KAIKOURA (MARLBOROUGH).

Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 32

KAIKOURA (MARLBOROUGH).

May 19. — Our weather continues very broken. Tlip w-eek cams m with bitiug southerly sleet, and snow fell o.i the hilltops. Then a warm nor'-wester melted much of the snow, when again the sou-wester sheeted the range with the wintry coat. To-day nor'-wester airs again prevail, and the day is beautifully inn aud the sky cloudless.

Bazaar. — The volunteer bazaar is to be held next week, to wind up "with a grand militaxy ball, a;id our two braves, Messrs George and Frank Smith, are to lie welcomed from then 17 months at the front. — Cheers and clinking of glasses, three times three, down with Krugerism, and long live the King and Richard John, etc.

Prohibition in Cheviot. — Amusing items from prohibition Cheviot reach us now and then. The latest is that the "boys" stood a -whole baiTel of beer ; the crowd gathered and drained that good-sized barrel dry, then followed in solemn procession while the "empty" was paraded around. M'Kenzietown.

May 25. — Our clays were warm, nor'-westerly, beautiful, until Thursday night last; Sounds of storm were heard at midnight, and on Friday morning we awoke to find it freezing cold, and 1 , going abroad, to see snow on thr Kahowtera Hills, snow on Kaitoa, snow on the Puhi, and the range sheeted to a low level. Winter is here, ii on-hard, nnd fully o month earlier than usual. This morning I feared to leave my nose exposed from the blankets lest it should be fiost-bilten, and even r>ow, at midday, it is chilly in the shade. Amusements. — This locally eventful week has passed off fairly well. The military bazaar people took some £50 the first day, and may have been more successful the last two. Our boys from the front were welcomed home. The coihe dog trials and the 'football match, in which our leps. defeated those from Cheviot by 5 points, passed off well, and all should be satisfied with themselves.

Our Xaseby correspondent writes that Miss Eagan, school teacher at Wecklerburn, had the misfortune to dislocate her shoulder while attempting to mount her horse at Naseby on .Saturday. Dr Church was promptly in attendance, and effectively reduced the dislocation.