The Waipukurau Press. Tuesday, March 13, 1906. Local and General.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 27, 13 March 1906, Page 2

The Waipukurau Press. Tuesday, March 13, 1906. Local and General.

At the Presbyterian Sunday school to-morrow evening Rev J. Pattison will deliver 'a lecture entitled — '• Rambles in the Holy Land,” proceeds in. aid of the Sunday school. The lecture promises to be very interesting, as Mr Patterson speaks from personal observations. The annual meeting of the Waipukurau Football Club is convened for 29th inst. Railway .Department announces train arrangements for Napier Park races. The royal railway carriage arrived in Waipukurau on Saturday night, having brought Admiral Fawkes to Takapau to visit the G overnor. The car is elaborately decorated, and ■nakes the common folks' carriages look sordid and tawny. During his visit to Rotorua, the Premier unveiled a monument to the late chief Te Keepa. About two thousand persons were present. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr Mackay at auction sale at the local mart adver t-sed for Saturday last had to be postponed. The forthcoming New Zealand Exhibition will be a very big affair. Tne British Government has cabled instructions to the authorities asking them to erect a special building measuring 400 ft by 300 ft for the British Court. The building will be outside the main exhibition structure. Mr Logan, postmaster, is leaving on Saturday for a holiday in the South Island. Air Seddon attends a banquet to Air Stevens at Foxton to-night. To-morrow he opens the new industrial farm at Levin, and in the evening ‘ will attend a banquet to Air Field. The Premier leaves for Australia, early next month. Allan Hinchcliffe was charged at Wellington yesterday with the attempted murder of his sweetheart, Mabel Clark, on February sth. The accused reserved his defence and was ’committed for trial. Captain Collett, Waipawa, was thirtieth on the list for the rifle championship, arid received £2.

Subscriptions (3s) to the Waipukurau Press for the quarter ending 18th instant are now due. Anyone paying in advance will be chai ged 2/(5 only. Under an illustration,.lhe Auckland Weekly publishes the following:—“Nord) Island main trunk railway : the old traffic bridge over the Makatote gor-ze.—The old bridge, which was built of squared timber, was constructed nearly 20 years ago, during the time the Stout- Vogel Ministry was in power, at a cost of about £35,000. The approaches to the bridge were never completed, and there has never been a vehicle over it. The bridge is now unsafe, and is to be destroyed she r 1 ly. ” Yet so me p eop] e condemn poor Dick Seddon for spending a few thousands on a queen’s statue and a few hundreds on football!

Lieutenant Irvine, the champion rifle shot, wore >o many medals upon his breast, which he had wou in former competitions, that Miss Seddon had to pin the gold, star on his shoulder.

“ Courage, Friends of Temperance,” is the title of a helpful article in the Outlook <‘f February iO, in the cmrso of which the writer, the R v J. Pat’Lon, refers io the unity that existed among the churches during the recent c; mpaign.—Christian Worker.

Waipukurau is gradually increasing in importance as a stockdealing ventre. We understand that the II B. Farmers’ 1 Co-oper-ative Association is about to start an agency of their stock department here, and probably Mr E. Ebbett, of Hastings, will be in charge. The Town Board overseer (Mr Fox) and assistants are now engaged re-tarring footpaths. Cheap railway tickets will be issued for Waipawa sports and

races. The committee of the Presbyterian Church met last evening and transacted general business. Very little interest is being taken in Ihe licensing election to-day. A holiday is optional, and is not being observed locally. In districts where contested elections are held, hotels are closed from noon till 7 p.m. The Wallingford sports were only moderately a-tended — even for Wallingford. Heavy rain fell for a time and a gale of wind blew, so fierce that everything had to be conducted under bare poles, none of the calico being strong enough to resist.the breeze. There was no music, except a toy trumpet —we think no sports should be attempted without a band: they areas dull as ditchwater at any t une, and only music can brighten them. J. Hitehins and Mitchell, two local men, won events. Mr Houseman carried out the catering satisfactorily, A well-attended dance was held in the evening. A statement has been published that during the present season a tomato-grower cleared £7OO by the sale of the pr< duct of four acres. There we.ro 676 challenges at the Treiitham shooting, and £7B 2s 6d was received in challenge fees. The case Inspector of Police v. A. A. G > urge, an action for alleged defamatory libel, is set down for hearing at the Supreme Court, Napier, commen'cing Monday next. Mr P. Barrie, draws attention to new consignments of autumn and winter goods. A forcible sermon was delivered at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday evening by Rev Mr Robertshawe, of Dannevirke. The text was Matt. 6-16. In the course of his remarks the rev gentleman spoke of t he effect of our action on others; for instance, one man might take strong drink without being any the worse for it, hut his doing so might lead a weaker brother into temptation. which he was not able to resist. The same could be said of attending races for the purpose, of betting on the total istitor. The speaker said that, many young men had been ruined by gambling, yet even women would, boast of their winnings, not realising the effect of their example, perhaps on their own sons. Instances of other ways in which man may “ cause his brother to offend ” were also given, and an interesting discourse brought to a close.—[Contributed.] The Hawke’s Bay County Council have voted £l5O towards the cost of an adequate representation of the district at the International Exhibition in Christchurch. A slight shock of earthquake was feltinWaipukurau on Sunday evening at about 9 o’clock. There are now 236 subscribers to the Hastings telephone exchange. Perfect hot summer weather has prevailed for the past few days. Diamonds valued at £5,362,000 are exported e'very year from Cape Colony. G. P. Grunzel, fashionable tailor, Waipukurau and Hampden, has just receiver) a large and choice assortment of material for winter suits ; inspection invited. A com petent tailor from London has been engaged to cope with work.—Advt. “ Why the All-Blacks Triumphed,” and story of their tour. Price Is, postage 3d extra. D. Annand, Bookseller. —Advt.

Two New Yorkers, on a hunting expedition in the Tennessee mountains, were compelled to seek a night’s shelter under the roof of a cabin they stumbled übon. After supper, their host explained that although there was only one bed there was no occasion to worry about their resting place. He and his wife then put two of the children in the beci; in a few minutes they were asleep. The father then carefully deposited them, still sleeping, on the floor. The operation was repeated until the host’s six children were fast asleep, oblivious to the hardness of their plank bed. The mountaineer then®in formed the travellers that the bed was at their disposal, whereupon, fatigued from the day’s tramping, they retired, and were soon fast asleep. In the morning, when they awoke, they found themselves on tne floor, and their host fast asleep in the bed. A Christchurch carrier who packed 20 ducks in aerate so closely that 16 were smothered is being prosecuted by the society for prevention of cruelty to animals. Gisborne has adopted a water supply scheme which is estimated to cost £75,(.'00.