ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43081, 13 April 1907, Page 1

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

- A MajOri,- suffering ; badly , from toothadhie, decided to; get the tooth extracted, and, accordingly left, has, wharei for the- Taihap© township.. He arrived at the dentist’s rooms att dusk, whereupon, the. dentist lit .the gas, and proceeded to examine the troublesome tooth. Maori, (opening his mouth very wide, and pointing to a big decayed tooth) : “This te. feller*, poss. How much you charge talk© him put?” Den- ■ tist: “Oh—gas, five, shillings; no gas, - , two shillings.” Maori (looking up at , gas-jet, and leaving the chair): “Gas, five poib? Py colly! Kapad, I come te daylight 1”. "Harry K. Thaw, Pittsburg millionaire, the accused- in. the murder case, is thus referred to by the Pittsburg “Leader”: “He never earned a cent in., his. life, and never did anything useful .for which, he could claim the slightest reward. The money that was poured into-his lap was to him merely therflneans for the pursuit of guilty pleasures.” The Washington “Star” proclaims ? “Such a. life as his is an utter waste, whether it ends on the gallows', in; an insane asylum, the grave of. a suicide, or the chance bed of a lodging-house.” Statistics' of life insurance show . that ini the last. 25 years the average woman’s life has increased from about 42 years to nearly 46, or more than 8 per cent. In the same period the average man’s life has increased from nearly 42 years to about 44, or 5 per cent. . The number of_ Chinese coolies in the Transvaal on December 31st was 52,889. During January 2121 coolies arrived ex the steamship Cranky, 82 died, 1906 were discharged for repatriati'aon, four were struck off the strength, leaving 53,828 coolies in th country on January 31st. The Exhibition is to be closed! next Monday evening. Speeches will b - made by the Governor and the Acting Premier, and precisely at 10 o’clock every light will be extinguished, the bands will play “God Save the King.” It is expected that the effect will be dramatically impressive

The strenuous life was experienced by a corps of Wellington volunteer during Easter, with a desire to hliiv a run under service conditions it strange country/ They Walked imiles of whitah; 26. in rough bush cons; try, took 20 hours. Most of their flnislffed the journey in hare feet, the - ' hoots being torn , right away -with th buffeting they ‘had received in th beds of rivers and creeks and otho rough places. Writeis a Dunedin correspondent: ‘lt is a weill-known fact that laTg quantities of limy adored from pro h/ibifcion districts, are sent from tbi' "" city. One local firm who never ho fora had any dealings with one o r (these districts and who do not push their business in the particular lin'’ have sent some 66 cases of liquor t r ther distriot in question since Prohib : tion was carried. I Our Auckland correspondent write l • —“A wedding was celebrated at St' Patrick's Cathedral when Signor I Romeo Bragato, the well known Gov' eminent viticulturist, was married tMiss Laura Condon, of this city. Dr I Clements Murphy acted as gtoomsI man, the 'bride (being given away by I her guardian, the Hon. T. Thompson, I M.L.C. The Rev. Father Holbrook I officiated at. the ceremony, and Bishop I Lenihian administered the Benediction. I Signor Bragato and his brade subseI quently left'by the express for a brief I visit to Rotorua.” I T!he Rev. C- A. Tisdale, at a recent ■ meeting of the Rotorua School GomI inittee, stated in effect that the par- ■ ental control of children in Rotorua I was a very, minute affair. He did n U ■ perhaps mind, but small boys meeting I him would say, “Hello, Tisdale.” It I made him feel sorry for the parents. ■The other day he had occasion to ■speak to a little girl who had come ■into his place. He told the child tc ■go out, and the mite turned round and ■swore at him. I Mr T. W. Kirk, Government biolo ■'is*, who retently visited Hawke's Bay ■and Blenheim, where the fruit fly hiu ■appeared, stated that the areas iqBected were still very limited. The Go-. Berament is giving moderate .com pollination for any fruit destroyed by Brder of the inspector, and this should Bncourage growers to report susBicdous caises. They are advised to Bememiber that they are liable to a Bevere penalty- if they neglect to give Of outbreaks on thoir land. (Mr W. Hr'Judkins, who headed a Bibrality crusade in and who. jßt, the recent elections was defeated H>r Williamstown ,has mortally offendsome of the electors thereof, by that the election was “won in |B seat of beer.” Here is the resolution Willi am stown in public meeting assecretary to write to the person Mr Judkins, asking him for of his: diaibolical insult to the of Williamtetown • and, failto give such proof , to publicly few remarks/' B

It is understood that an inquest will--be held this week into the circumstances connected with the death of Miss Howell, of Masterton, at Tenui, a few months ago. The body has already been twice exhumed for the purposes of analysis. The death occurred at Waihi of Mr Thomas Wilcox, at the age of 53 years. -Mr Wilcox was associated with the very earliest history of Waihi, and followed the occupation of mining sinco 1877. He was a native of County Cavan, Ireland, and youngest son . of the Itite Henry ; Wilcox, of - Temple Port. His brother, Mr John Wilcox, was .well known as a mine manager at Thames, and later in West Australia, where he met his death. Mr W. Tresidder, of Waihi, wellknown at Thames, has received ;a private cable from Beacoaisfield, Tasmania, stating that his brother, Barry, met with a serious accident whilst working in one of th'e mines in that tO-Wn. . .. , ,;!• - Amongst the successful Candidates at the recent examination held under the New Zealand iSurveyors’ Board is Mr Young 'Booker, a student of the' Thame® School of Mine®. There were seventeen candidates, six being successful. Although Chinese competition has driven the white man from the retail shop fruit 'trade in Wellington, a new force has arisen in rivalry with the Celestial in the form of the costermonger. Several Australians and New Zealanders hiaVe started. fruit-hawking I in the streets of Wellington and suburbs, and seem to be doing very well.