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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 June 1886, Page 2

Thij cplistion ofconnecting Pahiatua with tlie Mhnawatu district by const ructiug a road ’over the Taranu Itivngo is occupying considerable attention at tho.present time, and the residents ,cf Palmerston North have decided to ask Government to vote A sum for that porjvoao. It lias been ascertained that the grades "on both' sides of the range are comparatively easy,* and 'as fir an’difficulties of'this nature go,"nothing seems to stand in the way of the road being made at ,tn early date; but Government consent to vote money suflicient to construct this road, or at any rate 'to make a track through, IVJiiutua will have to look carefully to its interests, and’ see Utat.no undueiuilucncc is brought to Lear to have t ho works commenced cm the* Manawatu side first; for if such a tiling ‘were cfono we can, forsce a serious loss to this district, inasmuch its the trade of the Mangahoo would .be diverted from its natural course, and Palmerston North would become rich at tho expense of Pahiatna. .Thurc is little doubt iu our minds tin-2 road roiitmimicntiun between tho Manawatu cutcV I’ahiatua districts-, Other than by the Gorge, huts-, eventually take 1.-biet in the. interests of settlement; but tlie cjnostion to be considered at this juucticre is—will tile Maiiaiv.Uu, now wcMl forward us .regards bring opened up by mil and roads with Wellington on Uie 0110 side, and as Cur north as New Plymouth ou thc-otlicr. monopolise the tr-ido which should naturally cor-io into tins young district, to assist the struggling settlers. If Govencment deem the ecmsti uetion of .this mud a necessity, then wc presumo they will sod the justice of commencing operations on this side of tho rango, us already some live* miles ofgooiVroad lias beUi inaile mi the other, .-mil tins district has a far-greater rl-ttiu-lube considered in •the matter than Manawatu. Tin- distance from I'ahinUtw to Palmerston by way of the piojvoxed iviul v><2 the range is about toil rnr twelve miles, ns. coin pared xYiiff nearly thirty bv t!if Gorge; iuul vo believt Pahiatua ;ci;rt surrquciciitvg districts •«vUI benefit- greatly by being brought so much nearer to the Mammatu (him at present H is not our intention to polut out all the advantages, w hich are tvouixd'ti* accfi-o t,-* this district, by c-tv ctmunuui-cati-in villi the otliir side ->f tile range 1 bill'llwt tlll-ns arc imuiv 011*1 lv» admitted, liy.-vli wit-- tili, flu- trouble to view tin-•MV.-sH.inif. merits thosoiulvnutagc-. htiwvw* will ffi-j-.iiil ts • .-»• fVteoi ■ *-- m—v , ta t 'ls M/ii ,uh-J

Newsi*ftin* t-w.ihTc solciinir ci*npttoq ICi* liet**raiilwin» was published by u* -cs ' 'W c\tr> .riG-ter-Isy. Further narticular; Cf tins eLdr.diiuitr will be found iutbis issuer *

Messrs McCardle and Beese Intro gone to Wellington to attend the usual fortnightly meeting of the Land Board.

: -*< e - Boss. »>.•» rv.ij. sent to kfailermn QSI week lor medic.-tl oxaini-iatidti. |d« •rctunit-d to I‘nliintn* ' Although suffering frbut a diseased brajn, the examining doctors did, not consider floss a subject* to< be committed to the Asy.-mi. XV« understand he has resinned work, and is now ‘ easagvd on e fenoiqg contract. Messrs I- - and Hicks are to be con- ’ grntnlated on tho success which has at- . beaded their bakery enterprise. Layt week the first local batch was turned out; and although the bread looked pale, caused, no, doubt, by being so suddenly placed before a Pahiatua audience, it lias since recovered the shock, and will now do credit to any table. Mr Stokes announces iii another column that lit- will open, as a cabinetmaker and upholsterer in- about three weeks' thus.. Orders in the meantime can bo left at Mr Hintin'* store. This branch of trade is now fairly represented, Mr Powell having been in business in Pahiatua for sonic time, whoso advertisement wc would also direct attention to. Th'o.iinnnM- meeting of tho Alfrcdton, Licensing Committee was held at Kkctip" luma on tint it rdav last, whan Mr St wart's lice its A for the Pahiatua Hotel was granted without opposition; indued tho police reports. were most complimentary. Mr Turner’s license for the Kketahuua Hotel was also granted.

