LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaikoura Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 34, 4 May 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In conseipience of the social t his ; evening, the reproduction of the , cantata. “The White G.-iria.ul,” ! advertised to take place this ever- . ing at the Suburb in Schoolhouse, ! is postponed until further notice. Several residents report ha ving ; felt a shock of earthquake shortly ; alter eight o clock on Y\ edne.-dtiv i morning. It was. however, very j slight, and p i-sed almost unJ noticed. in the list of wedding presents ■ received by .Mi- and .Mrs .A. ((. i Campbell, w hich we published la-t ; week, we omitted to stall' that i amongst the gifts was a very handI some .Maori mat. w hich was pre- ; seared to the bride by .Mrs Beiti 11 I and the natives at Oa’i-o. A'lootli dl club lias been formed I at Maungamauau and Hapuku. i and t he players intend to test their . strength against the local chib 1 very shortly. A d im-e. under the auspicesof the newly-formed club. ■ will be held in the’ Hapuku Hall, i on Tuesday evening next. I AV'e would remind those interj ested in the flotation of the Kai- ! kotira Refrigerating and Fishing ; Company, that the 12th May is : the day on which the allotments will be made. Intending sliarehohlers should make applicat ion at the 2earliest possible moment, to avoid the disappointment of being shut out. Mr AV. E. Lattgescn is removing the heavier timber from the Jordan sawmill to the Clinton mill, where i- a much larger qiuintity of timber. The maehinerv from the Clinton will be fitted at the Jordan mill, ami, judging by the orders Mr Laugesen h is on hand, the two mi'ls will be kept busy for a long time to come. MrL-iugesen anticipates seven years’ hard cutting at the Clinton mill, the bush there being of a very fine quality. To show the quality of the timber from these mills supplied for our new school, there was not. a single board condemned by f| le .architect. This speaks volumes for the quality- of our Kaikoura timber, which is greatly in demand in Christchurch, Lyttelton, ami Cheviot It may not be generally known that <>n the top of the 'southern Seaward \ alley Range there is a Maori canoe lying in the bush. It appears that there have been several canoes carved out there, as the stumps of large trees are still visible. The canoe in question is about 40 feet long, and about six feet wide at the stern, tapering off to about four feet at the bow. The work had not been completed, as the bow end of the canoe (the top of the tree) has not been cut off. The log is hollowed out, and the keel almost completed, and the supposition is that the natives were disturhe'l in their work, and compelled to fight, as there is a large cjnantity of human hones strewn about in the vicinity. They ate mostly shin and arm bones. The relic would make a handsome attraction to the Exhibition grounds, *

Kjrncativit'.'loiuil-ed Rifles’ assembly to-tiiorrow night, in tue Driiished. Shootists would do well to note that paradise ducks are protected this year. In our last issue appeared a piu-ngt-.-inli announcing the death of Mrs Caps. Clark, of Lyttelton. We are gl ul to s -.y that such was not correct, and regret we were misled into publishing a canard.