NGAPAENGA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 170, 5 July 1909, Page 5

NGAPAENGA.

Own Correspondent.

The weather here op til! Wednesday last baa been of a very boisterous nattier, and work has been at standstill. The roads have felt the effects of the heavy rain and are in a bad state. Two culverts near Mr Mawbinney's collapsed. Feed is very plentiful so far the absence of frosts keeping the growth but little checked. The settlers are gradually getting linked up by telephone, a convenience which will be greatly appreciated. A rather painful accident happened to Mr T. Porter the other day. He scalded himself severely on the foot and leg, but is now getting on well. It is to be hoped the weather will change for the better shortly, as some of the settlers are evidently getting their nerves on edge. One resident declares it has rained toasters. The statement is that he had occasion to pat his hand into a tin to take out some staple* on a certain wet day and he found a tobster hod taken charge. I do not vouch for the accuracy of the report, but there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy. Presumably the inference is that the lobster descended from the heavens.