At about halt-past one lasi Monday morning n very severe shock (jf earth" o.uako was fi ll in Pahintiui, accompanied by a loud rumbling noise. Tlui direction appeared to be from east to west.

Mr Whitmore, tor whom MrSmallCj 15 now busily engaged erecting an Avon, hopes to produce the lust bateii of bread tin.? dav week

It is rumoured that- Mr Crowe intends erecting a large ou the* corner opposite Mr Pest's, butchery. Mr Dawson of the Post Office Store is about to make extensive alterations to hr? premise... so soon as timber ean be pro. .•cured for the purpose. A new shop will be erected in front of the old building, which, together with Mr Stoke,' 'cabinet wan lmir-e and Mr Mull's smithy, will add to Ilk' nppcvi.vuce of that part of the town. \Vo direct attention -.to Jfr HorobinV announcement m another column, rcl iti- e t» the P.tliiatuA Livery mid Bait, btables. Mi 1 loro lon's well-known cx]verienee- as u hostler tiiould b(v.i suffuieiit reeomliieudatidii to those who entrust him with there,aid of their animals. .Saddle and iuijftty horses can also he procured oA hiro at tbo stable.

TJie billiard-room m connection with the Pahiatua Hotel has been romploiM, and the table erected. Lovers of the green cloth will now have an opportunity of displaying their skill. The room is under the management of Mr Pratt.

Wc are requested to draw attention to an advertisement in another column, call* ing; upon, members of the Pahiatua Cricket Club to jiay overdue subscriptions. As several accounts contracted on behalf of the Club are still unpaid, it is needless to refer to tiie urgency of members cornlying with the request.

A meeting of ti e Town Hall Conlmitee is'convened for to-morrow evening, at b o'clock, iu Mr Miller's shop.

A New York doctor who died penniless xvas married three times, and each wife brought him a fortune of between X'20,000 and X'OU.O'JOTJIO North Otago Time*! st«..es that at the present time there is a large run up the Wuitaki on which nearly 120 men are engaged iu rabbiting.-

'*■ It is said that the 11011. Mr. Bryce had ; n verbatim report taken of the whole pro. ccediiigs in the Bryee-Busden ease, and that this will shortly be published.

Tho formation of a Parliamentary Union in our midst must be admitted by 'ill to be a step in tin* right direction, for it not only makes uieu conversant with tinpolitics eft’ii.- day, but is also calculated to train them fit r potations ( ,it our 10c,4 bodies. The two meetings already held •have been will attended; and we trust that all vvhqean will give tlie Union hearty supjiort, if not by becoming members, at any rale by being present at the meetings. It will l)C ,seen by advertisements elsewhere that Mr Host, who for the past fourteen‘years has been in the employ- of Messrs Barliet* & Co., has purchased the .butchery, business lately carried on in this town b,v Mr .1. Troup. Pahiatua is fortunate in having two bhtcUcrv establishments conducted by- pirn of such largo .experience, M; .Tretvcek, of the'Head dJutchery, being.for many years in busi. ness in the Haavira district, and fora eonsiderable period supplied-the whole of tho colonial forces from Hawerato tiro Mokau.

