TUAPEKA NEWS

Evening Star, Issue 15064, 21 December 1912, Page 5

TUAPEKA NEWS

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The Big Hill tnnnel has now pierced! the full size from end to end j and about the end of January will, ha entirely,out of hand. Thora..aro inches of the bottom which; have yeti to be taken up, but this is not a,work of any magnitude. e I understand Ah© cost of carrying tho tunnel work ouhby day labor will fall several hundreds-of pounds below the lowest tender which’ was received by the Public Works-De-partment when tenders woro'invited for tho work. j

A rather serious accident-.happened! at Big Hill on 'Wednesday evening to a six-horse waggon team owned byjVtr Ernest Orchard, of Coal Creek, and driven by Mr William Nicholson. In going down the Beaumont side oiMbe hill the brake gave way, and the team getting out of hand caused the waggon, (which was loaded with 3J- tons of» ripple-iron) to go over tho embankment. | The driver jumped clear, hut had a. miraculous escape. One of tho horsosf was killed and two others l badly injured,, and the waggon was pretty well smashed, up. Mr Orchard’s loss is set-down-at £IOO, j

The sab-committee appointed by’ the'] Tuapeka. County Jockey dub to reviewi the programme met on Thursday after-'I noon, and after going into matters fully;) resolved to recommend that there bet an increase, aggregating £6O, in, the! stakes for most of the events. This j will bring th© value of, tho -stakes up-| to £360 for the next meeting. The sub-, committee consider that such an in--crease would attract larger nominations and help to popularise tho meeting with; horse-owners.

The Waitahuna show on Wednesday passed off very well, although th© attendance of the public was not as great; as at the previous show’. Tho exhibits all round were good, and- particularly! so tho draught horses. Flockowners are well satisfied with' the prices which, ruled for wool atf-.the Dunedin sales at the beginning of "thcr week. I hear that Mr Panned, „ 'who topped the market, will draw" .about’ £7,000 from his wool clip. ; There is a genuine feeing of’regret j among parents whoso children attend the District High School that Mr Turner has accepted the rectorship of) I tho _ Balclntha District High. School.-] He is a very painstaking and cortscicn-, tious teacher, and tho fault lies- nob,! with him if tho children do uotounakofi satisfactory headway at school. ! An entertainment in aid) of tbo-Tna-peka Hospital funds was given in the Town Hall last evening by Mr DoSpong, of Dunedin, assisted by Alisa Elsie Rogen and Aliss M. Pjtcbcr. A’ capital programme was presented, and was thoroughly enjoyed. The house was well filled. ~

Influenza is still very trcmWesomeyht this neighborhood. A largo number? of adults, as well as school (3iildron, .haqe been prostrated through it. i Lawrence, December, 20. .