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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5245, 11 April 1908, Page 2

Commercial news and an article en;it!od “A Bich Mao’s Road to Ruin ” will be found on the first page. Tho reading matter on tho fourth page consists of cables and a report of the meeting of the Waipawa Rugby Sub-Union.

There was a fall of tnow on tho Ruahinea on Thursday night. Sir John Stainer’s “Story of the Cross” will be sung in St. James’ Church Kaikora, to-morrow evening. Tho receipts at the performance oi “Jane” constitute a record for Waipawa at tho prices charged tor admission, viz. 3s, 2s and Is.

Tho proprietors of big stores in New York met recently and estimated that their apnual loss at the hands of well* tc do, fashionably-dressed kloptomauiacs was over £IOO,OOO, and this despite the extensive aud well regulated system of private detection.

An appeal is to be made to tho Supreme Court to test the validity of the decisions of the Wellington and Christchurch Stipendiary Magistrates, which state that the hslf-holidoy provisions of the Shops aud Offices Act do not over night workers in hotols.

That an empty benzine tin may explode was demonstrated iu Featherston on Monday, reports the Wairarapa Daily Times. A youth named Charles Aitchison was carrying a lighted mutch through his fathe r’s shop, and as the (lame came near a newly emptied benzine tin, it ignited the vapour still clinging to the side. The tin exploded with a loud report and was completely smashed, while one of tho workroom windows was blown out.

The result of the sheep weight-guess-ing competition at tho Autumn Show, on Wednesday, Bhowod that the guesses were unusually close. The weight of the pen of five sheep was 318£lb, and two of tho competitors, Mrs W. Richmond, Tomoana, and “Triootrin,” care

of Maddisou and Co, Hastings, each guessed the exact weight, aud they therefore divido the first and second prizes, the third prize going to Mr H. G. Plowman, Napier, with a guess of 3181 b 7oz

Mr O. M. W 1 i tington piesidod over a meeting of the Waipawa District High School Committee, on Thursday evening. It was decided to apply to the Education Department, through the Education Board, for additional accommodation, as tho attendance at the High School is now thirty-two. The monthly accounts wero passed for payment and routine business was transacted. Votes of thanks were accorded the rotiriug chairman (Mr C. M. Whittington) and honorary secretary (Mr W. J. Pellow. Mr Walter Miller, Chief Inspector of S ock, who is at prttsont in Wellington, status that the successful applicants for section i in Te Arai Estate, in Poverty Bay, recently acquired from Mr G. Randeli JohnsoD, are likely to make first-

class settler’. He thiuks the Government ii to be congratulated ou the stamp of men who have entorod into possession of the land, and he predicts a groat future for tho district as tho result of tho cutting up of tho block for closer settlement.

A Press Association telegram states that 179 immigrants arrived at Wellington from England by the Tongariro ou Thursday. Their combined wealth totals about £2OOO, the majority possessing from £25 to £IOO, while one who classes himself as a farm labouror has £7OO. Most of them will endeavour to earn their living ou the land, but there aro some artisans and a few domestic serv-

ants. Thirty-four wore nominated by friends, 50 assisted aud 95 paid their own passages. Of tho total number, 09 booked to Wellington, 30 to Auoklund, and 23 to Lyttelton. It is reported from America that Dr William Osier, of “ too old at forty ” fame, was recently asked to attend a birthday colebration party of two old gentlemen of sixty, and in reply sent them a bottle of chloroform as u birthday present ! This, of course, may be an exaggeration, but it will interest lady roadors to know that Dr Osier iB not quite so harsh on them as he is on members of liia own sex. “ After sixty,” he one* said, “ a woman’s influence on her sex may be moßt helpiul, particularly if aided by those charming acoetsorios—a cap and a fichu” The dcot.or’s own mother lived to the groat age <if 101, and was a source of groat comfort to those around her to the last.