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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 346, 10 August 1878, Page 2

British mails, via San Francisco, will close at the Patca Post-office on Thursday, the loth instant, at 9.10 a.m, On the fourth page of present issue will be found an extract from the New Zealander of a wonderful cure of deafness by Professor Stanicb, Palestinian Aurist, who lately paid a visit to Wellington. The gentleman referred—Mr Oliver Hutchison —is well-known here. Mr Allen Hutchison, a brother, returned from Wellington on Thursday,and confirms the statement made by the Xew Zealander. Further improvement has taken place since the account referred to was published. Professor Staiuch is confident of effecting a complete cure, and for that purpose Mr Oliver Hutchison is about to proceed to Melbourne so that treatment by MrStainch may be continued. It is needless to say that the patient is in ecstacies at the good already effected. During the thunderstorm which passed over this district on Saturday night last, a cow, the property of 11. Williamson, Esq., Kakaramea, was struck by lightning and killed. The electric current entered at the neck passed along the body to the hind quarters and down the leg to the ground. From to-day forward over three hundred sections of suburban and town sections in the Provincial District of Wellington, will be open for selection at upset prices named in list. Plans and particulars may be obtained at the Grown Land office, Carlyle. Alessrs McLean and Broad bent will hold sale of trees, etc., at Hawera, to-day. Maps of new Township of Stratford, sections in which are advertised for sale on the 31st instant, have been received at the Land, Office, Carlyle. The through line of railway from Wellington to r’oalhsrston is expected to be opened about the end of next week. The Whiskey Still discovery at the City Brewery, Wanganui, together with the. grains of paradise find, reported in the Chronicle , appears to have set the whole of the police force at Carlyle—one Sergeant and a full private—in motion. It has boon whispered to ns that the brewery, hotels, and other likely and unlikely places have ing Office did not escape an overhaul. The spring at the top of the printing press, which is of similar shape to a still” worm, was eyed very suspiciously. The p

d . however, entered into an elaborate explanation of the various parts of the machine, and eventually suspicion was allayed and the Sergeant retired with a beaming countenance. A well attended meeting was held in the Town Hall last night, to consider the question of removing the Survey Oilmen &c., to New Plymouth. Ur Croft was voted to the chair. The following resolution, proposed by Mr Trcgear and seconded by Mr Aitchison, was carried unanimously :—“That tin's meeting bear with regret that it is intended to remove the Survey Officer, maps, and records concerning the lands of this County to the Town of New Plymouth, and hope that the Government will not only interfere to prevent such injustice, but rather give us additional facilities by creating a Land 1 i Board for the Patea County ; that the present Survey Officer is one whose local knowledge peculiarly fits him for employment here, and that to take away the survey information will entail an expensive and disadvantageous journey both to settlers and strangers desiring to buy land. Wo therefore earnestly request the Government to retain this officer and information, and to give to Patea County more direct control over its laud sales than we now possess.” Copy of resolution to be tele- . graphed to the Colonial Secretary. A resolution was also unanimously passed, asking Government to grant further endowments for the Patea Harbor, together with borrowing powers, with the usual rating clause. Wc regret not being able to give a full report, owing to the awkward night chosen for the meeting. A good number of country settlers were present.

On Tuesday morning last, there was a narrow shave of a frightful calamity at the Patea Heads. Workmen employed by Mr Dickson in gathering boulder stones for harbor construction as usual, preparatoiy to commencing labour, placed their coats, &c., under the cliffs beneath the flagstaff and proceeded to work along the beach close by. Soon after they had commenced work and without the slightest warning the face of the cliff gave way, and about a thousand tons of earth was cast seawrds. One man’s waistcoat containing a watch was buried under the fall of earth. Some of the men, wagon and horses were barely out of each of the fall. Had the fall happened about half-an-hour earlier meu and horses would have been buried alive.

A very successful meeting of the Carlyle Debating Societjg was held on Thur-alay evening, about, one hundred and fifty ladies and gentlemen being present. The subject of debate was u Woman’s Eights,” Mr W.Dale championing the ladies, and. arguing that women should be allowed the same privileges as men. The opener was seconded by Messrs Tennant, Fairclough, Trogcnr, and Weiss. Air Guthrie, of .Vianutahi, took the opposite view, supported by Messrs Hirst and Horner (sen). The affirmatives had decidedly the best of the argument throughout, and on a show of hands being called for, secured a large majority. A public meeting will be held at the Hawera Town Hall this afternoon with the object of getting a public expression of opinion as to the urgency of the railway R-lween Taranaki and Wanganui being pushed on to completion. Unanimous expression of opinion will do much to strengthen the hands of Air T. Kelly, A1.1i.R., and other members who have been working with him in this matter. Air W. Cowern will to-day offer for sale the lease for thirty-five years of a number of harbor reserve sections with river front-

ages. At meeting of the Patea Jockey Club held on Momhry last, a committee was appointed to inspect and report on the racecourse. The result has hem that after two or three visits, and careful measuring of the ground by Alessrs F. Al. Chapman and W. D. Powdreli, a most excellent course of a mile round has been planned. The site of the stand has been removed to a position with a straight run in of fully 210 .yards, beautifully level and firm ground. Instead of the basin-shaped course as last year, there will ho three straight rims, two of about 241 or 250 yards ami another somewhat shorter length. A better course than that now planned could scarcely be desired. There is but one short length which can he taken exception to, and that happens at a point which will scarcely affect the racing. This result has not been attained without considerable labor, and the gentlemen who have done the work deserve all praise. The course as laid out will bo ploughed and made ship-shape for the races. Our Wavorloy correspondent writes : A severe shock of earth-quake was felt hero on Thursday morning, at live minutes to eight.—Thu Rev R. J. Aflsworlh gave a lecture on Thursday evening on “ Turkey.’’ I was sorry to see that the attendance was small, and ns the weather was all that could bo desired, I am at a loss to account for the thin attendance. — On Wednesday evening, Air llaslie celebrated the completion of his new house, by giving a bail in the Town Hall, which O ' -) ucuig Kept, up until near daylight.—The Alinstrels are going to give ns a performance on Tuesday, when I expect to see something good, as they have been practicing with great zeal. They arc certainly very clover, and I strongly recommend any one who has not seen one of their performances, to pa}* Waverley a visit at 7 p.m., on Tuesday. Wo understand that the surveyors on the Waimatc Plains arc making progress. To Whid and Te llua, who have been consulted at Parihaka, strongly object to any interference with the surveyors, and say all will yet turn out to the advantage of the Maoris—better times are coming. Te Whiti in reply to Patn Warn a and Kokeri, said he would not have the surveyors interfered with, even if they came on his own land. Camp was shifted on Thursday, and the surveyors have reached the point beyond which To Iki says they must not go. Little notice is, however, likely to bo taken of the notice which has been posted. Naturally a number of natives feel sore at the advance of the surveyors, but there is also a feeling of helplessness, which i s likely to prevent any active interference, although some might be indiscreet enough to foster a spirit of opposition. [