EXTRA EDITION.

Entries for F. R. Jackson and Co.'s Waverley stock sale are advertised.

During the present month no fewer than five theatrical companies wiU pay Hawera a. visit.

Miss Marsh, teacher of painting, has a notice to intending pupils in to-day's issue.

It transpires that about £17 was stolen from Yee Hing, grocer and fruiterer, Nor2nan>by, by the person <ft persons who broke into the shop during the new year holidays.

it is reported that a number of competitors' at the recent Axemen's Carnival at Eltham had their axes stolen. T. West, winner of the Cup on the second day, had a case- of six axes stolen on the firat day, and had to borrow on© with -which to compete in the big event.

According to the Manawatu Standard, the dry weather being experienced in that district is seriously affecting the supply of milk, which has gone down considerably. The test has gone up, but not sufficiently to compensate for the decrease in the yield of milk.

- The Wafliganui Chronicle says: The very many friends of Mr W. R Tuck will be sorry to learn, of the serious accident which befel him on, Sunday. Whilst bicycling on the river bank a dog crossed the roadway, ran into the machine, and upset the rider, who fell very heavily, being 'taken -up in an unconscious condition. Mx Tuck was promptly attended to, »nd taken to his hotel, everything poss ; ble being done to revive consciousness, Kilt up to the hour of going to press without avail.

Mr G. C. Wilson, of Ararata, returned on Christmas Eve after a seven months' trip to the Old Country. He had a very enjoyable time, and with his family is much improved in health. He spent much of the time in Durham county, 3nd while at Sunderland was much impressed by seeing the huge Mauretania come down the Tyne. He says that commercial life, with the exception of shipbuilding, is very active at the present time in the Old Land. Small farmers were having a good time, at least all to whom Mr W''lson «poke were perfectly satisfied. The towns seemed to have increased in size, not so much in the shape of tall buildings as in the spread of the suburbs occasioned by the • growth of the tram and 'bus systems.

On Saturday afternoon Mr A. J. Hastie Teturned from the Waikalo with a bull he had purchased from that wellknown breeder Mr Harris. The animal is a fine type of the purebred Jersey, known as Doctor Dreyfus. He is -by the imported Doctor, his dam being Madam Dreyfus, by an imported animal. Doctor Dreyfuß is. 3 years old, and will be an undoubted acquisition to the district. As a yearling and as a 2-year-old he was unbeaten in the show ring, but owing to change of ownership -. he was not shown this year. The bull, which suffered considerably on the rough trip from Onehunga, is at present located near Hawera,' bub he will be shortly removed to Mr Hastie's farm at Manaia, and will be run with other well-bred animals.