Local and General.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9877, 23 February 1901, Page 4

Local and General.

Divorce proceedings have been instituv» ted by Mr Sjunms, off Chrfetchurch, aga/inst ex-Judge Martin, and counsel acting on his behalf haa.sent the necessary documents for service on the parties concerned by the last mail for Sydney.

Having purchased P. - -Norbury's salvage stock I am offering great bargains. To ensure quick and complete sale the whole is marked considerably below original cost. Cash with order. W. Scott.— Advt.

Slight rain commenced to fall about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, and an Lour later it had developed into a heavy and steady downpour. The wind suddenly veered round to the south and blow with great violence, ■ Yesterday ruin fell all day, and continued until a late hour last night. .-■•■-.

Some -of the country volunteer*, not from : the Thames district by tLo way, have written, to the defence authorities at Auckland complaining .of the manner in which they were treated at the military gathering tin. the Domain, and asking -to be repaid the amount which they were compelled to spend on. food for themselves. ......

-. A well-known tanner and leather merchant of Christchurch said he considered that federation under the present conditions would wipe out three fourths of the colony's mantufacturing- business unless, same piovision were inserted' in the Commonwealth Act that the awards of tho New Zealand Arbitration Court should apply tothowholp of the Federation Act. Things being equal this colony could compete with Australia. ' Australian" wages would no doubt reach the standard of l|(biis coloiny's in years to morne, but in tho meantime tho colony's business wouldbo mined. His firm used £17,500 worth of hides and pelts per anmun, and a large oxport trade was done in tanned sheepskins to America and England, while ofchor leather was sent all over the colony.