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Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 76, 26 March 1895, Page 2

Mr A. IT. Moore notifies that ho is agent for Cooper's sheep dip. Messrs Nolan, Tonks, and Co. notify entries for their stock sale on Tuesday. The s.s. Aorere will laave Wellington on Saturday next for Opunake. We regret having to chronicle the death of Mr and Mrs Hatcher's infant child, which died on Saturday last after a short illness. Cattle cannot be called cheap, when outside of Taranaki (Masterton) 18-month-old steers fetch £2 17s to £3 23 6d.

Mr F. McGuirc, M.H.R., left for England by the San Francisco mail boat. We wish him a pleasant voyage and safe return. The s.s. Murray, Captain Vickernxan, arrived in Opunake this morning to load flax shipped by Messrs Rutherford and Son. The whole of the inward cargo was consigned to Messrs Newman Bros. Supplementary entries will be received for the Dairy and Produce Show under the auspices of the Egmont A. and P. Association if in the hands of the secretary by Wednesday, 27th March.

At a meeting of the executive of the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday last, it was resolved to forward the nam* of Messrs J. R. Nairn and P. McKay to the Awatuna School Committee.. Misses O'Brien and Mclntyro were to be also asked if they would like to apply.

The s.s. Kanieri arrived from North on 22nd instant. Imports: Pettigrew, 30pkgs ; Stilt, 56pkgs; Harvey, lpkg ; Macßeynolds, 32pkgs; Howard, lpkg; Seccombe, 12pkgs; Rutherford, lpkg. Exports: Rutherford and Son, 34 bales flax. Passengers: Mrs King and child.

Mails will be closed at Opunakc to connect with the following steamer leaving Wellington April Ith, due London May 15th; Rotomahano, leaving Bluff April 2nd, and Monowai, leaving Auckland April 3rd, connecting with mail via Brindisi, leaving Melbourne April 9th, due London May 14th. A meeting was held on Monday evening to make arrangements for the grand plain and fancy dress social, which takes place on April 17th, in the Town Hall. A strong working committee was formed, and active canvassing is taking place to provide the supper. So far the canvassers have been very successful, and nothing will be left wanting to make the supper a grand success. Messrs G. P. Armstrong and A. O'Brien were appointed secretaries. The charge for admission was fixed at 5s for a double ticket and 2s 6d for each extra lady. Mrs J. Kennedy notified the committee that she would give a priza each to the most originally dressed and well sustained character amongst the ladies raid gentlemen. The committee meet again r n Monday next to roport progress and make further arrangements.

Mr J. Hai ding-Mason notifies in our advertising columns that he has decided to start in Opuuake as a chemist and druggist. Mr Mason was advised that there was a good opeuing here and took a trip through to spy out the land, and was so pleased with the prospects of the place that he at once took premises and has gone to Auckland to make arrangement for the immediate removal of his family here. He has been settled for some years in the North Auckland district at Whangaroa, but owing to the collapse of the timber industry he decided on severing his connection with that part. He has had a very large experience, having had the whole responsibility of a large district thrown on him as there was no resident medical man there. We feel sure he will not regret the change as in a large and progressive district like this there should be a good business to be done. We wish him every (iucccks iu his venture.

The s.s. Kauieri is advertised to leave Onehunpa for Waitara, Opunake and Wellington to-day. Mr H. D. Bell, M.H.R., Wellington, who is not a total abstainer, believes that prohibition will yet become the law of the land. Sir Charles Lilley, ex-Chief Justice of Queensland, has been appointed arbitrator by the Government in the Midland Railway case.

A live snake about 3ft long was discovered in a bunch of bananas landed from the Taviuni, at Wellington, and was promptly killed by a Custom official.

About two hundred natives were on their way home from Parihaka this morning whin they received wires requesting them to return as the Premier was expected to visit Parihaka to-day.

The Government have decided to vote the £3OOO passed last session, to help to defray the cost of the licensing elections, to paying half the difference between cost of elections of 1891 and 1894.

A telegram from Gisborne states:—Saturday was the day proclaimed here as the day for the weekly half-holiday, but it was found inconvenient, and to avoid closing on Saturday last a public half-holiday was declared on Thursday and observed. The Postal Department invites designs for new stamps of all denominations up to 5s from persons resident in New Zealand. The designs, which must be scenic and of a New Zealand character, are to be sent in by July 21st. Prizes are to be offered of £l5O and £IOO.

It is now announced from Germany that the beat way of killing snails is by placing shallow vessels of beer near their haunts. In some oases these are said to have been found filled with dead snails in the morning. This all depends, we imagine, on the species of snail that strikes the " plant." The Snell family of giants,'born in Ballarat, are now showing at Hobart Exhibition. The eldest girl, Clara, 20 years of age, weighs 35st 31b, is oft lOin high, 6ft 6in ronnd the waist; her leg is 26in in circumference, and her arm 22in round at the thickest part. Hercules Tom is a boy of 16, and weighs 23st. Anna weighs 25st, and is 13 years of age. What must it cost to feed this lot ? The Lending Board under the Advances to Settlers Act was sitting last week (the New Zealand Times reports), and has authorised farther advances to the extent of about £74,000, making nearly £120,000 authorised to be lent so far. None of this money has yet passed out of the office for the simple reason that the solicitors require to investigate the titles to the securities, and to prepare the deeds before the transactions can be completed by the execution of the deeds and the transfer of the money. The investigation of the titles necessarily takes some little time, and the Lending Board is now awaiting the reports of the solicitors. Applications for loans still continue to pour in. A shocking accident occurred to a three-year-old child in a sawmill near Midhirst on Thursday. It seems that the boy, Charles Cooper, whose father is an employee of the mill, was playing about when he came in contact with one of the saws, which completely severed his left leg below the knee. The little sufferer was brought into town by the evening train and conveyed to the hospital. Dt O'Carroll, assisted by Drs Leatham and Christie, decided on an amputation on account of the jagged edges of the wound, and this operation was successfully performed. On enquiry at the hospital the next morning we (Herald) learned that the boy was doing as well as could be expected considering the dreadful nature of the injury. Mr John Harper, agent at Palmers ton North for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., was rau over by the Manawatu train on Thursday night and killed. The accident happened as the train was leaving the Johnsonville station, Harper being a passenger from Palmerston, and it is believed he was Beized with a fit and fell underneath the carriage. The body was fearfully mutilated. It is also surmised that he got out on to the platform ut Johnsonville, and, in attempting to board the train while in motion, fell under the van. Harper was only recently promoted to the position of general superintendent for the Singer Company in New Zealand, and was a widower about forty years of age. He leaves four young children. His life was insured for £2450.

A very sad and sudden death occurred in Wanganui on Thursday afternoon, when a young woman named Janet Hill, about 22 years of died at the rooms of Mr Brookfield, while under the influence of chloroform. The deceased, who came to town from Momohaki for the purpose of having Borne of her teeth extracted, went to Mr Brookfield's by appointment, it being understood that chloroform would have to be used for the operation. The necessary preparations having been made, Dt Innes, who was in attendance, took all the usual precautions, sounding the patient, &0., with a view of ascertaining whether she was a suitable subject for chloroform. The indications proving favorable, the chloform was administered, but shortly afterwards something unusual was noticed in the patient's appearance, and immediate steps were taken to revive her, and Dr Earle was summoned to attend. Unfortunately the poor girl only partially rallied, and died within an hour of the administration of the chloroform, breathing her last at about 3 o'clock.—Chronicle.

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