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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 28, 10 September 1886, Page 2

A diabolical case of cruelty is reported from Gisborne. At Omioud on Sunday uigiit a Kt-uier had ft cow mutilated, by »oint ).< lx.ns chopping ihe leg almost off. The Auckland City East Licensing Coiwniuoe, in ignoring an application for license t.. tlie railway refreshment room*, expressed regret tluu the authorities should hate led tenderers to expect a Uc'-*n»e. This i* not the first time t man .ha* been led to believe by Government he would get a tiling he never got. We have plenty of instances in this district, but not of the same nature a* the above.

We learn that the proposal to float a company to take ou r the Woodville Examiner iias so lar been unsuccessful. At tile in., nng in hi for the purpose oil Wednesday the required number of share* were got taken up. and the question was adjourned, wo understand, lor another month.

A sad fatal accident happened at Woodville on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Janies I‘amunnr was returning from Campbell'* null with a load of limber, and coming into contact with another vehicle was thrown out, two w heel* passing over him. Although oousciou* when picked up, he died within an hour. It appears that P arm inter wi_ driving rather fast, and had apparently lost control of the horses. When the collision took place the frighten) 1 animal* went fud sj* od towards the town, causing great consternation, as the

children Wit. j; coiuiiig from *il*s>., and son:* difficulty was experienced in g. : -ig th< in of the way. Mr Parin inter x. .I- t. rv much respected in Wood. t die, -i*.d !;:> his m i.. i>s gri ally missed.

The Post Hay* that -Sir Julius Vogel i* taking step* to obtain a new trial in eon nection with the late libel action Vogel v lioydhonse and Wakefield. Mr John Whitmore, baker, announce* that nnforxcen circumstance* coni]*! him to relinquish business, and request* that all accounts owing to him be paid at once. We remind readers of Me*srs Briggs A Gibbs' wile of household furniture and effect* to-morrow at the Makaretu Board ing House.

A large quantity of food wa* yesterday conveyed by native* to the Awaptirna |>ah, near the Manawatu bridge, where a big meeting i* about to be hold. The weather now being tolerably fine, the Union ball to-night should be a great nuccess. The committee are working hard with the decorations, and a special track to the room will be cleared, which will be indicated by lamps or other means.

Mr Treweok ha* just purchased and brought to I'ahiatua about twenty head of fat cattle for slaughtering. The animals came from the Oroua Downs. Manawatu, and from the sample on view at the shop we do not think the moat can be beaten.

Mr Hewlett inserts a potato notice. Mr Wagstaff, sawmiller, of I’ahiatua, ha* filed a jietition to be adjudicated a bankrupt. Owing to the numerous heavy freshes in the Manawatu stopping the works, the Lower Kerry bridge is likely to take three months more to complete. It is rumored that a squabble has taken place between the Gorge line contractors and the Government. The former made a miscalculation (through whoso fault we do not know) and decided not to go on with the work; however, Government gave them fourteen days to consider the matter, with the result that thoy have resumed work.

A special meeting of the School Committee was held on Wednesday afternoon, to consider tho advisability of procuring an assistant teacher by tho time the school was re-opened. ’ Messrs Reese (Chairman), Naylor and Hutchen (secretary) were present, and it was resolved that the Education Board bo written to nt once, pointing out that the average attendance warranted an assistant, and requesting that tho appointment be made. It was also decided, in support of the request, to apprise tho Board of tho fact that the enlargement of tho school would of necessity require an increased stalf. In another column will be found tho programme of the concert to be given in aid of tho funds of the l’aliiatua Public Library, which is to take place in the Templars' Hall on Friday, 17th instant. It will be seen that a number of Woodville friends intend taking an active part, several of whom are old favorites. The programme, which is a lengthy one, contain* many good items, and wo should imagine it would commend itself to the public of I’ahiatua, the more especially as the object of the entertainment is to raise funds fur such a laudable purjiose as a public library. A dance will be held after tlie concert.

There is a feeling afloat that the Parliamentary Union Ball is to bo a thoroughly “ select" affair, and that invitations liave not been issued to many ladies in the district. We are in a position to state that there was no intention of confining the ball to any particular class, as the Union itseffi was open to all who liked to join, and it was considered only just that those who took an interest in the Union by becoming members should be allowed to attend the ball. If tadios have not been invited, it is the fault of members themselves, as tho committee have in these columns repeatedly asked that names be sunt in so that invitations might be issuo.l. The public meeting which was to have been held at the hall last night to receive report of committee to investigate the cost of the Templars' Hall with a view to forming it into a Limited Liability Company, was adjourned to the school, the hall boing engaged. Mr Godfrey was voted to the chair. Mr A. W. Sedcole, as secretary to tho committee, was called upon to report, and ho stutod that thu committee valued tho property at A:250. This sum thu trustees refused to entertain, and announced that they were prepared to lloat a company at tho valuation they placed upon it, viz., £'29o, having already a list representing nearly £2OO. A committee consisting of Messrs Miller, H. Sedcole. Godfrey, Baird, Wylde, Baucke, and A. W. Sedcole, was formed to work out the details, and report on a day to he named. The committoo will meet at Mr Miller’s siiop on Monday next, at 7 p.m. In the Supreme Court at Christchurch on Monday, William Lawson, a laborer of Lyttelton, recovered £SOO damages from the Shaw Suvill and Albion Compant for injuries caused by negligence of seamen in the Company's employ, who lei a bail of wool fall on him while working at the ship Soukar on January 29. Says the Wellington Press :—Those members of Parliament who supported last session the State introducing stoats to exterminate rabbit* will, iierhaps, be surprised to learn that a lamb has been killed by one of those vermin at Stoke, Nelson. Rather a rich idea to jsty for tlie introduction of a pest into the colony of a far worse character than the one sought to be destroyed.

