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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 34, 6 December 1901, Page 3

The- ordinary monthly meeting of the Biwaka Road' Board will be held at the- Board's-office this evening. We have to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation, from the Ngatimoti School Committee to be present at the tea-party and' hoisting of the ensign which takes place this afternoon. "We regret that, owing to a prior engagefc§vnitr we shall be unable to attend, IjQj trust the gathering will be a successful and enjoyable one. The Anchor S.S, company's Kennedy is advertised to leave Motueka for Wellington direct on Wednesday, 1 lth instant, at 9 p.m. It is also notified that all freights will be at current rates.

The dry weather which is now being experienced in Motueka and adjacent districts is beginning to tell upon the crops, especially raspberries, which are showing signs of going off.. This applies move particulaily to the young plantations.

We have- received a letter signed "Pro Bono Publico" in which the writer makes charges against a certain person in the town. It would be more manly and honorable on the part of Pro Bono Publico if he made his complaints to head quarters, and not attack in tiie public press an officer who is birred from defending himself.

On Wednesday last as Mr and Mrs Deck, of Invercargill, were driving along the road leading to the military camp, from the orphanage, the sulky capsized owing to the roughness of the road. The occupants were thrown out and Mr Deck landed in a deep rut, the horse falling on him. He was severely bruised and shaken, but fortunately no bones were broken.

At a meeting of the Lower Moutere School Committee, held on Monday last, it was decided (as so many peoj>le were averse to the trip by steamer which it was intended should he chartered at Christmas for the children) to have a tea-party at Contrail Moutere, :utd as Mr Edwin Holdawav has consented to get it up, the public may rest assured that it will be well worth going to. The road is now A. 1.- having been gravelled from the main road to Mr Teeee's, the metal being worn in mast of the ways^S-"--This season's wool clip, stated to be up to the average, is now bei nobrought into Motueka. The Government offices throughout the colony will observe the following holidays for Christmas and New Year:

-—Wednesday, December 25th, Thursday, 26th, Friday, 27, and Saturday, 28, Wednesday, January Ist, and Thursday, 2nd. The examinati >n of scholars for the pupil teachers and scholarships is now being held in the state school under the supervision of Mr T. G. Malcolm. There are seven candidates {sitting for ihe scholarshiDs and one for pupil Cipher.

jiixcellent progress is being made by the contractor, Mr Andrew Miller, with the building now in course of erection for the district high school. The building will be completed well within the contract time.

Mr Robert Pattie, speaking* at the Farmer's Union meeting on last on the question of the classification and examination of stud horses by a veterinary surgeon, maintained that it wa.s a penny wise and pound foolish policy to breed a mongrel It is reported that a young man was standing on a foot bridge across the

Company's ditch not ten miles from here when he saw a fish of some kind in the water below him. Being anxious to ascertain what it was, he procured a pitch fork, captured the fish, and discovered it to be a large trout' which tinned the scale at 11 pounds. Not wishing to break the law, he was on the point of returning it to the* water, but thinking it might not live in eonsequerca of the stab it had received with the fork, considered it would be better to ascertain whether trout were good eating.

Mr ami Mrs A. Manoy returned to Motueka on Monday last from their annual trip, which has been a most enjoyable one. The route taken was by way of Wanganui, up the New Zealand Rhine as far as Pipiriki, thence per coach to Rotorua. and rail to Auckland. Mr Manoy describes the scenery as most picturesdne ; the accommodation at Rotorua quite up-to-date. Fine weather was experienced during the whole of the tour. Mr R. J. Trewavas maintains that it is unwise to ask the Government to levy a tax ; as a rule they are only too willing to embrace every opportunity to do so without being requistioned. We quite agree with him. It is very much like wanting to put one's head in a lion's mouth ; the jaws may contract before one has time to explain things. The annual camp of the Motueka Mounted Rifles now being held, is well attended by the members of the Company, and some very useful' drill] instruction is being imparted by Lieutenant Davis. During Wednesda3' afternoon the camp was visited b3 T a number of sight seers and in the evening an impromptu concert, organised by prominent ladies and gentlemen of Motueka, was held. Everything passed off successfully, and at the close refreshments, liberally supplied by the ladies, were handed round. The following are the names of those who took part in the entertainment Mesdames Anderson, Batehelor, Misses Croft, Gilbert. Leslie, Messrs Gilbert, Jenkins, Rhodes. Tiolove, Whelan and' Whitehorn. The piano used was kindly supplied by Mrs Whelan. Trooper Leo Manoy met with an accident at the training camp on Tuesday evening which will confine him to his bedroom for a few days. It appears that during the drill Trooper Manoy approached his horse for the purpose of mounting, when by some means or other the animal kicked him in the groin. Dr Deck made an examination which disclosed the fact that no serious injury had been inflicted by the horse, and ordered his removal in a trap to town. We are pleased to learn that Mr Manoy is progressing satisfactorily. The Wellingtyn Post says : An effort is being made to form a branch of the Farmers'Uiiion in and about this city, and a public meeting upon the subject is expected to take place shortly. Mr Glass, who is at present in Auckland, 'leaves immediately for Christchurch and Dunedin, thence for Southland, where he is to hold a conference of delegates to the Provincial Council on the 15th inst. Then he will go to Nelson and Marlborough, where the respective Provincial .Councils will hold conferences before Christmas.

A contemporary says that a Seventh Contingenter, who left his fiancee in the care of a friend, wrote " Are you still looking after her, Ted ?" Ted'replied briefly, " Yes, we're married.,' Spoils to the victor !

A lad was fined <£2 and 17s 6d costs at Dannevirke this week for "guddling" trout in Mangatera stream. He was caught in the act. ~% Subscription to Hie MOTUEKA STAR • Three Shillings and Sixpence a Quarter which may begin at any. time*