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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4698, 16 August 1904, Page 2

A full account of the British-New < Zealand football matoh will ba found on the first and fourth pages. The annual meeting of the Onga Onga Dairy Company will be held on the 27th inßt. The painting trade in Christohurch is slack. Between sixty and seventy painters are out of work. The State-owned thoroughbred stallion Serapion died at the Levin Farm yesterday. A southern farmer (Oamaru) recently cleared a line of 10,005 ewes at 25s ljd each. Mr E. Bibby directs attention to the large stock of vegetable and flower seeds he is now offering for sale. Revenue derived from water supplied to goldfields by the Coolgardie supply scheme during the last six months amounted to £63,230. Owing to unforeseen ciroumstances the Kaikora social of St. Paul’s Church has been postponed until the 23rd September. Fifty shillings was paid for n ticket admitting to a reserve seat in the grandstand for the British-New Zealand match on Saturday. An up-couotn library has a big notice stuck up over‘its newspaper stands: “ Readers are requested not to use bread . and jam as a bookmark.” The record prioes for dairy cows and ■ heifers were obtained at Wanganui on Friday. Heifers sold up to r £l7 10s, and cows £l6 10s.

A shock of earthquake was experienced here about twenty minutes past 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. There was also a slight shock yesterday. The matron of the Waipawa District Hospital reports as follows, for the week ending August 13th :-Patients in hospital, M 24, F 5; admitted, M 5, FI; discharged, M 5, F 1. The steamer Sonoma arrived at Auckland yesterday at 2.20 p.m., with the San Francisco mail. Correspondence for Hawke’s Bay will probably arrive here by train at 10 a.m. to-morrow. Mr H. Hill, Inspector of Schools, began the annual examination of the District Sohool yesterday. The examination of the Convent school will take place this week. Three head of pure-bred Jersey cattle —a heifer, yearling bull and a calf were shipped from Melbourne on the 3rd inst., consigned to Mr Paul Hunter, of Porangahau.

Overheard as the crowd surged from Athletic Park, after the British-New Zealand football matoh My eye, won’t the King swear when he hears the result of this game.

A serious accident took place at the Hawke’s Bay Timber Company’s mill yesterday afternoon, when a lad named Fisher, of Maharahara, slipped on the bench, and his foot was nearly severed by the saw at the instep. Masked men broke into a house at West Brunswick, Victoria, and obtained only half-a-crown for their trouble. Before searching the house the robbers bound and gagged Mr Joseph Hunter, 86 years of age, who is reputed to be in well-to-do circumstances.

A social and dance will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, on Tuesday next, iu aid of the Catholic Church. A very good programme has been oorapiled for the occasion and as the object is one that will commend itself to many, there should be a large attendance. The Government has refused the

application of the Manawatu County Council for a special loan of £4OO to institute an electric light plant ac Rongotea. The refusal is made on the ground that “ electric lighting ” is not a public work within the meaning of the Local Bodies Loan Act, 1901.

It appears that the violence of the earthquake was greater in and around the township of Gladstone than anywhere else. It is reported that great masses of the cliffs of the banks of the Ruamahunga have fallen away in many places, while several houses on the hillside were considerably damaged. Fissures also appeared in the earth.

One of the hands on the Motuotaria ; station had an exciting aud unpleasant experience the other day. While stooping, skinuing a sheep, a stallion attacked and savagely bit him, tore his clothing and knocked him to the ground. The man managed to retain possession of the knife and with it he cut the animal’s throat. A proposal has emanated from the Nelson branch of the Returned Troopers’ Association for the promotion of a Benefit Lodge for returned troopers of New Zealand from South Africa. It is proposed to write to the Premier, asking him his views on the matter, also if he will take the position of president of the new society. It is hoped that the matter will be taken up throughout New Zealand. There was a distressing burning fatality at South Melbourne, this month. Florence Smith, aged 11, was sittiug in 1 front of the kitohen fire when a spark was thrown out and lodged on her

flannelette pottiooat. She hurriedly endeavoured to shake the spark off her clothing, but her garments beooming ignited she soon was enveloped in flames. The mother of the child was out of the house at the time, and upon her return found the unfortunate ohild lying on the floor, haring been partially roasted. The child died a couple of hours later. The usual monthly inspection of the fire brigade was held last night, when there was a good attendance of members. After inspection business of a routine nature was gone through. Reference was made to the constant removal of the brigade ladders. It was decided that the members be empowered to prevent their removal by anyone without the written consent of the captain. Mr R. J. Pellow was elected an honorary member.

The influence of sensational literature and melodrama upon youthful minds was clearly demonstrated at the Sydney Central Polioe Court reoently, in a case in which a boy named George Franklin was charged with riotous oonduct. It appeared that, armed with a toy pistol young Franklin was careering about Regent street with two other lads, playing at bushranging. While amusiug themselves in this fashion they “ bailed up ” another boy who was passing along the street. It was explained that a drama known as “ The Kelly Gang ” was being played nightly near the railway station, and that the youth of the locality were

in the habit of imitating the “ actors.” A few weeks ago a boy was shot while playing with one of these toy pistols, and had to remain under treatment in the hospital for a week. The youthful bushranger was given the option of paying 55., or spending six hours in the cells.