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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 96, 15 July 1902, Page 4

rJ f. - ■ • : ; r- ——— i Joe Giains, the Baltimore colored jight-wiAght boxer, is tlje champion of the world in his class*,, aftqr knocking at the J door for the past teh years.* He defeated F ran fc Erhekn - one round at .; ' . Fort Erie on May ,12th. Erne held nntil that time the championship. ■ The total' cbtennibptiori of eggs in . yeiarwas 17 During the past twelve months - -one < , mer cljaiit in WeltyigtoU' purchased ; 14,000 dozen eggs, add. .it is his in tentiou to,double the this year. The; Government Pot^ltryAexpert advocates that’ breeders of poultry should stamp the* eggs, and -sell them by we ght. .As poultry r export he sug •.. ge.>ts that in oi-der to obtain the high- • esfc prices no five months old should be exported. Birds with white'*flesh and legs bring the best prices in London; but in the American markets those with yellow flesh are preferred. Mr Hyde has found that many inferior birds have been sent Home, and he is therefore trying to have the export of poultry prohibited unless it is graded by a expert.— Waikato Times:. jVllle. fSarkit-owa, d' Russian opera singer, was travelling some time ago on the Tians-Caucasian railway when the Train ran off the line, and five <f her teeth were kn-K-ked out of her mouth. Mile. Sarkisowa brought an action . against tlie- railway company, claiming'that-the loss of five front teeth prevented her from singing, she was entitled to heavy damages. The Civil Court in St. Petersburg has decided in favour .of the lady, and has awarded her compensation in the shape of LIO,OOO. There io a remarkable movement of Roman Catholic priests in France to Pr< testanti.--.ui. It has been going on f>r a considerable time and many huod.'vds of priests have left the Roman Church. Some of them have become, ministers of other churches and many have gone to secular employments. The Rev Canon Christopher, ; ector of St Aldgate’s, Oxford, has given his support to a Society established in Fiance for the help of these priests.

According to the New York Tribune, it is Mr Chamberlain’s ambition to make a tour of the British colonies when he can leave the Colonial Office for a period of eight or ten months, and visit Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ami South Africa. Why the Band left. First Actor r I hear that the orchestra in your* theatre were sacked in a body the other night. What was the matter ? Second Actor : W T hy, they spoilt the lest situation in the play. You know the court scene, where the hero is s ntenced to death “ Yes.” Well, they were told told to play something appropriate, and the judge had no sooner put on the black cap than the i ;iots struck up. * Where did you get that hat?”

A settler of Rangitikei, writing to a friend in Master ton, says :—“ An incident connected with the recent floods in the Rangitikei river has, so far, not been published. A man was camped in a tent on the bank of the river. The flood came down during the night, but he was not disturbed. On the following morning, when he awakened, he found himself, tent, and about eighth of an acre < f land, high and (Iry nearly two miles further down the stream than when he retired to rest. This is a fact.” It is stated that within three.months Germany could put into the field 5,608,000 men, 195,000 horses, and 4,864 guns. SCALDS are always painfql and frequently quite serious, but Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is a liniment especially suited for such injuries. One amplication gives