PARAPARAUMU ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 12 July 1911, Page 10

PARAPARAUMU ITEMS.

Quite a number of residents here have been suffering from scarlet, fever. Miss Coxon, who had the misfortune to fracture a bone in (ho foot, and who has lieon in tho Otaki Hospital for some tiro month?, has been removed fo Wellington for special Irea.lment. A new store has just been completed and opened by Mr. T'isher. of Wellington. One of lhf> large plalo-glass window panes intended for the shop was unfortunately broken in transit, involving a loss of »mi! .CIO. It is expected that the "oil springs" discovered on Sir. Malcolm Sl'Lean's properly will prove a. paying concern when boring operation* liave ilcvelnped. A company is lo lie lloatcd to work Ihe properly. We are About, to loso Messrs. C. and J. Whiting, who intend making; their homo at Albury, New f-otith Wales, where they have taken up a large tract of country rich in tin oxide. Doth ro-idenis and their families will bo much missed here, socially and otherwise, and they carry with them the good wishes <>f all lo Iheir now home. .' The weal her of late has been wet and cold, lint.flic country looks well. ■Mr. (.'. Rainsford ha? relunipd home after a, trip lo tlie South Island.

By its recent viclory over Ihe Uniled Sh'ics in a ehusK match played by cable, Greal Brilain. having scored three successive, wins, has gained the International Trophy. Ihe contest for which has be'eu proceeding for the last fifteen years.