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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 163, 13 March 1903, Page 4

The’newly formed Weber. County Council has appointed a young lady as clerk, salary 7 £4O per year. The attendance of Councillors breaks all records, the discussions aie permeated with brotherly love and everything in the garden is lovely. The Ellesmere Guardian has been threatened with a libel case, and explains the situation :-“A gentleman informs us that he is going to takeaction against'this journal for defamation of character, in that, some time since we said he had gone into an hotel and come* out quite sober. We can’t remember making such a remark, so we won’t apologise.”

Five or six Government surveyparties are now engaged surveying land in the County of Buller, with the object of throwing the land open for closer settlement Mr M’Gregor, who is in charge of one of tne survey parties, proceeded to Little Wanganui last week.

Mr J. Harcourt Giddons, of Liverpool, New South Wales, who correctly predicted the drought of 1902, speaks cheeringly of the future:—“As 1902 is one of the driest, so 1903 will probably be one of the wettest years known in the annals of Australia. About the middle of March there will be a general breaking up of the dr night, and wet winter will follow. Floods will occur eaily in April. Spring rains will be sufficient. Considerable rain is probable about the middle of November and the latter part of December. Residents on river banksspecially warned of April floods.” A shocking shooting fatality occurred recently at Morredee, N.S.W. Three Orothers, Arthur, Edward, and Ernest Bartlett, were indulging in t-ir get practice with a pea rifle beside the doer of their residence. They had used all but ene cartridge, which Arthur placed in the rifle. He was aiming, when Ernest ran up, saying “Let me have the last shot,” and seized the barrel, pulling the muzzle towards him self. The cartridge exploded, the bullet penetrating just above his left breast. He staggered inside exclaiming, “Father, I’m shot ; it’s all right. It couldn’t be helped.” Blood burst from the boy’s nostrils, and he fell dead at his father’s feet. CHAMBERLAIN SPAIN BALM Has no equal as a household liniment. Il is the best known remedy for rheumatism lame back, quinsy and glandular swellings while for sprains, bruises, bums and scalds it is invaluable. One application gives relief. Try it. A.Manoy sells it.