Buildings of all descriptions nro going up in and around Pahiatua.'and ajarge number of families are awaiting the completion of residences in order to take up their abode here. The •’vent drawback to the building trade now is the inability of the saw mills to supply tho demand; lmt Messrs'Scdctde and Yuilo an- fjixious to meet the requirements of builders, and are pushing on w ith all speed, the building for the recaption of tln-ir new plant. At present all dressed timber has to Im-brought into the plnee, but When <m r local firm get tl-«iri maehiner.y fixed, the necessity of sending outside for any class of timber required iu tiim building trado will be lessened cbnsidiTnbly. Mr A. 15. Hogg, chemist, of AYoodville. is about tc* establish, a branch here, although net on an extensive scale in the meantime. Arrangement* iiuv« been made with Mr Bimic to allow a case of medicines to be placed in hi* shop, and Mr YeatesV who is a gentleman of very great experience in these matters, will attend on Saturday'evenings to dispense. Being a healthy place, it is considered once a week, will be ofton- enoitgh for Mr Ver.tek (whose time is fully occupied in another diioctiony.to be in personal atteiubuicc< but should a cast- of tieceasitv; arise, rvo feel convinced tlmt gentleman will ho only too glad td respond- to thecall

Sctr /Ceativi'T rcjolerst in an Opposition, **" tht-'f,yt*fcmn.Times, which -Uvitles its tcuc'Hh-twcc*, huri-criitgy Miniours to . w.'.i- 1-aoo * ’*w-

Wc •m.lqfstand that a• la-Vs m pnton; down limui jp.Vtm:t in the «eu3iii ,on fctlirJu; ' The Anqlo.Crcjicnn Cqnvwrtinn n*itli rejjalrtl la the lWific Islands eoinos into force Jnl/tst. atil uil} lust till l*»i ; The refjirr of 'Ciiis«iioe dntira Collected j In tho-C&ki? for tlic.aioyth endup; M.o 1 Lift Vii*,we*'ti-it J.''t'Kf£2 9s U« w:». rt .• iSftvuT. tn %!ktii An»Muh<l' rtw! jihu;<»t ! Ms ttVlliiiKton, £19,716 9s. •Is; C!iiiilith*«ivh anil I-yttchoni. , 7% tvlv»(U>l Hum-din, .£2j,7cjti 7s \1 'l7ic total euNmnt cpUiAc.l iitr ir oanoiv ior‘ The lunuth of May. LSBS, «ns £lO7,M:i 4* 4Oil. There’ * vi- thus » -fullm" off Lust tuoitlV rw* compared wi»i Wie correspond ire; punod of List year of *s:Jls 14s 1 Id. (V goltf fcvel is raging tn the Argentine Republic m eirtisfjm-ncc of -io_ ro|wrts hi Piitvsnni.-v Tivd hundred- petitions for >lio rij’ht tn dio for Roll in the liio toil leijos uUtrict. where it, is said the me is.

have been piascntrd to the Government, and arranged parties''aro regularly quitting liucues Ayres l'--r the helils. The lia-.-nos Ayres Stund u d -dates that if those gold mines turn out sis rich as expected, the Government need mko no special.care about sendhig cobu.'sK and their families te, the I,!-' Gallegos, as 20,000 people will ntmr into tlie 'alley when tl.c-Taiic.- oi the gold spreads to Itu’rnpc. I-I.ac-iviuory has been already ordered from IC irope. and a company luu* been started to work the • mines with better, elements than those at

presentusr-l.bv Uui explorers fr.vrti I’nnta Aranas'. \J7nla in tenner'.vcais three v,old dollars per day weto the '.average earnings from gob; washing, how tbs gold

washers make' twenty gold dollars per day. real one or two parties hav e made 20,000 gold doliar* in two months. The amount received for beer duty in the Colony for the month of May last was t lObt) 2s lit!, of which Auckland contributed IHCI2 It 2d , Wellington, i->77 (ri ?1; Clna-stchureh. £Slfi Is 21 Dunedin, 2-84:1 His (>d l’or the corrospoiuliug period bis: year, tin- total amount received w-is (.4185, -js Id. ;•bowing a docn-iso of Ellli 2.2 d hut motif I* as compared vvath May rf-f the previous Year.

