Local and General.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10441, 16 October 1903, Page 1

Local and General.

The Te Aroha, News leairn® that the Wairere Falls' hareie been pegged out foi* the purpose of utilising theml for supplying power for the Grandi Junction mine, Waihi.

Our Te Aroha oorrespondent writes that the Fira Insurance Bill wall be discussed ait the meeting: of the Fire Brligade to-nilgiht (Thursday), and also tbei quiestion of hioldiinig <a comr petition at Te Arohai im Januaor nark

The arri'vial of the evening train was delayed last night for atouti an hour and threequartem It ajppears that an axle on one of the trucks broke on the - Mbitrinsvillei sedtion, and it was some time before the train could ipiro'cced on its journiey.

AI returned Contingcnter, who wa.s charitably taken into Mr Haase's Telegraph, Hotel, at TAaika, in Nelson province, is alleged to ha.ye robbed! Mir Haase's son of £12, and deoam,ped. 'He jha® beeni aarestedl at Wellingt'dn on waiTa,nti, andi wilt be token to Takaika for trial-

The recent niain>s (saysi the Telegraph) have had a'wonderfully beneficial effect all over the Hawke's Bay district!. The fruit prospeots are the bessti for many yeiam, and with a faiyouiraible springl Hawke's Bay should this year establish a, record in fruitgtiiowinig'. Other 1 crfolps a.ret showing well. . .

Tlie imporbatioiDi' into' New South Wales has been 'prohibited for a period of 12 monbhs fooam the 27th ult. of any swine, other .thani portions in the form of bacon, haons, or cured pork, and of any fodder or fittiji^s part.on,' board any vessel with, or '"or the use of, any .-swine fromi the colony of New Zealand.

Mr J. H. Hiindmain, the wedl-kinown Thames iruinnen, Avill represent the Thames -Bug-by, Umom 'and uhe Tbamies Club in the athletic sports at Karangahaike- Hindimain; is placed 12 yaird'si behind! the limiit man in a 120 yards race, so that the hiandicfappei" has a h.igh opiinloni of the Sipeedi of the local man.

Book-keeping is still' well ahead of other technical classes in Cjhiristchuinch (writes a oorreslpomdent). It has begiwi the new term, with 68 students, two less than it had before. Giregig's .shorthand class comeis next with -15, !but it h<is lost 10. Pitanan's class has gained eight, and is now only two behind its competitor; formerly the diiffen-emce wast 20.

"Three-foowihs of the boys of the Refoirmiatory school in which; I was a teacher told me that they were there beoauise of their loTe for the theaitire," l^emarked the Rev. J. G. Patterson) in tlie course of a sermon at Gisboirne- "They had gone to the theatre, -gob a craving far it, and not being aible to .pay their entrance they bad obtained! the money by stealiinig."

Although) the seasomi is yet • early for toui'isits, we undlorstand <a large influx to ih& Wanganui River has al-, ready set in, evidencing 1 the great popularity of tike now 1 favourite trip on New Zealand's beautiful scenic river Messrs Haitrick and' Cbl. harve now five finei steaimieirßi atnid! Be%'ei-al laiuiiicihes, -witlb anothier steaimea- on the way out from Englandl,. and' another being ain-a,nged for.

That well-knowni crank,' Capt: Felix Tanner, Who is ansious to sail a 'tab' named the. ark, fnrom, New Plyimmitlh to Wanganui, has been' informed by the Collector of Ctastoms at the form L er town that ll he sails against the instrmotions of the Mariraei Depairtrment the will bet liable to a, penalty of £100 or 12 months' impri®onmien,t; Should! Tanner undertakei. the jovirney hie will probably never reach Ms destination so that Marine Department iaosd not won-ry about him, :

Mr Bu.db.anan, of Auckland, initiated! the Bakers' Conference into an effective method of "keeping 1 the cuttomers' accounts short- He explain* ed that he charged "his ttugjpmiers a half-penny Iper loaf mare than' tih.e x<uling price, but gave a rebate V this half-penny if the accounts ww« paidl within four weeks. He found) it an admirable system), andl he bcfiered there were less, long 1 aocounta on liis oooks than on, those.,pf any other baker doing one quiarter the trade. He advised pther bakors to jive the plain a trial.

On Monday, in Lake Kotoiti, quite! a sensational oatch was made by Mrs I Davidson, a lady visitor from Scotland, whip, -wiiih her huslband, wa«r trolling' in a boat. The trout is the largest ye* caught with a line in this vicinity, and weighed 19£lbs. It is the opinion of expert anglers that i had the fish been, landed in about a month ■ hence, when it would^ha-ve been in condition, its weight would have been about 241bs. It as computed that over 100 trout nave been secured] during the last three days, and the sport is improving! dailyChamberlain's Cough Remedy, cures the cold and does not produce any bad effeats. It strengthens tihe lungs and leaves tihe system, in a healtbf condition. It always cures and cure* quickly.—Eansen Bros, and Co. sell it.

Caiptaini Hodge, of Coropoandel, who (has been closely identified! with the miningl industry of tihaib and other districts, and' who represented one of the most influential Enjglieh syndicates, is at present on a short visit "to Thaimes. Captain Bodge, it will be iremierobeired, recently purchased! tihe Royal Standard nain* at Wha.reker:auipuinga', wheni it was. sold tit autcitioni. Bb is (likely ofliati this lainge proporety, which is equipped with appliances but lack's ai battery, will be heard of again im the near fuitufre-

Am aociident, aittendied with somewliaifc extraordinary ciircaimstiadicesi is reportedi as 'having 1 oocuiiired in X place not far fromi Manaia. It appears 'that while diggingl a lad of ■ a|biobti 14 feunmneiis. misdi recited! his apaide, wM-cihi came down on on© of | his bare feet, cuttiing* the secondl toe i completely off- The unfortunate lad hobbled Oiff t<> his- 'home, wihere his .mother, after TOnderingl first' aid', ask■edl ;him- where the severed portioni of the toe was. On being; told she went across to where he had been digging, and was just in time to see one of her dawks- get awny withi fcho object of (■her quest .-The bird was caught and ! killed, 'but all efforts madle afterwardte.tq stick the recovered piece of flesh to the otihar part proved 1 futile. Our Te Airoha correspondent writes: "In couirse of conversation with Mr ffairdy a reporter astiertara--1 cdi tliaiti everything 1 in connection/ wt^Ji his mines art? Waioronigomai was progiressing satisfactorily. As work continues the quality of tihe stone main-. tains its richness; everytlhing' bro'kp'n down' is put tßrough tihe battery. New country opened up is of a> promising nature. A full complement of hands are employedl amd the battery is kept going nfght and day- Mr Hardy, notwitlistandinig tihe carpinjjs of those al*vayg ready to ari?icis© ad-^ v'ersely the district over three years ago, worked) the mlinesi gystemia,tically* and! has sipent ai considerate V, amount of money, both at the. mines and; teitery, andl at. <his priYait© residence.'' .