TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 3

TOWN EDITION

Tho Coast coach leaves at 8.30 a.m. and Wairoa-Morere coach at 7 a.m. Monday, and the Tiniroto-Wairoa coach at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The Mayor of Timaru (Mr J. Cruigie) who, a few montlis ago, presented the town with au avenue of trees which he had planted along the west ti-wn belt, has now offered to plant,' fence, und maintain a further avenue of trees along the town belt. Tlwj Borough Council accepted the offer on behalf of the citizens, with complimentary references ai.d thanks lo the donor.

A rather flagrant case of the unreasonably high tariff which prevails on the New Zealand railway., has been brought under notice. Lately Mr C. El Daniell imported 177 boxes of glass from Home. The cliarge*. (including freight over the wliolc voyage of sonic 14,000 miles) to hind the consignment on the Wellington wharf amounted . to £30 8s Id. while the railway chaiges from Wellington to Masterton (66 miles) on 176 Wises — one case not having come to hand —totalled £33 5« 7d. — Wairraiapa Daily Times.

Several .-.unall S-hopkcepcrs, a fiali shopkeener, and proprietor of a private hotel which wa« formerly licensed, were charged at Dumediu on Tuesday with sly-grog selling. The chief witness was a policeman 6cnt from Wellington for tho purpose of detecting oifences. lie was accompanied by a, civilian euiploved by the police. A fair quantity of liquor was seized iv variou.. places, principally beer. Ono defendant wa s fined £35 and costs, the case against another was dismissed, and the others were adjourned.

We understand that Mr W. B. Common is retiring from tho firm of Messrs Gammon, Shelton and Company, having disposed of his interests therein, and thut the active management of the business" will be assumed by Mr J. B. Kolls. Mr Common has been connected with tho firm as principal partner since ite establishment m 1878, and during his long business career hero ho has won the esteem not only of. t]}e clients and employees of the firm, but of the whule general public. Mr Kolls, who succeeds him m the management, during eight years' association with tho business people of this district, has also won great popularity, iiud under his control tho business is sure to maintain its high position amongst the leading commercial houses of Gisborne.

A correspondent thus writes of a former beauty who is now a pathetic figure m London:— An old woman, white-hair-ed, feeble and bent, walking with halting footsteps between two attendants, entered a West End confectionery shop the other day. It was Eugenic de Montijo, ex-Empress of the French, the most pathetic figure of fallen greatness that still lingers on the European stage. She is 79 years old now, and time and sorrow and suffering havo left few traces remaining of that beauty which won her a crown.-' But her voice was singularly clear and sweet. She luid come down to the shop to purchase sweetmeats for the friends she loves dearest — children. It is not generally • known that the ex-Em-press has more god-children than any other person living. When her only child, the late Prince Imperial was bom, Napoleon 111. announced that he and hi__ wife would stand sponsors to all cliildren born m France on the same day. Th c number totalled 3600. Despite her ohauged circumstances the ex-Empress still keeps un exact list of her charges, and has set aside a legacy for each one now living.

A crossbred sheepskin, weighing 191 b, sold at Rangiora this week, realised tho high price of 15s.