The following a])plieations for [intents have been receive!-(’. A. Jicigcr-on, of Palmerston Nortli and .l.Jpnsen.ofP’ieldtng.sfof'Uiprovenicnt in straining.wire; T Scott and 11. Knox, of Manaia. f.'-.' improved wire strainer repairer; .Y. Tlartisoti, of lb'.k.a!.a, for a-grain drill; .T. Warb'ir'on. of Lakeside, Canterbury, for an unproved churn; A. Potter, gf Auckland. tor a rotary plough; XV. Wilson, ofTomoana, Mawkesßay, fora vyonbdiying itiariiine; -I It Hand; side, of Hamilton. Auckland, for a firewood cutter?.3. King and H. S. Harrod, pf Otahuhn, for inveutlon for removing wool and jnir from skins.

The New (Zealand Ibiilvvay ti.affic re. tmns f-*r tho period train Ist Aju'll to May 188(1. ab-o for the corresponding.' jio. rir-1 of 1885. are publislied in Gazette of 2nd June,-anil, with the exception.ot the'. Nelson section, show nil increase in the receipts, in sumo cases very marked. - l-'i-r the Kawakavva section tho iitiu.uut received from all sources i.i ISijui' was -tbV> 11s, as against .L'435 ls4d in 1885; AV.tng.vrei, •i’435 os 8-1— p-280 5s Id; Auckland. L 10,051 5s Id—28(1 Hi 8. 11,1, Napier. 5772 7." itl-tS 8s -Id; Wellington, 25875 7s s*l— 2s 10d ; Wanganui, LhliOl 10s--1*5218 Is 5-i; Hurmini-Ululf. 207,Tit0 (Is 7vl —XGI.-HtU 2s Id, Groymoutli, 21707 10s fid—2l79;t 18s 4d; Westport, 21488 14s ’• 1d—2T.53 10s Od; Nelson, 291K1 Os lid —21072 12s 3d; Picton, .2500 7s (Od — 2530 4s. The number of miles open for ' traffic up to date is its follows;—Kavv.lI kawn. 8; Y/angarcl, 7; Aiukbv- d, 211; Napier, 82; Wellington, 00; Wanganui, P-'H; 11 urimtii-Bluff, 882; Greymoutli, 8; Westport, 19; Nc'Lsoh. 23; Pictun. 18. Total miles ojien. 1021.

The Counties Bill, to be introduced bathe Premier, is a consolidation of the present laws relating to counties. The, Public Health Act is to be incorporated with it. Prov ision is iuade for the alteration of ridings. Acting chairmen are to leave the [lowers of chairmen. Power is given to construct drainsforpreventiiig the flooding of lowlands. There is an entirely* new clause for the purpose of levying general rates for counties by districts therein, .and the expenditure of such ratesin such districts, less a fixed contribution towards the general expenses mid liabilities of the county. There is also tqclause recpiiring.'hat separate accounts tdtall Ld kept of the 'county expenditure within road and town district**"

A curious case occupied the' Nelson Magistrate's Court the other day. The trustees of the German .Church "at Mon-’ (ere sued their clergyman, tbe-Bev Mr Kouert, to regain possesion of the church, parsonage, and lands. It a)pear* that the pastor refused to administer the Sacrament to certain ot his cougregatioif because they were Odd fellows. Ultimately the congregation held 11 meeting, and carried a resolution disproving bis action. The Jtev -Mr Kouert said if the resolution was car. ried he -would resign and leave in six months. This time having, elapsed, e'ertain of tho congregation desired that lie •should leave, but the pastor declined, on the ground that 11 majority of the members of the Church desired him to stay. The plaintiffs alleged tliat the majority of the congregation did not. Tho Magistrato decided that ho must leave the Clmreh in a month. ,

A new danger for explorers ha* been discovered. The South Australian Advertiser state, that Lieuteijlfut liiiincrgose-nite (of the German Navy)'and Dr. Kunm-.el have explored North-l’.ast Guinea. They report that they reached a spot twelve days' march froni the coast, and dix. covered that tln-ir compass was useless, ow ing to tlie presence' of a tree which possesses the properties of a highly charged electrical battery. Dr. Kummel was . knocked down when lie touched it. Analysis showed it- to consist of almost pure amorphous carbon. It lias beeu named I*7l---ascia Ulcctrica.