Little Willie prayed long and ineffectually for a little brother. At last he gave il up as “no use.” Soon after hi* mother had the pleasure of showing him twin babies. Ho looked at them for a moment and then exclaimed : “ liow lucky it was 1 stopped praying! There miglit have been three.'*

The Taranaki Budget records the following narrow e*eaj>o from fire;—A letter which was |<u*tcd in the letu-r box at a store was destroyed in rather a remarkable manner. It would Deem tlial some mischievous or malicious ja-rson dnqqied a lighted match through the aperture of the box. The match had evidently fallen Upon the letter, with the result that nothing but a few ashes was left.

The Napier Telegraph in noting the return of Mr Ixicke, M.11.R., to that town from Wellington, nays:—” Mr Locke looks very far from well nt the present time, but aw ay from the wretched climate of Wellington we trust he will soon repun hu wonted vigor.” This isnys the Press) i* not bail from a |»aper winch is stipjtoscd to r. present a kjkji known in the colony a* a ” fever den." How to Get Sick.—Expose yourself day and night, work too hard without rest, doctor all the tune, take all the vile nostrums and imitation* advertised, and then you will w ant to know.

How to Get Well. Which i* answered *n throe w ords -Take American Co * Hop Bitters! lUod

Sat s •• INiff" in the Press: -A fall in wool! Ah, 1 told you no! Oh, I don't mean in price ! A bale of it fell on a man! Did him £SOO of damages! Rough on the Shaw-Savill Co., who lutve to pay 'em. And all through the negligence of one seaman I

The Minuter of Education notifies that the suiu of X-tUOO lias been voted by Parliament for distribution among public libraries. Claims must lie sent in by the end of January, IHK7, and the distribution will take place on tho 2Hth of February. I’ahiatua might yet be in time to apply for a portion. An order was made by the Rcaidont Magistrate at Wellington last week (says the Evening l'ostt against Charles Milos Matthews, solicitor, of Hawera, for the payment of 10s |>er week towards the maintenance of his eight children.

Maori aggression I They seem to make enough of a littlo native bounce down South 1 A Maori set to work to plough a settler's land 1 Instead of letting him go on doing it till he was tired, they hauled him up and tiuod him £•> 1 Don't seem to be much aggression about it I No! It's a special correspondent a native disturbance 1—“ Puff."

In the House of Commons on Thursday night, the debate on the Address in lUply was resumed. Mr Sexton’s amendment requiring that exceptional measures should he taken for the maintenance of order in Del fast was rejected by a large majority. The Address in Reply was then adopted. The Irish members and the Radical party obstructed the further progress of business on a motion for granting precedence to Supply. Mr Parnell gave notice of an amendment opposing such precedence, on the ground that the state of affairs in Ireland demanded the first attention of the House.

Another Edinburgh newspaper, making the third since the prosent year began, has ceased to exist. The Dailv Review was started in IH6* by David Guthrie (who was also its first editor, 1 as an advanced Liberal journal, and particularly as representing the Presbyterians interest. The pa|>er has of late years been sinking, and was on its last legs just before the general oleetion, but a timely contribution sont from Parliamentary candidates staged off the evil day, which has at last arrived.

Another batch of Salvationists have born brought up at Napier. For the defence Mr Dick raised a point that the by-law was not projierly passed, as a month should intervene between adopting and passing by-laws. Tho Council adopted it on one Wednesday, and four weeks afterwards, also on a Wednesday, passed it. Mr Dick maintained that there should be 28 days exclusive of the day on which it was passed. The Resident Magistrate reserved his decision.

Mr Justice Richmond (says the Post) was very severe on Monday morning on a certain country solicitor, who prepared an affidavit in the case of -Vllan Camiont, which came bofore the Rankruptey Court to-day. His Honour said the practitioner in question should have been ashamed to send such a slovenly document out of his office, and it should never have been allowed to go on the filu of the Court. It was quite a disgrace, and the Bankrupt had his (Mr Justice Richmond's; permission to tell the gentleman so. His Honour also drew attention to the fact that the printed forms employed in bankruptcy cases bore the words " Supremo Court in Bankruptcy," instead of “Superior Court of Bankruptcy," and directed the Deputy-Registrar in future to refuse to accept documents which were not properly wurded. Here are a couple of novel “ strikes.” At Hobart on a recent Sunday afternoon the Clergyman, who was examining a Sabbath school class, struck one of the boys across the lace, and the latter, to the rev. gentleman's astonishment, retaliated. A melee ensued, in which the boys of the cla-s sided with their classmate and attacked the clergy man. At this juncture a girl pupil interfered, and all the boys marched out of tho class-room. At Featherstoue's foundry, at Chicago, seventy-five employ/s had been granted the concession of eight hours svstein, and worked several days under it, Lut getting dissatisfied with it sent a deputation to the proprietors of the works Asking for a return to the ten hours’ plan. This was refused, and on May 24 all the men went out on strike for ten hours.

