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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, 17 January 1913, Page 6

Received: A handy table almanac and blotter from Mr G. W. Mills, agent of the Royal Exchange Assurance,

Miss Ximena McGlashari, Trochee, California, is a butterfly farmer, and is making money at it. In six weeks last summer she propogated and sold 6200 mounted butterflies, for which she received over £BO, earning more than £l3 a week.

At the Eltham Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in the case of Mehrtens v. Eltham Co-operative Dairy Co., in which judgment has already been published, the Magistrate gave costs for the defendant for £1 Is. Mr McVeagh, for R. Mehrtens (plaintiff), asked leave to appeal. Mr Weir (for defendant) asked for security. Leave to appeal was granted and security fixed at £lO, with £1 Is costs; total £ll Is.

A novel substitute for confetti was used at a wedding in Timaru "last week, when the bride and bridegroom left Timaru by taxi to catch the express northward bound from Temuka. The driver, on returning to town, was amused to find that the guests had introduced sound dried field peas with which to “pepper” the departing couple. The floor of the vehicle was literally strewn with what he termed “bruisers.”

A sensation was caused in Wagga (New South Wales) on January 2nd, by the disappearance of a bridegtoomelect, Mr Alick Mclnnes, a well known resident of Wagga. He was to have been married at the Presbyterian Church, but for some unexplained reason did not put in an appearance. Mr Mclnnes had supper on New Year’s fright with a fellow lodger, Mr Arthur Fuller, in the house in which they were lodging, and the former left about midnight. Nothing lias since been heard of him.

The fine weather experienced of late has improved some of the trout streams immensely. Several good catches have been made quite recently in the Mangawhero, Otaketo and Kaupokonui rivers by Messrs Rennell, ■Stanford, Reiro and Spence, local enthusiasts. Yesterday Mr L. Riera landed a capital bag of fish from the Mangawhero, including two fi. e fighters, a di-pmmder and a 4-pounder. It is somewhat a pity that the streams nearer at hand do not provide such good fishing.

An invention which promises to be of great value to settlers along the Clutha Valley has been patented by Mr James Templeton, of Albertown (says the Hawea Flat correspondent of the Otago Daily Times). The invention consists of an apparatus designed to raise water from the river by the power of its current. A small model is at present working near Mr Templeton’s residence, and by its use water- for domestic purposes and irrigation is elevated to a height of GO feet. With a larger machine greater levels can be commanded, and the supply of power is inexpensive and inexhaustible. It is understood that the rights of the invention have been placed under offer to the Government.

An interesting position was created at the Court this morning, when all the local land agents, save Mr J. H. Thompson, were refused registration, their papers not being in order. Under the Land Agents Act, 1912, all persons or firms wishing to become registered under that Act are required to enter into a bond with His Majesty the King in the sum of £SOO, and with approved sureties. This bond is a guarantee that the land agent in question will faithfully observe the provisions of the Act in regard to trust moneys and otherwise. The Government are accepting most of the insurance companies as sureties under the bond, and what has been done by the local agents is to take out a fidelity guarantee insurance policy with one of the insurance companies doing business in the district, and to lodge the policy for £SOO along with a bond for £SOO executed by both the company and agent applicant. In some cases the insurance company is a company incorporated outside New Zealand, and consequently the company itself cannot execute these bonds which are signori on behalf of the company by its attorney in New Zealand. The trouble at the Court this morning was that the agents here had taken out bonds executed by the attorney, and power of attorney had not lieen declared to. This afternoon, Messrs Webster, Dobson and Co.’s papers were put in, and the firm was duly registered.