OPAKI NEWS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5117, 30 August 1895, Page 3

OPAKI NEWS

From OurOitn Correspondent. Thursday, j I am sony to have to inform you that Mr H. Remington's shed and outbuildings, together with their contents were totally destroyed by • tire early on Sunday morning. Mr Remington is a considerable loser, as a valuable lot of prize fowls, valued at £2O were also burnt. I am informed that liis total loss will not bo less than £BO or £9O. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is thought that the lightning on Saturday night had something to do with it, The lire was discovered by llr H. Remington, about 3 a.m., and he, with the assistances of Mr Stevenson, Mr It. Smith and Mr T. Wyeth, had a lively time of it| until seven o'clock, The dwelling liouso and fences were on lire, but were put out before much ■kmnge was done. With the destruction of this shed the Opaki Quadrille Assembly have suffered a big loss too, for they have lost thoir dance hall. They had just arranged to hold a long night on Friday, the 30th, and, of eourse.were prepared with gloves, dancing pumps, and all sorts of things, and won't there be weeping and wailing and whipping the cat! 'Tis a shamo though, for I do not know wliere wc are going to get another floor, and the Opaki dance was really a genuine affair; such a lot of yoang people rolled up to it, hardly ever less than thirty couples, I hopo though that they will try and hold a break-up somewhere about the locality, I see a lot of young lambs about now, and they seem to be doing very well. I was across Hutinga Station (Mr Pharazyn's) to-day, and tho lambs are both namerons and healthy. " looking and there aro a lot of twins. ' Jiitinga Station is really splendid country | the hills mo nice long sloping spin's, running from ono side of the station' to tho other, and such a splendid bottom of grass. The sheep look really grand all the year round, I reckon they would take a lot of beating. Tho Natives have been paying s Kopuaranga a visit latoly, and I believe they have beon making things' livolv by showing their authority in fencing Bouovan'fj Road, One

settlor had a cord or two of wood split on Nntivo ground, just behind his houso, when the Natives coolly drove up their curls, and the wood is now missing!