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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 272, 10 August 1908, Page 9

Four fishermen had an exciting experience-. off tho Wnnganui 'Heads on Friday. They Went out to sea in tho early morning in_ an open fishing'yacht, .thp sea being then fail'. During the morning, however, n heavy Bwell set in,, and by high in the after.llooll a very heavy sea vpa running. Tho plight of tho four men became serious, and tile , sails of their little .craft-oarried away. Captain Woods, of tho steamer Storm, which arrived in tho roadstead shortly before 2.30, from Dunedin, steame'd to them to render assistance. A tow lino was put aboard, and after an exciting run tho little' boat was pulled to a position a littlo north, of tho channel entrance, in lead of the wind, to onablo tho boat to run into port if tho Storm was not able to. enter port herself. Tho latter vessel,? however, .received signals to enter, and after another ( exciting ,toT7 during which the littlo craft was many times on tho i verge of capsizing, tho ,boat arriv<xj safely iu port.

A pageant' was porformed at Godalmine consisting of four episodes of the history of the ancient borough, written by atid given niidor tho direction of Mr. A. Carey H. Weckes. • . lii tho' "London Qazotto" a proclamation <ias beeri published notifying that from August 1, 1908, tho doubloon shall ceaso to bo logiil render in any of tho West Indian Colonies (lholuding British Gumim). in which it •w. at present current or legal tender. ■ An respecting the arrival of tlio Den of Euthven appears, elsewhere. Mr. Fi \V. Frothey, Bltham, advertises country properties for sale,