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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 52, 11 February 1902, Page 3

The Dot Melrose Dramatic Com--p s advertised to appear at the I. Hall, Motueka,. on Thursday eyeing. The drama to be staged* is the ever popular “East Lynne/’ which lias been witnessed with marked approbation by large audiences it the' North Island. The old Motueka Post office was offered for sale by pubiic auction last evening, by Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. There was only one-bid, thatsof Mr W, J. Moffiitt, whose offer of „£ 10 was accepted.. ; ; Inspector Mhcdonnell, in cha -ge of the Nelson police district, arrived in Motreeloi,. last night n inofficial, business.

The following products were exported from Waitapu during January : g 64 boxes butter, 84 sacks potatoes, 4 cases bacon, 3 sacks coal, 18 bales and 1 case hops, 61 cases eggs, 20 cases and 38 casks wine, 61 cases fruit, 18 coops poultry, 68 bales wool, 54 sacks chaff, -7 lambs, 30 sheep, 5 pigs, 3 calves, 6 bundles skins, 2 ploughs and 2 spring traps.

S Last Saturday, whilst walking along the road fronting the old Maori Cemetery, curiosity prompted, us to step within the enclosure, in order to tee the condition of the burying ground. It is in a most disgraceful state, the gi-av.es being covered with blackberries and other weeds, rendering it impossible to traverse any distance. It is not to .the credit of the natives residing in the district that such a state of affairs has been allowed to continue for so many years, and it seems that it is only when grim Death carries off a member of the small band in our midst that those remaining wake up to the fact that the plot needs a little attention bestowed upon it. Miss Jennings notifies in our advertising c damns that she is .prepared to receive pupils for the pianoforte. Terms may be ascertained at “Woodcote,” Motueka Miss Jennings is well-known in the district, and will no doubt be entrusted with the training of many in our midst, being well qualified for the task.

The meeting of the Motueka Wharf ."Board has been further adjourned till the 17th instant. Publicans are ever considered “fair game/' and the man who gets the better (and the whisky) of a retired policeman, pugilist, or athlete, is fairly well entitled to it. Two “swaggies, ’ who was suffering from a severe attack of chronic impecuniosity, struck a Manawatu hotel just as the shades of evening were settling upon the landscape. Having nothing wherewith to pui-chase some of the cheering fluid they hit upon an idea. Having commanoeered about ten feet of rope, one of the party sauntered into the bar, and asked for a bottle of whisky, calling out as he did so “Whoa there” to his imaginary horse. As soon as he got bold of the whisky, his mate on the other end of the rope dragged him violently outside the door, and by the time the startled landlady got round the corner there was neither horse, man, nor whisky to be seen.--Exchange. One of the 'troopers of the Eighth Contingent, who left Wellington last week, determined to leave nothing to chance, so he gained an hour’s respite just before embarking, and in that hour married the girl of his choice, accepted the many congratulations, bade farewell, and was in his place in the ranks when the bugle sounded. it is expected that the gathering of Fr-emasons in Wellington on the 30th -A pril. for the installation of R.W. Bro H. J. Williams as Grand Master of the Order for New Zealand, will be the largest meeting of its kind yet held in the colony.

An invitation by the New Zealand Farmers’ Union to Messrs M’Nab, Field, Buddo, and M’Guire, M.H.R.’s, to visit the districts north of Auckland at the end of the present month, has bf en accepted. The Waimangu geyser played to a great height last week (says the Auckland Herald). After - the eruption the geyser bas'n emptied, and a huge wave about 40ft high swept along the valley for- 400yds or 500yds. The surrounding country severely shaken during the eruption: It was a magnificent sight. A great roaring noise was heard during the eruption. Chaplains of the N.Z. contingents in S uth Africa rank and receive the same--payment as captains.