The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903.

Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 199, 17 July 1903, Page 3

The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “Te Ora Mota Iwi.” FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903.

Mr 11. B. Boyd, of Melbourne, who represents one of the great brewery firms ot Victoria is at present in Nelson district to make arrangements to secure a large portion of next season’s crop of hops. The new planing and moulding machinery, of the latest approved pattern, , ordered by Messrs Hewetson and Teece, j Central Moutere, lias arrived, and will be fitted up next Tuesday. Advice was received per Frisco mail by Mr C. J. Bartlett to the effect that he has been appointed Nelson agent for the Reliable Incubator Company, of the United States of America. An advertisement relating .thereto will appear next week. Our member*, Mr R McKenzie, has given notice to ask the Government— If the Premier will, at an early date, take steps to establish fruit shops in the large centres of population throughout Great Britain and Ireland for the sale of New Zealand ffuit ? week a start will be made in Connection with the erection of a creamery on Mr James Drummond’s property, Lower Moutere, for Messrs [Rankin and Sons. The work is to be jentrusted to Mr Bartlett, the timber | having been procured from Messrs (Hewetson’s mill. The concrete work (isto be done by Mr Harry Miller. Volunteers will be interested to learn that the drill manual by Major-General Babington has at length been published by the government, and will shortly be available for all members of the volunteer force. Those interested can inspect the Motueka Harbor Board draft Bill at tiie office of the Town Clerk during ordinary business flouvs.^V

A sitting of the Stipendaiy Magistrate’s Court will be held next Monday. We are requested to state that tickets fot the social and dance to be held on the 29th instant in aid of the Motueka Cricket Club, can be obtained from the Secretary, members of the Club and also from business people. The township of Blenheim has again been visited by a heavy flood. The town was under water to a depth of three feet. The business people will have to raise their shops a little more, or else supply their customeis -with stilts.

Members of the Borough Council and the Wharf Board met at the Council Chambers last Wednesday afternoon in'order to discuss the piovisions of the proposed Harbor Board Bill a draft of which was forwarded by the member for the district, Mr R. McKenzie. After discussion it was decided to call a meeting for next Wednesday evening to consider the proposals. The meeting was presided over by His Worship the Mayor. Mr J. Colvin say\s that some of the .Legislative Councillors who were abused by Mr Bedford had done good service to this colony before the senior member for Dunedin was out of his cradle. Latest advices from Capetown state that Tasmanian apples were in poor demand, a shipment recently sold at auction only realising from 2s to 6d a case. As showing the perfunctory way in which the Victorian electoral rolls have been compiled, a policeman last week informed the Home Department that he had forgotten to send in 1000 names. The Greatest Danger from colds and influenza is their tendency to result in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used, and Chamblains’ Cough Remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. It will cure a cold or’an attack oi influenza in less time than any other treatment. It always cures and cures quickly. A Manoy sells it.