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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 145, 9 January 1903, Page 3

A Yankee paper, describing the localities of three prominent institutions of a town in the States, says :—“The medical college is on the road to the cemetery, the divinity college on the road to the poorhouse, and the law school on the road to the jail.” A nugget of gold weighing 630 z waspicked up about a mile from Tiboburra jvbiew South Wales] recently. Mr R. J. Eames, the unsuccessful candidate for Napier, has returned his total election expenses at Is 8d for train fare. A new game of billiards is becoming very popular in Paris. It is played with three balls, one blue, one whiteand one red. Each player plays the white, but must make the canon alternately off the red or off the blue. They say it is a more fascinating game than ordinary billiards, but the “fluker”" find scoring very slow. W’dlington has an unenviable reputation for drunkenness, but comparatively few of those who imbibe too freely find their way into the police cells. During last year 1915 persons were arrested in the Empire City for brunkenness, as against 1165 in the preceding year. A fancier gives to the N.Z. Field particulars regarding the laying of one of his Wyandotte cross hens. She commenced May 28th and ceased September 14th, having laid 100 eggs in 109 days. For 22 consecutive days—Aug. 7th to 29th—she never missed. Since the cessation of hostilities in South Africa interest in the volunteering movemeht _ has decidedly waned. Throughout the colony the want of suitable recruits is seriously affecting the one time strong companies. In Auckland this lapse has become so noticeable that it is feared several companies will not last out another year. *■** JOB PRINTING cf every description executed, with neatness and despatch at\ the Motni eh a Star Office , " “■