members of the late Motueka Borough Council, including His Worship the Mayor and the Town i Clerk, Mr Tarrant, were photographed on Wednesday afternoon by Mr Lane, of Riwaka. When finished the photo--1 graph is to be placed in the Council I Chamber.

Messrs A. Drummond, E. James, F. Holder, and Cfaas E. Lowe have been nominated as candidates for the three seats on the Riwaka Rbad Board. A poll will be taken on Friday, the first of May,

The Motueka Mounted Rifles will go into camp for a week, commencing on Satur day afternoon. Members will be pleased to hear that their old instructor* Sergt. Major Healy will be present. A church parade will be held on Sunday morning. A child of four and a half years died at Ngamoko, Hawke's Bay, through a bead lodging in the windpipe. It was at first thought the child had swallowed a pin.

The death has just occurred at the Porirua Asylum of an inmate at the age of sixty five years, who was ad - mitted to the Auckland Lunaticasylum in 1868, thirty five years ago. Sore and Swollen Joints, sharp, shooting pains, torturing muscles, no rest, no sleep —that means rheumatism, It is a stubborn disease to fight, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm has conquered it thoijsands of times, One application gives relief, Try it A, Manoy sells it