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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 801, 21 December 1894, Page 4

The Star wilt be published on Monday and Friday next week.

Englishmen beat the Australians by 10 runs. Mr Mills, watchmaker, is giving a trophy as a prize to the New Year’s Day Sports Committee. Mr Gray's swans have been out of sight for some little time past, but they reappeared on the Lyell a few days since with seven cygnets. The parent birds appear correspondingly proud.

“ Jumble Sale ’’ is an American mode of expressing the offering and disposal of a varied assortment of goods—clothing, books, baskets, china, kitchen ware, wall paper, etc , etc., etc.

Mr Mills, watchmaker, has on view a remarkably fine display of jewellery and other goods suitable for Christmas gifts. As he has bought cheaply lie is offering the goods at relatively cheap rates.

Scene—The Christchurch Acclimatisation Society’s gardens. Fond father explaining the curiosities to his son. 1 That my boy, is a hemu.' ‘ I suppose the other one is the sheniu, isn't it dad ?’— Truth.

The following is said to have occurred on a southern section of our railways : Guard (on a branch line) —‘ Very sorry, sir, all the seats are taken. But if you care to run along with the train, there's somebody getting out at the next station.’ The trophy to be given as part of the prize for the Ladies Bracelet to be raced for on Boxing Day is on exhibition at the shop of Mr Mills, watchmaker. It is a very handsome piece of jewellery, with a neat horse shoe, in the centre, in which are set four diamonds and three sapphires. The 1 Boyd Family ’ (all related) musters strongly iu Kaikoura, being the largest (numerically aud physically) in this district. An addition to its ranks has been made this week by the arr ival here of Miss E. J. Boyd, daughter of Mr Boyd (of Ardara, Lacaduff, County Donegall, Ireland), and sister of Messrs David (junior), James and Alexander Boyd. Not for 20 years has there been such an increase in the balances of the Irish savings banks. The joint stock banks show an increase in the year of deposits and cash balances to the tune of three quarters of a million. The Post Office savings banks deposits have increased by £2,630,000, quite beating the record.— Patea Press.

On the sixth page will be found a notification made by the Commr. of Crown Lunds respecting the Blind River Estate, 5,163 acres of which are offered for selection on lease in perpetuity. Applications will be received on the 16th January ; other particulars, and pamphlets giving information regarding the land, may be obtained from the Commissioner. The entries —closing tomorrow evening —for the New’ Year’s Day Sports of 1895 are expected to total a local record. Should such prove to be the case—indeed, whether it is so or not —would it not be well immediately after ‘ settling up ' over the gathering to look ahead and map out a course for 1896. Music and trophies have been wanted during recent years to assist the function. The latter —trophies—are now coming forward, the next thing is to establish a fund to provide music. If this cannot be obtained locally, ‘ foreign ’ talent had better be imported until Kaikoura can supply her own needs ! Now then!

Not having had sufficient funds, the Cemetery Board has hitherto been unable to discharge its functions in every way satisfactory to the members of the Trust. Now, however, matters are being remedied as far as possible, and notification is made that friends of deceased persons can, on application, purchase the plots in which they are interested. This should be done at once, as Mr Slater is surveying the ground.

Blenheim mourns the death of one of her foremost athletes, young Morrison, the champion high-jumper—in his class—of the Colony having died on Monday. Deceased was a great favourite with his fellow officers of the Telegraph Department and the public, and general regret is expressed at his having fallen a victim to influenza, which accentuated and complicated other incidental ailments. Deceased was a nephew of Mr W. D. Smith. The dairy factory was ‘ informally ’ opened yesterday afternoon by the Chairman of Directors, a number of his colleagues, his ‘ honorary officers,’ and some hundred, or more, ladies and gentlemen attending at the works, when the premises and plant were inspected. Mr Graham, manager, had everything in perfect order, aud on the machinery being set in motion it was found to be working beautifully. The mode of dealing with the milk was explained, and exemplification given of the way things are carried on. The manager was complimented upon the satisfactory manner in which things arc proceeding, while all of those who have taken an active part iu the establishment of the factory were heartily congratulated upon the production of the first ton of cheese, nearly three - quarters of which now rest on shelves in the curing room. There were no speeches, no afternoon tea, nor Bar-ley-corn ’of any sort. Indeed, it was the ‘ driest ’ and most matter-of-fact function we have ever attended in Kaikoura—and that is saying a good deal. 'Work and not talk ' is the order of the day now.

Members of the banking fraternity of this Colony are to have lengthy holidays during the approaching festive ‘season. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, and the same days of the following week, are to be observed as holidays. It is to be hoped that they will have a renovating influence upon the handlers of the Colony’s cash, and that they will be called upon to transact a much greater volume of business during 1895 than has previously been the case in the history of New Zealand.

We learn, with regret, from the Bruce Herald that Mr J. Chantry Harris, editor and proprietor of our Milton contemporary, is on the sick list. As he has a very able ‘ first lieutenant’ in his wife—formerly ‘ Elise ’ of the New Zealand. Mail— the literary department will be in capable bands, while a good printer, and a firstclass machinist—Mr ‘ Tom ’ Allchin—will assist to keep the Herald in the forefront. Mr Harris has vastly improved the oldest country newspaper in Otago. All hope, and will be pleased to see, the versatile and clever Mr Chantry Harris in * the chair ’ again soon.

Tenders are invited for lease of Close's farm.