NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1123, 10 December 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A re-hearing of tho case, Buchanan v Laird was granted on Saturday last by Captain Wray, A runaway team on Saturday ran into a telegraph post opposite Mr, Fairweather’s and smashed it to atoms. A new post was promptly erected by the Department.

Tho case recently brought by the Colonial Land Settlement and Endowment Association against Mr Nutsford, has been withdrawn by Mr Cook, tho director of that Company. A schooner capsized of Mangapai) Auckland, the other day in a squall. Tho crew managed to reach shore in the boat. The vessel, which was worth £6OO, was blown out to sea.

Mr Wanklyn, captain of tho Hawera Cricket Club, has telegraphed to the Christchurch team, who are about to visit Auckland, enquiring if they will meet an eighteen at New Plymouth.

The Mokoia Reserve is at present in the hands of the Patea County Council. That body has, however, offered it to Hawera with an intimation that they would do anything necessary to have it vested in she Hawera Council. At a meeting of the latter body on Thursday a resolution was passed “ That the Patea Council be asked to hand over the reserve to a Domain Board, as all dealings hitherto in connection with the reserve have passed through their hands.

A sad gnn accident occurred at Abbotsf.oi;d hoar Dunedin on Saturday, by which a lad named William Street was killed instantaneously. It appears that Mr Street, the father of the lad, and several other gentlemen together with the deceased and three other boys who had been ral bit shooting, were inspecting the Saddle Hill Company’s quartz mine. While in one of the buildings, a lad named Hawkes accidentally discharged his gun, the contents of which lodged in young Street’s head, killing him instantaneously,

The 48 hours walking match between Edwards and Scott at Wellington was concluded on Saturday night, Scott winning by nearly two miles and a quarter.

A draft of between fifty and sixty horses passed through Patea on Saturday, on their way to Waitara, for shipment to Auckland. They were being sent by Mr Morton, of Waverlcy, and seemed to be a useful lot of animals.

A complaint has been.lodged before the Wellington Resident, by S. Kelson, of Masterton, against the School. Nelson alleges that three of his children, who recently left that school, were discharged dirty and ill-clothed.

Mr E, C. Horner, as agent for the Public Trustee, has received ‘a telegram from Sergt.-Major Goodall, at Hawera, stating that James Harvey, of Eltham, fanner, has died from the effects of a tree falling on him, Hnrvej’ is supposed to bo intestate, and Mr Horner left today to take possession of his property. An accident, happily unattended by any serious results, occurred near Manutahi yesterday morning. Through a girth breaking* a young gentleman was thrown from the horse ho was riding, and fell on his head with some considerable force. With the exception of a few baiises, and slightly tattered garments, he escaped unhurt. The Hawera County Council declined to pay their half of the cost of constructing the Manawapou bridge, until the Patea County Council have improved the approach to the bridge on thb Patea side. It was resolved to ask the Patea Council to allow the Hawera Council to have the old Manawapou bridge offered at auction by Mr Nolan.

Services at St George’s Church yesterday were conducted both morning and evening by his Lordship' the Bishop who in the morning preached from Malachi IV, 2, and in the evening from Romans XV, 4, giving on both occasions earnest discourses. The hymns in the morning wore 52 and 303, and in the evening 47, 351 and 20, Ancient and Modern. The Secretary of the Paten Cricket Club has just received the following letter from the Secretary of the New Plymouth Cricket Club:—“lam very sorry to inform you that, owing to our not being able to procure a team for the 12th instant, we shall not be able to come down on the specified time.” So, instead of giving the names of the team who were to represent the Patea Cricket Club, we have simply to state that the match will not come offc on Wednesday next. A rather singular case says the Taranaki Herald was brought in for medical treatment from Hawera to the Hospital. The son of Mr Bead, of Hawera, storekeeper, about two years old, was playing with some wheat, a grain of which entered the ear and caused great pain. Medical aid was obtained at Hawera, but all efforts to extract the grain were unavailing. The child was brought into town two days ago, and taken to the Hospital, where Dr O’Carrol performed a rather delicate operation, and was successful in extracting the grain of wheat, which-had swollen six or eight times its original size and had caused excruciating pain. !

We have pleasure in welcoming a new resident in Patea in the person of Mr G. G. Knight, solicitor, a son of Mr Knight, the Auditor-General. Mr Knight has joined Mr Barton in partnership, the latter gentleman having found that the cares of an increasing business render a division of labour desirable and even necessary. The new firm purpose extending their field of operations and have rnade arrangements to attend at Wavorley and Hawera upon certain days, and at each place they will, no doubt, secure a fair share of business. We wish them every prosperity. Mr Knight, we may mention, “served his term ” in the office of Messrs Izard and Bell, Wellington, and at his examination acquitted himself with more than ordinary ability. The senior member of the firm has already acquired a good reputation. The adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate of W, Handley was held at the Court-house on Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock—Mr H, Chadwick in the chair. After the minutes had been read and confirmed, Mr H. E. P, Adams proposed Mr Chadwick as trustee, at a remuneration of five per cent on the amount received for distribution amongst the creditors. Seconded by Mr Tenneut, and carried. It was resolved to instruct the trustee to write to Mr Tenuent and the Woodware Company, informing them that their claims for rent would be satisfied. Mr Tennent moved that Mr Handley be allowed the furniture in his house. He came over here with a considerable sum of money, and his troubles had not been brought about by any fraud on his part. He had acted straightforwardly throughout, and had called a meeting of Ids creditors as soon as he found himself in difficulties. In answer to Mr H. E, P. Adams, the debtor said he had a piano, which was not included in his list of furniture. It belonged to his wife; in fact, was sent out from Home by her father before debtor knew her. The furniture was valued at £4O, exclusive of the piano. He explained at length his transactions in hops. It was resolved that the trustee pay Mr Tennent’s rent, and that Mr Handley be allowed his furniture. It was decided to despatch the trustee and debtor to Nelson, to thoroughly investigate the accounts with Courtenay Smith and the Notional Bank, a sum of £ls to be allowed out of the estate for the purpose.