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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2808, 29 September 1903, Page 2

BAY NEWS. OKAIN'S. An Okain's Bay correspondent writes :— 11 the " Wakatu " is calling in to Okain's on her next return trip from Akaroa for the following pasFengers : —Mrs W. Thacker and two children, Miss Williams, Miss Amy Williams, Miss Grace Garforth. Mrs L. Kay and family, also Master John Thacker who is commencing his boarding school career at Mr Harkness's, Upper Riccarton. Mr Hayward is at present in Okain's. He has painted the cheese factory, which is r credit to him, and he is now painting Mr William Thacker's outbuildings.

The cows ire quick'y coming into profit, but in many caties they are in very poor condition. Mr and Mrs J. Moore, who have let their dairy, have bought a hcu?e in St. Albans, Christchurch, where they intend to reside. They took their departure last week. Mr and Mrs T. G. Ware, of Hiokory, have taken up their residence in Okain's. Mrs John McConnell and daughter, of Okain's, have gone to live in their house at Hickory. Messrs Le Valliant Bros; are making progress with 'pit sawing timber for Mrs Thacker's. sen , new house. I saw in the ' Lyttelton Times ' where a person was fined for laying poisoned *vheat on a public read. He had to pay besides for 11 ducks at the rate of 2s 6d each. I think that should be a warning to our local bodies not to lay poisoned wheat on our public roads. Dr and Mrs Thacker have left for a month's trip to Queensland, Mr Charles Holstein has just purchased a veiy fine boar pig from Mr Rhodes, price 12gB. We should have some fine pigs here. All this season's crop of cocksfoot has lately been disponed of at very satisfactory prices;

St. John's Church, Okains Bay, is about to be thoroughly renovated.

There are cases of whooping oough and chicken pr>x in the Bay.

The late easterly rain has been the heaviest experiencfd for years. It has caused a great many small landslips, one particularly long, behind Mr G. Mason's hou?e.

Mr Wm Pidgeon had the misfortune to lnee a fine cow by its falling over the cliff. LITTEE RIVER. An inquest was held on the body of Mary Russell Smith Mills at Little River on Friday before Mr H. D. Buchanan, J.P. After the evidence of Dr Cooke, of Lincoln, had been given, the jury considered no further eviderce was required, and the following verdict was r?'urned—that the cause of death was heart failure. The deceased was attending a daughter of hers (Mrs W. Priest) during her confinement, and died suddenly on Wed nesday night; The body of deceased had • emained warm and limp for some eighteen hours after death had taken place Some of the friends present were of opinion that she was in a trance, but the medical evidence proved otherwise. Aftef the waters had left the flats at Lake Forsyth last week, there were some fine spe cimens of trout stranded, ore weighing 251bs in splendid condition was anion.st them.

On Friday night some burglars broke into Mr Harris's (tore at Little River. The side wirjdow had evidently been forced open by a jimmy and entrance thus obtained. The exact extent of therobbory is not yet known; bit che thieves carried away between 30 and 40 watches some tobacco and all the i hacge remaining in the till—£l or thereabouts. No clue as to the identity of the burghrs has been yet ditoovered. Tbe police discharged two man who wero taken up on Saturday on suspicion. Several very suspicious looking characters were seen about Lincoln on Friday, and, it is thought that some of theße found their way to Little River and there perpetrated the robbery. The work was evidently done by a practiced hand, judging by the systematic entrance and colle'tion of i-poil. and it is to be hoped the burglars will be brought to justice.

Mr W. TT. Montgomery is at present on a visit to Australia.