LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4911, 13 June 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

A Gisborne telegram states that a long sustained earthquake shock was experienced there at 7.35 yesterday morning.

By the Waitaogi yesterday afternoon Mr N. Ker, of No. 3 road, Te Puke, sent a consignment of porkers to the Auckland market.

Mr J. A. Jordan, surgeon dentist, will visit Te Puko on Tuesday next and may be consulted at the notel during the day.

The local fishermen sent away a large consignment of flsh to Auckland yesterday afternoon, including fcapuka, yellow-tail, sebnapper, etc.

The law may be "a hass" but it has got a long memory. Upon a warrant issued nearly fourteen years a Gisborne resident -named John Harold Dixon, has been arrested and charged with alleged false pretences. He was residing at Benhar, near Balclutha.

We understand that an option has been taken over the Te Puke gold reefs property by a Dunedin syndicate, and it Is probable that within a few weeks experienced miners will be engaged on the property. We understand the negotiations wore ew*ried out by Mr T. >E. Price, of tiris town.

The Telegraph Department received Instructions on the 11th from Hon. W. Hall- Jones, Acting-Premier, as follows : — "Notify heads of till other Government Departments in vicinity that Government offices will be closed to-morrow, and further that only urgent business to be done until the day of the funeral when offices arc again to be closed. This does not apply to the post and telegraph offices.

A correspondent writes :—on Saturday a very enjoyable social evening was spent at Mr J. Findlay's residence, Ngawaro. A euchre party was held after which dancing was indulged in and kept up with vim until midnight. The ladies provided the supper and Mr J . Macdonald acted as] M.C., whilst Mr IJaua accompanied the dances on the accordeon. Tho following contributed vocal items during the evening, and thereby added considerably to the entertainment :—

Miss Scales (2), Messrs Wilkinson, B Pope, Barlow and In&lis. The proceedings were brought to a close by the company all joining and singing "Auld Lang Syne," and everyone expressed the opinion that a most enjoyable time had been spent.

During the last few yesrs a number of new varieties of potatoes hav v appeared on the market, but it has remained for Mr G. H. Carter, of Wade, Auckland, to introduce '•' The Star of New Zealand," which is .the result of careful jiropogation, tested and cultivated during the past five years, which can now confidently be claimed to be one of the most perfect varieties ever shown. Briefly put its claims for this exalted position are that it is disease-resisting, and easily dug, as its tubers are clustered together, an early and prolific croppor,constitutionally strong, good cooker, and has shallow eyes. It is confidently expected that it will obtain the coveted prize of the British Royal Horticultural Society, and arrangements have been made for cabling the result to Messrs Arthur Yates & Co., of Auckland, who have bought all available seed for the coming season at a price running into four figures.

The TJaily News relates that whilo a number of the circus employees were busily engaged on Thursday at the New Plymouth station unloading the menagerie cars, a crane was brought into requisition to rais<T the cars to enable the wheels to be adJusted. An extra heavj* load overbalanced the crane and threw it off the rails on to its side. Fortunately the men were able to jump clear and no one was hurt. How to get the crane back on to the rails was a problem. Presently the keeper of tho circus elephant appeared on the scene with his huge pet, which was taken to the lower side of the crane, and at a word from his master, placed his massive forehead against the crane, and righted it. Although it weighed at least a couple of tons, the elephant appeared to shove it about with remarkable ease.

According to the Iron Age, a compound gas engine has been built with two higfhVpressure cylinders and! a single low-pressure cylinder between them. The high-pressure cylinders work on the Otto cycle, the engine receiving one impulse from them each revolution. The exhaust from the two explosions is expanded in the lowpressure cylinder, the crank of which is 180 degrees behind the high-press-ure cranks. Tiius, at every forward stroke the low-pressure cylinder takes the exhaust gases from one of tho high-pressure cylinders. The total effect is thus to produce an impulse every half revolution. With a 12 h.p. engine 13 b.h.p. were obtained witU the low-pressure cylinder in use, and only 8.9 h.p. without it, 46.2 per cent, being thus added to the power by the use of the low-pressure cylinder and without the expenditure of any additional fuel,

We take tho following from the Stratford Post :— Mr and Mrs C. E. Brewer, of the Club Hotel, who arc leaving Stratford for Tauranga, were the recipients of presentations on Saturday evening, from their friends in Stratford. The gathering took place in the conijuercipl room of tho Club Hotel, and Mr Walter Symes, M.H'.R.. presided. Mr Symes said the duty which devolved upon him was a pleasant and at the same time a very painful one. He supposed ho could count himself as one of the oldest friends of Mr ami Mrs Brewer, having known them for over twenty-live years, and he could say the longer he knew them the "better he liked them. He regretted that they were leaving Stratford, but their loss would be fiomoonp else's gain, and he hoped that wherowr I hoy wont thej would prosper. On In-half of Iho pubsc.ribers ho had much pleasure 'ln presenting to Mr Brewer a silver cigatette **nd stamp case, ami to Mrs Brewer a gold bangle. Mr Brewer briefly replied. The presentations were quite unexpecitid, ami he did did not know that he was deserving of such an honour. He would be glad to see aH their old friends in their new home at Taurtinga. On behalf of Mrs Brewer and hiuvsi'lf h« thanked them very much for tbetr presents. The health of Mr and Mrs Brewer was then toasted, and the proceedings terminated.

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Mr Hopper will conduct the Methodist Church services at Te Puke Mission Hall on Sunday at 11 a.m., and in tho evening at the Upper Mall.*

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