NEWS OF THE DAY.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 22, 30 August 1901, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sfluje of our shops are exceedingly accommodating <fssys £he Gfeymouth St#rj a#4 -fy speaks well % jfche enterprising finns wheii a horse #nd ride? ca& en£er the giyjceyy 4ep#rsmen£ lin/J be seryed #s coolly #s if $ pedestrian had entered, This w#» §ee# m Grey*mouth £he $ }iev dsy, 4*id k s.ayes no end of trouble in .dismounting, this wei weather, An English journalist, sumu-fog up the position qf £he Britisslj. Government, siays : :— '•'ln spi.te of £ su^cessi/cm^f blunders that would have killed any ordinary Ministry, in spite of the" indefinite prolongation of the war, rolling up its pivHligious cost $t the r*te "of a million giid $ quxi^er a week^ the Stratford ..election demonstrated by! the in efisgable logic of figures that an overwhelming majority of the people are prepared to support the, Goyernment iv the policy in gouth Africa/"^ A very interesting ceremony took place at Awaroa, Kawhia Harbour last Saturday, A canoe, 56 feet Jongwas brought from a position in a gnlly up hill down to the waters of Awaroa, This canoe (of rimu) has been made for racing purposes. Mr. G. Robinson, dressed in kilts, and playing the bag-pipes led the way to the canoe, and when the ropes, etc. were made fast! about twenty Maoris and a few 1-uropeans hauled away, and dragged the canoe to the water, It is called the "Bongo Ka Haera." The Earl and Countess of Seafield are in London again. The Earl lastj Monday took the oath and subscribed) 'he roll on his succession to the title,! and took his seat in the House of Lords, The process is a simple one, the succeeding peer in ordinary morning dress, not in coronet and robes, shakes hands with the Lord Chanceljlor, takes the oath, pigns his name, and is thereafter entitled to play his jpart in Parliament. Lord Seafield will j have the opportunity of being present at two rare functions, the trial of Earl Russell, which may be the last of its kind, and the coronation. The Earl and Countess ofS eafield are both natives of Omaru, New Zealand, and left for England about two years ago to take up their position in England: Mr. Dowie's spiritual evolution has transformed him from the prophet Elijah mto an archangle at Chicago recently. He preached in a lovely pair of wings. On the back of his coat he had sewn silk wings 18 inches long and eight inches wide, while Zionite colours—purple, orange, and white— completed his angelic costume. The doctor strutted and flapped his wings with all the dignity of a peacock. The Canadian Census returns show the population of the Dominion to be 5,338,833. The scow Ghost, owned by Messrs. Bryant and Bailey of Auckland went ashore at Marsden Point and became a total wreck, > This year 908 factories have been registered in the Auckland district, employing 87l4hands> namely, 6238 males, and 2476 females, being an in crease on last year of 39 factories, and 845 persons. Mr. Bagnall has been re-elected chairman of the Auckland Education Board. "Unusual lights were seen by many persons, in Aratapu, on Saturday evenining, in the direction of the Coast, They appeared at regular intervals for about two hnurs, and are variously described by diffesent persons. Their direction from * Amiapu was about jW. S. W Some say theywere like flashes from a searchlight ; others that they mounted and burst just like rockets and then lit up the sky. Some of the sailors belonging to the vessels in port put them do-wn as distress signals, but no vessel was seen off the coast the next day. It would be a satisfaction to many to know what they really were "Wairoa Bell" * J * Captain Grigs >bo has served on the -NaiparasteA; i.-iv. f or a period of 15 years, has left, with his family fooydiiey. Hs wasjnven p. ?end off by hir. EE.UCE-. at iriei.eße..n.ll« on SaE j.-.-:i^y.