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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 163, 13 March 1903, Page 3

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* •* - "" "" ~ v Tin ee Shillings and Sixpence a Quarter which may bei%n anv time Some hundreds of colliers employed on the Welsh coalfields have, it is stated, saved sufficient money during the last four years to keep themselves and their families for a year at least without doing any work. The German ship Henirette, which recently arrived at San Francisco, 175 days from South Shields, encountered a hurricane, which literally “knocked the lights out of her.” A tremendous sea, one of many that swept the vessel’s decks, cleared out the oilroom, carrying .vith it three tanks of oil, the Henriette’s entire stock of illuminating fluid. From that time until the end of the voyage night time meant darkness in all its completeness on board the vessel. This state of affairs continued for four months. The damage sustained during the hurricane was appalling, and when the storm ceased, leaving the ship’s living quarters turned inside out, riddled and soaking wet. A heavy frost coated all the damp places with ice.

The Christchurch Fruiterers’ Association has passed a resolution to the effect that, “Seeing that no effectual steps are taken to clear the colony of fruit pests, especially the codim moth, which is being spread over the country wholesale, this Association considers that the present system of fruit" inspection is a complete farce, and the re strietions on imported fruit an injustic e both to the trade and the whole community. Further, that steps be taken to bring the matter before Parliament* w th the view to having the restrictions lemoved.” When Lord Kitchener arrived at Delni early last month he entered a hackney carriage, and drove unobserved to his camp He was in civilian attire. Walking round the camp he met a Ughh'-important noncommissioned officer, to whom he applied for a direction. It was curtly given, the non-com. observing that he had no time “to answer the blooming foolish questions of every blooming globetrotter.*’ “K. of K.” is said to have smiled. The non-com.’s expression when he discovered his mistake is not recorded* Tuesday’s Westport News says : —A very sensational accident happened at the Lyell last Saturday evening. A horse and cart was being driven along the road towards Lyell by Charles Holman, junt\, when just after passing •‘Murder Point,” the horse bolted. The driver stuck pluckily to the reins until the Lyell bridge was reached, when the horse jumped over the railing of the bridge, and landed in the bed of the Lvell creek, a distance of about 20ft, taking the cart with it. Young Holman jumped from the cart as it was falling over the bridge, and thus managed to escape injury. The horse sustained severe injuries, and the cart was very badly smashed. Hearing a burglar trying to prise open her front door, Mrs David Harris (of New York) slipped quietly out by a back way and captured him. The burglar struggled desperately, hut drs \ Harris threw mm down and sat upon j him until her son fetched a policeman.