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Motueka Star, Volume V, Issue 244, 22 December 1903, Page 4

In Sweden, every girl, unless she isborn to wealth, learns a trade of some kind. A motor car company's tender for a weekly mail service between' Napier and Wairoa in a day and a half has been accepted by the Postmaster General. Mr D. D. Hyde, at Blenheim, explained the difference between "eggs from China" and "china eggs." Referring to the latter, he said when in Takaka some time ago a storekeeper there asked him how it was that china eggs were being sold so cheaply in Melbourne. "Well," replied Mr Hyde, "you see, in China they use patent nests. Directly a hen lays and gets up to st.j-eli'JiJiiyself, the e»*g rolls a;va" into a trap compartment, out of sight. The hen looks around, and comes to the conclusion that she has made a mistake, and so settles down and lays another egg. The process is repeated so often that at last only feathers and left to the hen—" "Say," interrupted the storekeeper, "just send for a dozen of those nests for me, will you ?" New Zealand Poultry Keeper. At Adelaide, Mr P. F. Macnamara, while batting in a cricket match, had scored 12 runs, when the ball rose from the bat and struck him between the eyes. Hemorrhage ensued, and despite medical attention his brain became affected, causing death. There were 3964 acres of hops cultivated in England last vear, as against 4029 the year before. A beetle is doing considerable damage to the fruit trees in the Hastings district, Hawke's Bay. An Ash burton farmer recently offered a line of 6000 bushels of wheat of several varieties at 3s 6d per bushel, but failed to find a buyer. Rust is very prevalent in the Waikato oat crops this season ; indeed, crops have not been so badly infected for years. In consequence farmers with crops coming into ear are takino- a somewhat gloomy view of things, and were feed less plentiful, many oat paddocks would have stock turned in Dun oats appear to suffer most, but ali early sown varieties are more or less infected. THE EFFICACY of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the relief of rheumatism is beincr demonstrated daily. If troubled with this painful disease procure a bottle at once One application relieves the pain. Sold" by A. Manoy. I'AINS IN THE STOMACH, like toothache, are not dangerous, but decidedly unpleasant. Persons who are subject to such attacks will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by taking a dose or two of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy; For sale by A Manoy