This is what the Auckland Bell says of “ the unemployed " : —“ Tho fact of the matter is that there is and always has been in Auckland, a number of peoplo—wi hardly like to call them men—of whom nobody can tell how they get a living. Like the lilies of the field, they toil not, neither do they spin, and yet their worthless carcases are led, nobody knows how. In prosperous times these people lie up an I sleep apparently and then when dark times come, and industrious men are suffering for lack of work, they come out as bugs crawl out in the night and we see and smell them, and they bite society. These are the sjiecial parasites that are crawling about the streets and wharves just now, with the biggest bug, Farucll, at tho head of them.

The Nelson Evening Mail is very rough on tho way in which the members of the Education Board of that city conduct their business. Our contemporary says : We must positively decline to accept responsibility w ith regard to our reports of the proceedings of the Education Board unless they are conducted in a monorderly manner. There were times at its last meeting when it was not only difficult to catch the meaning, but to hear a word of what was being said, owing to three or tour members speaking together, and each endeavonng to make his voice heard above tiie others. I'Oder such conditions tile impossibility of furnishing a satisfactory report will be readily recognised.

Tho abandonment of farming at the Chatham Islands (says the Lyttelton Times! has thrown out of employment almost the whole working population of the islands, and the white portion only want moans to take passage for New' /•-aland. Their condition is, in many mstaiiros. deplorable. Times tiavs iniifol changed since the supply of jiotatoes for C'aiiH-rburv was mostly drawn from the Chatham Islands. Now only sufficient for their own use is grown them, and with very little grain and a few vegetables, this is all the cultivation now practised. Fruit trees, esjH-ciaily apples, have been planted, and yield plentifully without further care. The land in the districts mentioned as being ca|>ah)e of cultivation is rich and black, resembling volcanic soil, but is, to all apja anuice. of volcanic formation. The Colonist rotroe|>oiidrnl at Motneka telegraph* as loilows : —A special Court w as held here on Mon lay. w hen a rase of general interest was heard before Mr C. Barker. J.P. A native none! Bark w*. sum—o.icu by Mr John buupsott for

Mr Ilirmo lias relieved us of the pigs. To day he collected all the dogs in the country and ran the whole Kalf dusen down. They arc row in pickle—that is if the rightful owner has not issued an order to stay proceedings.

tremMJu-uig upon and ploughing native land held by the complainant under lease. It appeared that the lease expired on the 30th Juno, but an extension till September 80th hail been granted until further arrangement* might las made. Meanwhile I’ark ha* been playing at Te Whitt, and he began ploughing the land. Although ho was repeatedly remonstrated with he continued ploughing. The defendant was filled An for trespass, and costs £1 17s fid. with the option of two months hard labor. The fine was paid. For some time oast Bark ha* Seen trying to get all the land he could into his own hands to re-let on his own account. He is a North Island native, bnt settled here on hi« marriage to a Motneka native. It is generally believed that Bark was engaged in the laet war against the Europeans. He was wounded and came* the mark. He was in the North Island when the last 1 ploughing took place there, which resulted m Te Whiti Doing arresti-d, and was ploughing there, but he cleared away prior to the arrests. This is what the Sydney Bulletin thinks of football :—” For right down brutal sport commend us to a dog fight Grieeo Roman wrestling, and last but by no means least, a game of Rugby football. In the intercolonial match on Saturday one of the Queensland team was carried off the field with a broken collar-bone, and another with his head open. Wo prosiimc that the authorities put their foot on prire fighting on account of its allege.! brutalising tendency. If such is the case then why allow Rugby football as a lawful game 7 In a prize fight a bloody nose and a black eye are usually the worst injuries. If a man is thrown during a fight he has but one man to fall on him In rugby football it is ' sacks on-tlie•mill,' and God help the undermost, who is lucky if he esca[s>s with a broken collarbone. We don't object to the young 'uns maiming themselves if it please* them, but it seems a faree for the law to make fish of one and fowl of the other, on tho score of brutality, as there have bocn tar more permanent injuries between the goal j«»*t» than between the posts of a prixe ring.”

Poverty and SvmtaiNa. — “ I was dragged down with debt, poverty, and suffering for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring, which did them no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago. by the advice of my pastor, I procured Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have neon a sirk day since ; and I want to say to all poor men, yon can keep your families well a year with American Co's Hop Bitters for less than one doctor's visit will cost. I know it."—A Working Man. Road