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Waikato Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3618, 29 October 1907, Page 2

Captain Edwin Westerly moderate to strong winds. Glass little movement. Mails for Canada, United Kingdom, United States, and Europe, per Manapouri close here on Tuesday, 29th inst., at .'3.15 p.m. Joseph Volant, a young man employed in an office in Albert street, Auckland, was somewhat severely burnt on the hands and arms by a bundle of burning newspapers which fell on him on Saturday. He was sent to the hospital.

What’s in a name! Thomas Hell, a St. Louis policeman, has been ordered to change his surname or resign from the force. At Rangiriri tomorrow the Farmers’ Auctioneering company hold their stock sale and will offer 600 head of cattle, some 250 2?; to 4 year old steers, fresh empty cows and a good entry of young cattle. Mr R. 4. Paul, J.P., presided at the Hamilton Police Court this morning. A young man named A. J. Edgar pleaded guilty to using obscene language at the door of the Town Hall, and was fined £3 and costs, or in default one month’s imprisonment. Alexander Johnstone, charged with horse-stealing, was remanded till Friday. An exchange states that an axeman up North recently resorted to an unsportsmanlike action in order to win a chopping match. It is alleged that ho had the log bored out prior to the contest. He won the stakes £lO and his supporters, who had backed him heavily, won their bets. More will probably be heard of the matter, as the New Zealand Axemen’s Association has been asked to take it up. An unusual accident happened to Mr Dewdney, a new arrival in Levin from England, the other day. It appears that lie went to bed as usual, but was wakened up in the middle of Hie night by a choking sensation, when he discovered that he was just in the act of swallowing his false teeth. He tried to recover them, hut it was too late. Mr Dewdney, feeling the seriousness of his position, left immediately for Palmerston North, and went to the hospital, where an operation was performed, and his teeth recovered. After a witness at an inquest yesterday morning had completed his evidence, the hearing of which occupied the greater part of the forcI noon, he suggested to the Coroner, Mr T. Gresham, that application j should he made for the payment of I ],is 1 xitenses, as lie had lost about j 15s in non-attendance at work. “1 : cur,not do anything,” replied the ' Coroner, “although it is a shameful tliina that a man should receive no payment in those cases. It really should not be. There is absolutely no hope for you as 1 have often said ! before ” “Yes,” said Mr London, “if we could only get men into Parliament who would see to these things instead of wasting time over useless matters, it would be a bit more sensible. ’ ’