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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 190, 24 March 1893, Page 6

The Rev, Joseph Blight preaches at Aratapu on Sunday evening. Mr Alfred Rogers is now in possession of the Kaihu hotel. Next Friday being Good Friday we shal endeavour to bring our paper out a day earlier next week. Sergeant Black, who for many years has been stationed at Wellington, has been appointed to the Dargaville police district. Mr J. A. Raymond has settled down at Mangapai where he has opened a house for the accommodation of visitors. The annual meeting of the Kopuru Football Club takes place at Te Kopuru to-morrow evening.

The public are reminded that Good Friday and Faster Monday are Post and Telegraph office holidays, —-• ’ Mr W. S, Lee has started business in Aratapu as painter, paperhanger, glazier ■*“ Those having or wanting sowing machines had better look up the advertisement of the Union Wood and Iron Works A friend furnishes us with a statement having reference, to the late police enquiry at Dargaville ; we may find room for it next week. The Mascotto Dramatic Club at Te Kopuru, and the Mangawhare Wesleyan Church S dree both on this eveningSplendid weather Mr E. Erikson of the Redhill intends fencing in his property, and he very considerately notifies the public that after the 3rd of April the track running through his property will be closed The Annual Soiree and Concert of the Redhill Church is to be held on Friday next. There will be a good moon and friends from Kopuru and Aratapu will he gladly welcomed. Another dog has paid the penalty for sheep worrying Mr Len. Kuching of Arapohue found some dogs amongst his sheep and had the satisfaction of laying one low. He lost two sheep, however, before the culprit received his dues; Mr Frank Walsh offers his freehold of twenty-nine acres at the Redhill tor sale. There is a small house on the property and a good supply of gum, water and firewood. The soil is good and the section is well sheltered. " The Government steamer Hinemoa will arrive at the Kaipara Heads on Sunday, She has on board the cable to connect Mititai with Te Kopuru, and the laying of this long-looked for link between the two sides of the river will be completed before the end of next week. . _ ' The shooting season for native game, except tui, huia, white heron, and crested grebe, commences in the Auckland district on the Ist of April and continues till the 81st July. Trie season for pheasant and quail is from May Ist to July 81st. E. A, Melville has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for picking a lady’s pocket at the Amateur Sports in the Auckland Domain. Mr Robert Bleakley, late of Aratapu, saw the hand put in Lhe lady’s pocket and was the chief witness for the prosecution, Mr H. Buchanan is to conduct the evening service at Mangawhare on Sunday next. Mr Buchanan has a fine voice a good delivery, and has committed to memory several of the late Mr Spurgeon’s sermon?, and we would recommend our up-river people not to miss the opportunity of hearing him. A son of Mr Robert Boyd of Arapohue fractured his collar bone last Wednesday morning in a very simple manner He was running after another youth and tripped over something which brought him heavily to the ground. Mr Boyd brought his son over to Aratapu where the injury way attended to by Dr. Norton. The Mangawhare and Tatarariki Cricket Clubs intend to settle their accounts right off without delay. To-morrow afternoon the Mangawhare players journey down to Tatarariki to meet the latter Club on their own ground and matting And on Friday next the Clubs meet at Mangawhare for an all day match. The charge of murder against Alexander Scott is occupying the Supreme Court ail this week, although night sittings arc also being held. The trial was re-opened on i Monday morning ; on Wednesday Judge Conolly commented very severely on the manner in which the prosecution had been conducted in the Court, Our Whangarei contemporary says,— “ Mr R. Thompson, M.H.R.. left Whangarei last Thursday en route for the ‘grand tour’ around Australia, As a member of the .Legislature he can travel on all Australian railways free and intends to avail himself of the privilege to the fullest extent. He will make a point of thoroughly inspecting the irrigation colonies at Mildura and Remnarki. The G-rand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars meets in Auckland at Easter. Every lodge in the colony is entitled to send a representative and already some ninety names have been sent

political organisation and when fcni-Je franchise is granted it will become doubly so. We were perhaps rather curt in reference to tire doctor’s <reotment of Mr P. Alcock who had his leg broken at To Kopuru. Dr, Norton informs us that he spent an hour u' dressing the leg and placed it in a frame so that the patient could ho moved without injury or discomfort, When sent for lie was informed that the leg was broken and so did not take with him the appliances for setting the thigh hone. Everything noecs • sary was done and the hospital is undoubtedly the best place for the invalid.

A resident of the township informs us that we should have been in Dargaviile on Saturday night and taken a look through the Wairoa hotel as we might then have had something startling to tell. Wo don’t drink, thank voir, but our contemporary is handy and he might do the hotels fer public information. If he will not we shall have to send our own reporter up. We often hear rumours of strange doings up river. One gentleman, we are told, lost a horse out of hfs stable, and another £l2 out of his pocket, both since our last issue, but these things cannot be true of such a respectable township as Dargaville with two hotels, two constables, a resident J.P., and a would-be Coroner,

At the meeting of tire Tug of WatSports committee last Saturday evening it was resolved to proceed with the permanent improvement of the Sports ground on the following lines :—First to clean out drains and fill them in with tea tree and cover with earth, the earth, used in filling to be taken from those parts of the paddock which require levelling in order to form an enlarged course. Then, as funds are available. the course and paddock will be further levelled and the whole surface top-dressed ami sown with grass. It was decided to solicit the services of Mr H. Hammond in carrying our the work, and to call for tenders as early as possible.

Mr Emanuel Johnson of Tatarariki met with an accident on Saturday last. He intended taking his wife to the races on that day and proceeded to put his horse into the trap for that purpose The. horse became excited and kicked out, very seriously damaging the trap so that it could not be used. Mr Johnson afterwards rode up to the races at Dargaville. On returning, just about dusk, he was thrown from his horse when about opposite the old Bank at Mangawhare. Dr. Norton was soon in attendance and attended to the sufferer who was afterwards taken to his home in a vehicle by Mr Underwood who was close by when the accident occurred. Mr Johnson received a severe shaking and fractured some of his ribs. Further cases of orchard robberies have been reported to us since tire stripping of Mr Currie's trees at Tikinui and there is no doubt that the evil is a prevalent one in many parts of the district. At Arapohue Mr Lon. Kitching has suffered by the stealing of fruit from his orchard, whilst at Tatarariki the serious offence of housebreaking was added to that of fruit steal - ing. Mr John Perry, who, after great labour and expense,—has succeede i in establishing a young orchard and vinery on his property at Tatarariki, now finds that those who have not toiled with him desire to reap the fruits of Iris labour. A little more than a week ago he had occasion to be away from home for a few hours in the broad daylight, and on his return found that his orchard had been robbed, his vinery door broken open, to the destruction of the lock, and the grapes stolen. Such thefts as these must be very disheartening to settlers and we hope that some means will be fdund for their protection, and the bringing so justice of offenders.