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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 140, 16 June 1913, Page 5

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The following; fixtures have been •asransed for tlie "ladies' competition: June 16: High School A. v. Mauriti, at Blenheim. • June 21: Airoteavv. High School B. June 25: Buia v. High School A.; Arotea v. Mauriti, at Picton. June 28: High School A. v. Arotea. July :2: Huia v. High School B. ' July 5: High School B. v. 'Maunti, at Picton. July 9; Huia v. Arotea. July 18: jVIa-uriti v. Huia, at Blenheim. ' . , July 19: High Scliool 'B. v. High School A.

A period of nearly six months has elapsed since Rotorua. experienced an earthquake.' Yesterday week one" sharp shock Avas. felt, and' later two others wore felt. On Monday morning another slight tremor was felt. The geyser Pohutu, after five weeks' inactivity, broke out at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, and again at 6 on Wednesday morning. The first shot reached fully 100 ft:, the stream continuing to play 60ft. and 70ft. for an hour and a half. The Prince of Wales' Feather and Waikoi-ohihi were also active.

Mr ■E. Howard, secretary of the Christohurch General Laborers' Union, Jwho has returned after attending a >■ meeting of the Unity Committee in t Wellington, stated that,'the commit- i tee had prepared a programme of j operations which he believes w.ould be acceptable to aJI the bodies interested in the unity proposals. Amongst other things, he said, the committee had drawn up a scheme for a citizen army, which provided for effective defence and at the same time met the objections of those who were opposed to the j compulsory clauses of the scheme now j in. force. The general idea in. tlie \ committee's scheme was to substitute ' a voluntary service for compulsory ser- j ■<; vice and to make volunteering more 3 attractive. You will value the old briar as never before if you fill it once with MILD \ i DERBY PLUG or OUT. It has that \ \ rich "nutty" flavor so much appre- < oiated by pipe smokers.—Advt. ' 4! , A 'serious accident happened on the ! 1 Maitai road on Saturday last' (reports i the Nelson Mail), the result of which two valuable horses belonging to Mr ( J. Brewerton were killed,- and two I others seriously injured, and the ! ] waggon to which they were attached ' was broken considerably. The accident occurred at a place called ' Fiddler's Hill, about six miles from ) Nelson. The road at this place is very ! < dangerous, boing barely wide enough i for a vehicle to pass in safety. It is ! understood that the driver was going j ] along at his usual homeward pace, i i j when suddenly the waggon went over S the precipice, dragging tho horses with ! : | it into the river below, some 50 or 60 .' 11 feet. Tilie driver had a most miraou- | ! lous escape, coming off with a few , ! j bruises and scratches, but suffering 1 i severely from shock. Too much praise cannot be given to M r George Smith, who. hearing of the accident, was soon on the scene, and, plunging into the ' water, managed under jrrreit diffioul- ' : ties to release the two leaders, thus , saving them from drowning