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Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 105, 15 August 1902, Page 3

~,, Messrs .Bapker, thb ; eapr Denial iq. Mqtuejkia/pn , (M9Pd a y, .and ? $ : Mr,, Jgucjft 3 ?'. f niay .fee 2 qppsulted at the,jPqsii;Qffice HojfceL : ■, [ ; ? A.-hearty, laugh wjfu* caused ; at the last meeting of th e.<, BbiKiugh, Council by His Worship the Mayor remarking during a discussion ort. the .stonebreaker, that he, thought it. had: been; sufficiently discussed that evening' arid „that at any ,wh6n| they .had, piore time to spare, they could renew the argum mts; as to< its merits' ant'd demerits. . The stonebreaker is the skeletpn in the Council's cupboard, which is trotted dut at every gathering of our City Fatbei-fS, : , . The public school children are wanting to know when the Coronation cards issued by the Government are to be presented. They have been distributed in other parts of the colony. We.remind the pnbite of the sale of work to be held ati Riwaka this evenT ing the proceeds of which will aug-> ment the Presbyterian. Church renovation fund. The Riwaka residents are always ready to assist any ’ sirhilar undertaking within jtbe Borough and we hope they will receive substantial support at the hands of those in Motueka. - “Oh, yes,” said a. Parawai (Thames) Maori the other day, “we play pongping ; yess by gorry. We make it te bat—like te shovel see ; and the palls —well we nlay te knmara ; make it te fine game me tink. We challenge te ELia Ora Club some day soon.” It has been decided to hold a floral fete on the 9th of November, the King’s Birthday, the proceeds t > be in aid of the funds of the Motueka Cricket Club. The ground has been secured for the occasion, Mr H, E. Gilbert, Postmaster, has been granted a well earned month’s holiday. His duties are being carried on by Mr G- H. Frank, of the Nelson office. Mr Frank has acted as relieving officer in other parts of the colony and is a capable*.public servant.: A good practice was held by members of the Motueka Gymnastic Club on Wednesday evening, when Mr Stevens, of Nelson, attended and "gave valuable instruction to "those present. In the afternoon, the boy’s ; class, under the tutorship of Mr Leo Mauoy> had a practice. The course is being well patronised by both seniors and anti in the language of the brokers, muscles are “hardening;”> Prov. 0.8. Bro. Charles Fry intends paying an official visit to the Takaka Lodge of Oddfellows on Saturday night. He will be . accompanied by Bro William Boyce, Permanent Secretary of Lodge Motueka 1.0.0. F., M.U. ' A cyclist called at the Star Office yesterday afternoon snd complained that some person or persons are in the habit of placing large .stones and branches of trees .across the roads in Motueka and Riwaka. thereby endangering tee lives and limbs of those who use the wheel. The practice is a silly one and should be put a stop to. Mr C. Remnant, junr,. of Pangatotara, has the contract for the supply of timber for the new shop to be erected by Messrs Huffam and Co, for Mr John Rur bold on the section next Mr Manoy’s bacon factory, and also for the additions to be made to the shop to be tenanted by. Messrs Bert. Tasker and Co. , . . , j 5

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