TAUPIRI EXTENEED MINE. ANOTHER STOPPAGE. Huntly, May 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 367, 11 May 1889, Page 5

TAUPIRI EXTENEED MINE. ANOTHER STOPPAGE. Hun t ly, May 9.

I am sorry to have to state that operations on tho Taupiri Extended Company's shaft have been stopped again, after all the difficulties had apparently been overcome When the cylinders reached a hard bottom it was generally thought everything was safe, but apparently the pressure from the outside has been too much for the strength of the iron cylinders, as several sections gave way and split, necessitating filling tho shaft up again with water to prevent a cave-in. In the meantime operations ha\e been stopped and the men paid off. Messrs Scherft and Ryan arrived to-day for the purpose of seeing to things.

Con. — What was it fchab went to the Arctic regions, stopped there, came back again, and yet never went there ? — A watch. " Have you got the rent ready at last f' " No, sir ; mother went out washing, and forgot to put it out for you before she left." "How do you know she forgot to put it out?" '• Well, she told me so." " Why do all these people talk about cigarettes affecting thebwain, dontcnerknow? ' said De Dudington to a bright young woman. " Because they are generally supposed to ha\e that effect, I believe," said the young lady. "But," said the young man. "I am quite suah they nevah affect my bwain, and I have used them foh yeaha." "Possibly not, Mr. De Dudington : but I have no doubt that they did the best they could under the circumstances,"