The Wairoa Bell, AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDAY, MAY 27th

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 148, 3 June 1892, Page 4

The Wairoa Bell, AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDA Y, MAY 27th

Mr Boler’s address on Sunday Evening at Aratapu will be on “ God, the Giver of Life, ”

The Te Kopuru Band of Hope piano is offered for sale by advertisement in another column.

Mr R VY Gallaugher, of Victoria Street Auckland, to-day advertises ‘ Groceries at Genuine Wholesale Prices,’ and will be glad to hear Irorn our readers. The Hobson County Council declare their intention of taking proceedings against every person who contrary to Sec. 100 of tne ‘Public Works Act’allows any water to flow from any land in his occupation on to a road or into any county ditch or drain* On Thursday next three sections in the Tangihua Survey district will be offered for sale in the Crown Lands office Auckland. The sections contain about eleven million feet of kauri.

Mr G. N. Bagot, Receiver of Land Revenue for the Wellington district, is to be charged with embezzlement ; and the Hon. J, B. Whyte has been summoned to answer a charge of conspiring to defraud the Government in connection with Mr Bagot.

The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board are afraid that the forming of a Salvation settlement in this Colony will be a source of danger to them, and are calling upon the Government to obtain a guarantee from General Booth that no one connected with his scheme shall at any time become a charge on the Charitable Aid Bo ards of the colony. Since our Football column was in type we have received the names of those picked to represent Kopuru Seconds tomorrow.

No First Fifteen players are included so the Aratapu team will not include any First Fifteen players. This is as it should be and will make the game all the more interesting to outsiders. The Kopuru players are—J, Davern. Draffin, A. Johnston, C. White, Sou ter, Nolan, and Foivler backs and G Davidson, J. Jolisnton, O’Neil, Alcock, Murray, G.Stewart, Leabourn and P. Matthews, forwards. Henry Campbell, the son of Mr Campbell of Jock’s point, was found drowned on Tuesday near Mt, Wesley. Captain Waters was pulling by the new Wesleyan parsonage when be saw a boat with its nose stuck into the bank at high water mark, and he could see the legs of some one in it. He called out to the occupant of the boat but received no answer, so he raised his voice and hailed those in the Parsonage, Rev. Blight came at his call and at Captain Water’s request went down to examine the boat and its contents. He found the lad in it quite dead, having evidently been drowned. Capt. Waters at once went to Dargaville and informed the police. deceased, who was subject, to fits left Mount Wesley about high water the previous day, and it is presumed that be felt a fit coming on and made for the shore. When found he was lying with his head and hands over the side of the boat and had probably been drowned while in a fit, in that position.

‘ Talk about filters ! Just eat a quart of Wairoa river water, and stand in the sun for five minutes, and you will find the aforesaid coming out at every pore beautifully filtered, while yonr stomach becomes converted into a sand-hag, and you can hear the gravel rattle as you walk.’

The Wanderer in his notes and our Waikara correspondent both refer this week to the urgent need for shed accommodation at the Opanake station. Surely the small outlay necessaiy can be authorised without a Parliamentary vote. Will the authorities please look up the correspondence above referred to

The planting season has now arrived and Messrs Dickson and Son of the Redhill Nursery advertise a complete stock of shelter, ornamental and fruit trees with plenty of root. A year’s growth in a tree of any kind is of considerable value to its owuer, and those who are lucky enough to be the possessors of land will do well to take advantage of the present season, and pay Mr Dickson’s nursery a visit. All interested in. the question of female franchise will be pleased to know that last month a Bill passed the New York State Assembly by 70 votes to 34, which provides that on and after July Ist, 1893, every citizen, irrespective of sex, shall be entitled to vote for all and every officer hereafter to be elected in that State, and on any question submitted to a vote of the people, and it shall be unlawful to make any discrimination between citizens on account of sex at such elections. Only one amendment was offered on the measure, which was to defer its operation until July Ist, 1893, which was adopted.

William Andrews, son of Mr Andrews of Te Kopuru, met with a painful acciden last week. He was out shooting and was carrying his gun, muzzle downwards, when the trigger catching in his coat caused the charge to go off. The shot struck his boot and look a portion clean out, blowing away also the small toe and the next one. The wound bled very freely but no very serious trouble is anticipated. The lad was taken to the Auckland Hospital by his mother.

On Wednesday evening next the Aratapu Mutual Improvement Class will meet to hear and discuss the contents of their Magazine. Those members desirous of contributing to the matter of the magazine are requested to send their items into the Magazine editor, Post Office, Aratapu. Mr J.J. Potter is again in this district prepared to put his camera into use. The light at this season of the year is well suited for his work and he will be glad to show what he can do. Mr Potter Lias also brought with him tU superior Magic Lantern and a large collection of views which lie intends to show in the district. He opens at Aratapu tomorrow week in the Public ITall.

The other day a respectable, middle aged man came out of a public house in South Dunedin and hurried down the street. A moment later two men rushed out and shouted , Stop him.’ Soon a dozen voices were repeating the cry, and finally the runaway was brought to a stand by a policeman. When the pursuers came upi one o.

them remarked, ‘There Bill, I told you what it would be, It’s no use tryiug to get away like that. Yon will have to take another beer with us.’ Then, turning to the gaping crowd and gallant policeman, he thanked them for their kind and prompt assistance, and the trio returned to finish their beer.

The, Hon. J. G. Ward, in replying to the toast of “ The Parliament,’ at the social gathering after the Premier’s recent speech in Invercargill, said that there was one thing lie could claim : the present Ministry was the mast weighty Ministry that had ever been in it. The Premier had said it was well to avoid personalities, but he was going to place on record the weights of the Ministers. The Premier weighed over 16st, Mr McKenzie 17st 61b, Mr Seddon over 17st. Air Carroll over 14st, and himself 14st—a total of 78st or average of lost 81b lor each man. He would throw the light weights in, The moral was that if they had men who were weighty it indicated that physically they were in first rate condition, and a good physical condition meant also good mental fiitness.

The usual meeting of the Aratapu Band of Hope was held on Tuesday evening, Mr J. E. Elliott, vice-president, in the chair. The programme was fairly interesting and consisted of the sayings of the chairman, a speech, recitation and hvmn by Rev. Hau raid Paul, recitations by MrG. Elliott, Miss Day, Mr G. Smith and the Chairman, and May Haswell, Ellen Rowland and Lucy Day. The attendance was good ; but it would be much better if those who congregate outside the building would find seats inside. There can be very little self respect in anyone who will hang about near the door talking and laughing so as to ditsurb those inside.

T he“nKights of Labour organisation is forging ahead and bids fair to become a powerful unit in working out the destinies of this young colony. The Order seems to have got an earlier footing in the Wellington district than in the North, and has there become an important institution. Little jealousies among kindred bodies and men seem to have hitherto been a check upon its progress in the Auckland district, but these apparently have now been overcome, and the order is stepping above such lamentable divisions in its own ranks, and pushing forward its work with unity and determination, Outside of Auckland c-iLy the mill settlements were the first to embrace the principles, but the order is now spreading into other localities ; Gisborne and Hamilton have each their local Assemblies and enquiries are being made from other centres: From American papers we learn that the Order is relaxing in some respects, the secrecy in which it has hitherto worked.