NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 10350, 25 April 1911, Page 4

NEWSY PARS.

Land' continues to change hards at Waihou, mostly with a view' to subdivision. Mr D. MfciDtonala, who owns some fine properties in the lower WaitOA, lias jusfc purchased Mi' Mahea-'si farm of 554 acres at Waihou, which he intends to divide into five dairy forms.

A quiet wedding was solemnised at the residence of Mr J. J. Clark. Polceno Valley, on a recent date between Misa Bessie Cttairk, second daughter of Mr J. J. Clark and Mr R. Connell, of Auclkland. The brid-e was attended by her sisitor, Miss Edla Cllark, and the bridegroom by Mr W. Pii-rit.

During a, discussion at the Hospital Board meeting it transpired that burials were fifty per cent. cheaper in Whan.ga.rei than Dargaville. The reason why did not appear veay clear, but it certainly appeared' to ba another argument in favour of living I —or dyingl—in Whanga,rei.

A young man met with a peculiar accident near Failding. He was helping to rcpe an old boar" which had ibteen used for vo greasy pig competition, when the animal turned and ripped his leg above the knee, making a long deep Wound. The victim suffered great pain, and the wound claused much less of blood.

The barqueutin© Selwyn Craig, has arrived at AXicldaiid from Geolong, has made hei- last dleep-sea vojragei. ■ The little vessel, which has ibteen a regular trader between 1 New Zealand and Autetialia 1 for some years, sailingl under the weil-known house flag 1 of thd Oraig 1 line, hnsbeon purchasied by the Union iS,S!. Company, and after discharging her cai'gjo from Geelomg Is* to be dismantled and converted intoi a coal liullc. The .yessel has changed hands no less than five times. A fashion able wtdding took plade j at St .Mki'k's Ctlmrch', Klenuiera, j when Miss Isaibel Clark, dlaiighter of Mr AJndhilblald Olaifc, llemuera, was married to Mr Sydney George, son of the ITon. Sleymiouil ThornetßtGeorgc-, ML.O. The bridesmaids were Missies y&r.'a Duthiei, Neville 'Geotrge, Sybil Pay ton, Ogsiton 'Lesiiei Waller, and Gwen Eoss 1. The paijes were Masters lan H'orton and Stewart Col beck. Dr. Milsom was best man, and Messrs -Sinclair Eleid Murray George, and Humphrey 01 ark -were groonismetn. llie siervicie was choral, and the Rev. W. Beatty Was: the officiating clergyman. Subsequently a large number of guests ware :emterta.med at the residence of tho tride'sl parents, The Brae, Remuera Kiuad.