General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 24, 10 January 1913, Page 3

General

The Railway Departiiu no bowels of compassion (say> . northern exchange). Recently! i young man saved a y.nagfl ■lady's life and his own by throw T ling her off the Pa tea railw - “i ■bridge into rlie river, then j ; ling ini" the water and ra -ei.: Iher. The c-mpie ware - a rg "l-f lit the Pa tea Magisi:-a-a’s !by the Railway Department Btrospassing on the railway bri-. ■They were convicted without liine. g It is the intention lernnient to issn^ ■the holdaIpetu** . 1 ...g>> Daily i'im.‘-.g wr of Lands judges! ilie inquirii's that have! K *iready been made on the subu % ■that tiiero will he a large num-i Iher of applicui imis from liiolders desirous of u-\ m ;o|; ■the option, ft is proposed to ex-s ■tend the payments over a pei io iS I »f years so that the e m ir.' ms <.;jp ■purchase may be easy. I A story is going the round ■about a zealous advocate of th p loroposed Preshvter ian iaidie■College;..’ Havelock North (- jibe Napier “Tehegrapl” its lie.B • d s dead", j d he n. .oiig his hamlsl .■light, “that's splendid !"■ atly says it was the fir.-ti .sion when evident pleasure! s evinced at the death of her! übears. 1 d A narrow escape is reported ini ■the T'lapeka (Otuga) paper as! ■ having taken place hist week.! fi t six-horse waggon camu to griefl ■whilst going down the Beaumonts 'S ide of Big Hill. The .v.- rg., | was loaded wth 3 tons a ,av!. of! I; roll, and when about 100 yard-S ■down the brake skidded. Tin * jwaggon quickly gathei'c ! mo-1 Imentum, and tan on to the* ahorses. One of the hor-cs in! ithe body of the learn -a yoiur.rS Janimal commenced to piling*-.g Sand, the team getting out ofl jiiand, the waggon was carrie ill lover the bank. When it we ® Bapparent that there was no hope! H')f keeping the road, the driver! ■jumped off, and as this had to! li»e accomplished on the side! 'the waggon was falling, lie! tad a miraculous escape from! e; 1 he delayed a'n-1 i I assuredly | jdneath the! ov< One of the® ho uMg-lfL • Canauidxs sm ? for Scotland wlv magnetism h ’ it is depin -■ the out .'Wj man u x-ondon| Standa ..oavy is the! immign oie dominions, andi especially ' Oanada, of t’tel fine ' h town workers! tha 1 soon he no| Bco al population] it i, Within thej last an trie best native! hands whom ray firm employed] have packed up and left. The! whole idea of the modern enter-* prising Scottish workman i- to* transfer himself to Canada.’ Dace settled, they use their) clannish feeling to get their relatives or even their friends] over. The more prosperous the workman any manufacturer in' Scotland employs now, the more; certain he feels of losing him at the moment of his full utility and prosperity. They do not wish to get on the land in. [■Canada, but to try their luck in industry there. There ' will ■probably be many serious labour troubles in Scotland in the neatfuture, largely due to the fact that so few labourers remain Scotsmen.” Warner’s Rust-proof Corsets, Roslyn Unshrinkale Underwear and Hoyle’s Print in strong demand. Advt. Your local draper stocks the Roslyn Writing Pads at 6d and is each. -Advt. Ask to see the new low bust long skirted models in Warner’s Rust-proof corsets. Every paii guaranteed. Local Drapers. ~ Advt.