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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 159, 27 February 1903, Page 5

Christmas' No velties ! fWBWBAJLUi »\»IM WIKII NOW OPENING the above, which comprise the LATEST NOVELTIES, suitable for gifts during the festive SEASON. * * INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. A. MANOY, HIGH STREET, MOTUEKA. Napier has fallen into line with Wanganui and Palmerston, and has decided to reduce the number of Borough Councillors from twelve to nine. A death .under particularly sad and distressing ciicumstances occurred at Gore the other day. Mrs G. Shave, wife of a local resident, took suddenly ill on Friday with a severe attack of influenza. Violent fits of vomiting followed, and, in spite of all possible medical cave, the lady gradually grew woise. Peritonitis supervened, and death resulted on Saturday night from failure of the healths action. The deceased lady, who was only 33 years of age, leaves a husband, himself on. a bed of sickness, and three little children, the eldest about five years of age, to mourn her departure. Brisbane papers quote an “educated Chinaman” as saying, “Australia is now in the same position as was China 4000 years ago, when the Chinese built a wall to keep everything and everybody out.” Same miners, when travelling about old shafts at Bobby Whitlow (Bingara, New South Wales], heard groans down an old shaft. They got a rope and one went down and found an old miner named Phillips lying there. He had been there three days. He was taken to the hospital, but is not badly injured. Some remarkable threshing has been done this season by Mr Henry Kimber, of Springston, Canterbury. On his own farm at Greenpark, 98 bushels of grass seed per acre were threshed, and at Motukarara he put through 960 bushels in four hours, equal to 3000 bushels a day—a world’s record. An Irishman, taking home a goose for his Sunday dir ner, went to an inn for refreshment. Laying down the Joird, he was proceeding to satisfy his •thirst when a seedy looking, pers m seized the goose and made off. Pat at once gave chase, and ere long had his man l>y the neck. “What did yez take the barrel for asked the Irishman, giving his prisoner a savage shake at the same time. “Oh, said the seedv-iookhig individual, “I took it for a lark.” “For a lark, did yez,” returned Pat. “Shure ye’d make a bad judge at a poulthry show ” Old AgG Pensions in this land Has proved a marked success, They give the old a helping hand, And keep them from distress: There’s only just one other thing That’s needful to ensure Sound lungs, that we the praise can si lg Of WOOD'S GREAT MINT CURE. Some remarkable prison feats of a music hall performer, whose boast is that he is the “Handcuff King” and “Champion Jail Breaker,” took place at Leeds. The city police placed three pairs of handcuffs upon the man with his hands behind his baejt: He was put into a cell in a nude condition and the door was doubly locked. In 2min 56see the man walked into the open corridor, having taken off the handcuffs and opened in 13 seconds the door of the cell in which Charles Peace was once confined. There was considerable disappointment at Warrnambool (says a Melbourne telegram of Tuesday last) when it became known that a breach of promise case, set down for hearing this afternoon, had been settled. Miss Priscilla Densley, of Warrnambool, .sought to recover LI 0,000 damages from Markus Oldham, gentleman of Toorak. The plaintiff was previously employed as a servant at the Commercial Hotel, and it was alleged that she met the defendant at the last Warrnambool race meeting, and that he be came so enamoured of her as to promise t i marry her. The wedding trouseau, it was further alleged, had been ordered on an elaborate scale at his expense and the plaintiff had also received presents of costly jewellery from the defendant. However, Mr Purves, K.C., stated in court that a settlement had been agreed to, the terms of which have been kept secret. The sum of L3OOO was offered in settlement a few weeks ago, and refused, and it is believed that the sum involved in settlement is between that amount and LSOOO. To show what it is possible to do in the way of cleansing orchards badly infected with c-odlin moth, blight, and other pests, opportunity was receutly given of inspecting in a Wellington auction room some very fine Astra can apples which were grown in an orchard in the Otahuhu district. This orchard was one of the worst in the North Island, and owing to the diseased state of the trees has been neglected by the owner for some years. It was, however, taken in hand by the Department of Agriculture about two or three years back for the sole purpose of proving that it is possible to thoroughly eradicate pests from orchards. The fruit Dow has been sold for 9s per case, which, at this time of year, when supplies of summer fruits are available in large quantities, must be considered very satisfactory.—N.Z. limes.