PIGEONGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2795, 29 January 1878, Page 2

PIGEONGRAMS.

OBmarrax.

(FBOM OUB OWN COBBKSFONDENT.)

Paeroa, January 28th. Mr 0. F. Mitchell arrived from Wellington this morning, having landed at Tauranga from the s.s. Taupo at noon yesterday. If the Telegraph Office had been open he could have arranged to have a horse in readiness on his arrival by open boat at Katikaiij'iand would, in that case, have come right ou last evening. If the Thames and Tauranga County Councils would push on the road works I have no doubt that travellers would frequently avail themselves of this route, more especially those resident et the Thames, Waitoa, and Piako, who might have business to transact down South. Toumts visiting the Lake country would also find the trip from Auckland via the Thames and Ohinemuri more pleasant and economical (ban the sea Toy age round stormy Cape Colville. With a little more inducement, and good roads, systematic communication between the Thames and Tauranga could easily be arranged. Mr C. C. McMillan and lady (of Auckland) arrived here .from the Thames by the steam launch Riroriro on Saturday, and proceeded io Kalikati yesterday. I hear that it is their intention to travel overland to Wellington. An accident occurred at the Waitekauri battery on Thursday last, about which a pigeongram wes sent; but I have not ypt seen any mention of ft in the pnpers. The corapnny's carpenter, Mr -Tolm Morton, was engaged with others in unking some alterations to a pulley wheel. He was bearing up.against the large b.'ll with r shovel when the iron clips which Cast en the joint of »he belt and project slightly caught the handle and caused him to j stumble. Before he could recover himself th:> clips came round a:i«in and struck his right leg just übove the ankle, breaking the bone. He was brought in on a stretcher and conveyed to the Thames Hospital on Friday* I hear that Dt O'FJaher'.y is afra'd that the ankle bones are smashed, but nothing definite will be known until Ihe swel!ing is reduced. Poor Morton has been very unfortunate lately. On resuming work after . the holidiiys ho was engaged about the waterwbeel, when a plank, which had been in position for months, slipped and caused him to fall some distance on to a gravel j bottom. His scalp was laid open to the skull, and the cut was filled with grit, ! which caused considerable trouble and pain. He had just recovered, and this was his first job, and now he is down again. Ho is a very industrious man, and is very much respected by all who know him.