The Wairoa Bell, AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDAY, JULY 29th.

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 156, 29 July 1892, Page 4

The Wairoa Bell, AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDA Y, JULY 29th.

Mr Boler’s address on Sunday evening Tvill be on “ The Light of the World,” The Waipoua (native) gumfield which has been closed for some time has been reopened. This ough t to be good news to diggers as the gum on this land is generally laige and of excellent qualit}’, the prices also are higher than on the Wairoa fields. Messrs Baker Bros., Auctioneers, 73 Queen St., Auckland, advertise the sale of an 80 acre section, Okahu Parish. There are 3,177 classified teachers engaged in teaching the youth of our land ; 1,092 males, 83 married ladies and 900 single misses. A dramatic entertainment is announced to be held in the Arapohue Hall on Wednesday, August 10th. Proceeds in aid of Cemetery’ and Hall funds. Thursday, the fourth day of August next, will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout New Zealand for the celebration of Aibor Day. Lovett’s law case cost the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board £665 ; Messrs Hesketh and Richmond’s bill amounted to £250. The Port Albert Agricultural and Pastoral Society meets on Wednesday, August 3rd, to discuss “ Pumpkins ” or rather an essay on pumpkins. The Northern Union Steamboat Company starts operations on August Ist, and on Monday next the p.s. Osprey will carry the mails. Time will show whether she will make as good time as the Kina has done with her many stoppages to pick up and deliver mails. Bonus on dried fruit, Import duty on Island fruit, same on coal, and the export of baulk timber are the questions for debate next Wednesday at Aratapu Mutual. Everyore welcome. A sensational paragraph runs through our mind concerning a marriage which took place at Dargaville this week but we refrain and only say—The Laird’s daughter mar-

ied in secret at Begistrar’s office—bride’s ather outdone—the blioy interviews the bridegroom—gentlemanly (?) language to sister’s beloved—red nose for black eye—gone for honeymoon etc. A great shock ran through the district when it became generally known on Tuesday that Mrs Vcusden had been suddenly and seriously prostrated by apoplexy. For some days now the sufferer has lain in a paralysed and unconscious state with very little hope of permanent improvement, and very great sympathy is felt for the sufferer, her husband and family. Dr Norton is in attendance. A branch of the National Association has been formed in Aratapu and a meeting was held yesterday evening to explain its objects. The attendance did not exceed a dozen and of these some were not in sympathy. Mr T. Slater, who occupied the chair, expressed regret that more were not present. He explained that a preliminary meeting had been held last week at which about the same number were present, and it was decided to have another meeting for further steps to be taken. He then called upon Mr R. W. Roche to explain the objects of the Association with which request Mr Roche complied. Our space this week is limited so we hold over the rest of our report till next issue. Many in this Colony have been very favourably impressed with the speedy manner in which the new British House of Commons was elected after the dissolution of its predecessor, and a step no doubt will be taken in the same direction by our Parliament now sitting as Mr Balloncs is willing to reduce the time for bolding elections so that imstead of the writs being made returnable in 40 days, they shall be made returnable in 21 days, and that instead of the Speaker having to give seven days’ notice, writs may be issued forthwith upon any vacancy occuring. Mr W, S, Taylor of the Singer Sewing Machine Company lies lately been on a journey from Auckland to Bay of Islands on horseback after an absence of nearly five years and he says ‘‘ I was pleased to observe, in the interval, the progress of settlement ; and in many cases substantial and neatly painted sawn timber houses had taken the place of the slab or pailing houses which the settlers then lived in. I also found the people in fairly comfortable circumstances, and contented with their lot ; but as neither the coal nor timber businesses arc brisk, I am forced to conclude that the fair times up north are largely due to the poor man’s goldfields—kauri gum. Owing to the great demand for that article and the high price it, realises, good wages are being made at the industry. A storekeeper informed me that he had been paying gumdiggers as mueh as £8 and £9 per month after deducting their accounts for food supplies. The Aratapu Band of Hope oil Tuesday evening had the question of gambling before them to decide whether they should add an anti-gambling pledge to their temperance one. It was decided to place an anti—gambling pledge before all those signing the temperance pledge but the discussion on the question was limited to only two persons and only six voted. We expected to see the ladies voting bat the female franchise is evidently not yet ,a reality to them, but rather a dream of the future. On Monday last, before Mr Thomas 1 Webb P,, Robert Murray, a gumdigger, was charged by Constable Scott with having been drunk on the 20th inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty and was fined ss. He was further charged with having been drunk aud disorderly on the 23rd inst. and again pleaded guilty, Constable Scott stated that the accused committed an offensive act in the dining room of the hotel and when put on to the verandah wanted to fight, and made use of very bad and offensive expressions. Mr O’Connor did not want such characters at the hotel and sent for the police. For this offence prisoner was fined IQs and costs or in default fourteen days imprisonment. The demand for Crown lands still continues, and the officials of the Department are experiencing a busy time. From the 4th July up till to-day 32,101 acres have been selected, the whole of which, with the exception of about 150 acres, was selected on perpetual lease. The land selected is principally in the Awakino surrey district, and the Whangarei and Bay of Islands counties. Selectors in many cases have

selected up to the maximum area of 2,000 acres. Applications for land are still coming in freely. Mr Houston has brought to light a valuable lithographic stone which is plentiful in the Mongc.nui district. Hitherto stone for this purpose has been imported from Germany at considerable expense. In reference to the discovery Mr A. McKay, F. G. S., states that a sample was brought to Wellington, and though unfortunately it had reduced in size, and was therefore a good deal fractured, the pictures taken from it were excellent. The stone is extensively developed in the district, and the outcrops likely to be developed in the near future were from sixteen to eighteen miles from water carriage at Awanui, whence it can be conveyed direct to Auckland, or transhipped to a larger vessel at Mangonui. The only objection made to the stone was that it was a shade tco dark in colour for some kinds of work, but he was satisfied that the beds from which the sample was taken would be better in this respect. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effects ou coughs, colds, influenza—the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising- effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swellings, etc.; diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospital s and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all others.