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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8135, 9 May 1906, Page 5

A Dunedin doctor, who bad followed the practice of placing bis iqitals without tbe date on tbe stamp when giving a receipt, was recently brought before the Dunedin Court on three charges of having failed to oanoel the stamp in the manner required by tbe Stamp Act. He was fined 24s and costs. The Whakataki Athletic Sports Club have notified Mr Thoa Duncan, Vice-President of tbe New Zealand Athletic Union, that they have appointod Mr J. Phillips to represent them at tbe meeting of delegates, to be held in Masterton. on Saturday, May 12th, for the purpose of forming an Athletic Association.

The Brazilian Government is considering a plan by which it will create a S f ate monopoly in coffee, the Btaple product of the country. The idea is for the Government to buy up the crop and retain it in stock until prices have attained an artificial level. More than three-fourths of all the ooffee grown comes from Brazil. '

The maize crop at Motiti Island, Bay of Plenty, this season promises to be well up to that of previous years. The natives have under crop an area of übout three hundred acres, and taken at a low estimate tne yield should give a return of fifteen thousand bushels, a probable equivalent in cash of about £3,000, should the price of tho grain keep.at its present level. Captain Tinney, aoting-pilot at Patea, states that tho sea running outside the heads on Friday last was, despite the fact of its being a calm day, the heaviest he bad ever seen in that locality. A peculiar feature was that the breakers extended as far as the eye could reaob. The oaptain is of opinion that only a seismic disturbance could have produced such a phenomenon in fine weather.

A prisoner named John Alexander, charged with esaaping from gaol at Hokitika, said his departure was the result of a sudden temptation to get a glass of beer, as Ave years was a long time, presumably, to wait for one. His Worship—"How far did you run?" Prisoner—"About twelve miles. 1 took the baok country for it."|His Worship—"That-was a long way to go for a glass of beer, you could have got one nearer. You will be sentenced to three mouths' hard labour at the Hokitika gaol, to be served at the end of your present eentenoe."

The offloial laying returns of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's Ege-layiug Competition, at Linooln College, are as follows: H. Hawke, Silver Wyandottes, 1281; J. H. Shaw, Brown Leghorns, 1002; R. E. M. Evans, Silver Wyandottes, 992; J. Mann, White Wyandottes, 984; A. Tyree, Blaok Orpingtons, 923; A. M. Prioe, Buff Orpingtons, 903; A. H. litisted, Buff Orpingtons, 900. The total number of eggs laid during the year was 30,183, the monthly totals being as follows:—-May 1204; June, 1483; July, 2016; August, 3525; September 4140; October, 3347; December, 3106; January, 2743; gFebruary, 2200; March, 1044; April, 668,