GENERAL NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume VI, Issue 688, 29 August 1898, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

It is reported that there are extensive forests of silver pine at the head of the Eour-mile River, West Coast. Some of the trees are said to be three feet through. The other day the Christchurch police were informed that a baby’s body had been buried in Hageley Park, and they proceeded to dig up the ground on the place indicated. The body proved to be that of a sheep, and the affair a hoax.

The mild weather has hastened the progress of vegetation in the North Canterbury district, and trees like tho wattle have come into bloom, while the weeping willows aro breaking into leaf. Miss Jessie Weston, whose book on “ Imperialism ” under the nom de jiluwi' of C. de Tlnerry, has attracted considerable attention in England, has arrivad in Auckland, of which place she is a native. Her father was for some time on the literary staff of the Daily Southern Cross. When Dr and Mrs Wright, of Waihi, were recently crossing the ford at the Waitekauri River, Oliinclrmri Goldfields, tho current swept the horses off their feet, and the pole - traps had to be cut to get tho buggy free from the horses. For over an hour the party remained in midstream before they were ultimately rescued. Mr H. 11. Ward, for some time on the reporting staff of the Christchurch Press, lias accepted a position on tho New Plymouth High School staff. The National Bank lias recovered judgment for £lB4 15s and costs against ten farmers residing at Stratford under a guarantee for an overdraft granted to the Pembroko Dairy Factory Company. A complete set of soundings of the whole of the area of the New Plymouth harbor, both inside and outside the breakwater, is to be supplied the local Harbor Board at an early The Nelson Mai! ! inclined to disbelieved the sU- which has been going the ronn the press that a recently-appo. 1 Nelson J.P. had been sentenced u. Vs imprisonment for not cont, towards the support of his motn The Nelson Amateur Athletic an Cycling Oluli objects to the affiliation of trade clubs with tho Now Zealand League of Wheelmen, and has informed the Club to that effect. Good progress is reported as being made with the survey of a possible road for the Midland Railway line by way of the Tadmcr Valley to tho Hope. There aro now close on 100 men employed on the lino from Otarama to [Staircase Gully, and a road is formed and metalled the whole distance from Patterson’s Creok to tho Gully. Gangs of men aro now forming tho line and tunneling.