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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 693, 27 March 1894, Page 4

Not haying booked in time, IVlr and Mrs H. Breckles were unable to Iroceed H ome m the kaikoura, on Satij rda _ Th leave in the Coptic, from Ly tel f ’ ne / t week. ’

A town resident has learnt, bitter experience, that though a potato it a cow - s throat may easily be removed by o. wb o knmvs how to do it, it is rather dang, roug to attempt the operation without g-jj ne about it in a proper way. If this be , 10 t done fatal injury to the trachea will resuit —as in the case brought under notice—and then, the windpipe seriously injured, death follows. Mr Burland suggests a very simple and efficacious re aedy, in cases where a potato or turnip becomes jammed in a cow’s throat, namely, after opening the animal’s mouth, forcing into the gullet a couple of large handsfull of common salt. Mr James Gray is invariably successful in his treatment in such cases.

The annual inspection examination of the Kaikoura State schools takes place this week. Neither parents nor Committees should look for as good results this year as last, as owing to the measles, and other causes, there has been a good deal of irregular attendance during the expiring period of time instruction has been going on, and school duties have been very much interfered with here since last April. And, after all, the results may not always present things in a true light. Many a pupil who fails has a sounder education than some who pass.

In the transmisson of the Returr' Officer’s telegram to us, from on Thursday last, the names of four of the Polling Booths were omitted. Through the courtesy of the Officers of the Telegraph Dept., flic omissions were supplied on Saturday, and in another portion of this issue, will be found details of the polling at the various booths in respect of the Committee Election. The scrutiny of the Returning Officer may cause some slight alterations to be made when the official declaration of the poll is announced. The Committee for Ashley appears to be as follows, in the order named:—Messrs McNaught, D. Macfarlane, Renner, A. Rutherford, Starkey, D. Rutherford, Mannering, Sandford. Official declaration (made today) of the Asbley Poll has, since the foregoing was put in type, come to hand. No very material correction has been made thereby ; none so far as the personnel of the Committee is concerned, the names being as given.

The Rev Mr Ensor met with a mishap yesterday. Through some cause which is not clear, though a bot-fly is assumed to be the trouble (this pest being in evidence here yesterday), the horse the Rev gentleman was driving began playing up just outside of The Parsonage gates, and, after breaking one shaft of the vehicle, continued lashing out, eventually succeeding in throwing Mr Ensor out of the conveyance. He was bruised considerably about the body, and on being examined by Dr Gunn was found to have two of his ribs broken. The Doctor did all that was necessary for his patient, who, after a rather bad night, is now much better.

The members of the Young Women’s Guild of St Peters held a very successful function in the Town Hall last evening. The proceedings were of a varied order, entertaining in the shape of musical contributions, vocal and instrumental ; and business like in the sale of needle work and other articles on a Fancy Goods Stall, an Easter Tree (which looked very pretty), and a ‘ bran-pie.’ In addition refreshments were provided. The total receipts from the various sources was a little over £l4. Mr Smart formally ‘ opened the ball,’ referring to the efforts of the members of the Guild. He, also, apologised for the unavoidable absence of the Rev Mr Ensor, who had that day met with an accident. Mrs F. E. Barrett and the Misses F. Flint and Toothill had charge of the Stall, and the Misses F. Flint and Smart the ‘ pie.’ The Easter Tree was run by the Misses Flint (3), Maxton (3), Boulter, Toothill, Renner, Dermott, Hitchcock, Wayland. Tbe principals in the music were Mesdames Wood, and Flower, the Misses A. Poulter, Smart, Dorman, Rowley, Collins (2), Toothill and Mr Lee. Messrs Smart, Boy ens, Cox, W. Hopkins and Hitchcock (2), variously assisted.

The name of Mr Fred Cox was omitted from the list of those who assisted in the musical portion of the proceedings at the North Star Lodge open meeting held last week.

Meeting of Provisional Directors of the Kaikoura Dairy Factory Company is to be held next Saturdny. Attendance of all Directors is urged.

Pic-nicing was the order of the day yesterday (Easter Monday) with the majority of Kaikoura residents. The larger proportion of those who spent the holiday in that manner proceeded to Kaiwhare, the delightful residence of Mr Walter Gibson. Others went still further afield, up the North road, and small parties elsewhere. The day was beautifully fine.