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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 4054, 19 May 1900, Page 2

Stock quotations and other reading matter will be found on the fourth page. Mr C. Hall, M.H.R., has purchased a section of seven acres at Mangatera. The Dannevirko amateurs propose to stage “ Caste ” at an early date. A dress rehearsal of *‘ Withered Leaves” and “The Turkish Bath” will be held at 7.30 p.m., on Monday. Lieutenant Collett wires that he will be in Wellington for a week, preparing for his departure to South Africa. At a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Presbytery, held in Napier, the Rev. H. W. Johnston, of Waipawa, was appointed to modorate in a oall to the oharge of Waipukurau. Mr John Duthie intends paying a visit to Europe, and leaves New Zealand by the San Francisco mail boat next month. The N. Z. Times, of Friday, says: Lieutenants Hovell and Collett, of Hawke’s Bay, are going to South Africa as extra officers for the fourth and fifth New Zealand contingents, Captain John Rose, who resigned from one of the New Zealand oontingents during the voyage to South Africa, is now serving as a private in the Diamond Fields Horse. Mr W. J. Pellow announces that he has purchased the stationery business of Mr D. Annand and is in a position to satisfy the requirements of the public. Mr Pellow is well known for his courtesy and should command a large measure of public support. Mr Frank Shanly has taken a number of photographs of Lieutenant Collett in uniform, both singly and in company with the other officers of the Waipawa corps. They are excellent pictures. A number are on view at Mogridge’s stationery depot.

The Manawatu Farmer says that about 250 hands who have been working at Foxton in connection with the flaxmillß have been discharged. Four mills wore shut down last week. The reason given is that there is a glut in the Wellington market owing to in sufficient shipping accommodation to the Home market, vessels having been taken off to go to South Africa. The export of white pins from Hawke’s Bay shows no sign of diminishing, and a big trade is being dona in this timber. The supply of trucks of late has been much bettor, and exporters are thus able to get their shipments to port. From April 24th to date we learn that the following shipments h ive bLa nude and are under way :—Pondb Hill 2L0,319ft, Rio 280,000 ft, loaded at Wellington 10.000 ft, Kate Tathan 229,009 ft, Quitlilamba 500,000 ; total 1,220,000.

Recently some large blocks of land in the King Country .iu the vicinity of Kawhai Harbour wore "tlaruwn open for application, and the sections were promptly taken up. The Linds Department has now decided to throw open an additional 57,000 acres in the neighbourhood of Kawliai Harbour. The land has been cut up into areas ranging from 278* acres to 1700 acres, and will be ready for selection in July. The “ extra ” issued by us this afternoon, announcing the relief of Mafeking, was received with loud expressions of delight. The Wesleyan Church bell was the first to ring out and then the firebell pealed. Bells were rung, gongs beaten, guns discharged and flags hoisted. In front of the post office was hung a huge placard with the words “ Mafeking relieved.” Crowds congregated in the streets and business was practically suspended during the afternoon. Raising the loft arm as high as you can will relieve more rapidly than by being thumped in the back. Very frequently at mealtime and when they arc at play children get choked with eating, and the customary manner of relieving them is to slap them on the back. The effeot of this is to set the obstruction free, so that it can be swal-. lowed. The same tiling can be brought about by raising the left hand of the child as high as possible, and the relief comes much more rapidly. It is interesting to note that all the regiments that took part in Majuba Hill are now in South Africa. The old 92nd, now the second battalion of the Gordon Highlanders, are in Ladysmith. The 3rd battalion of the 60th Rifles are part of Lyttelton’s brigade, and the old 58th Regiment, now the 2nd Northamptonshire, are under Pole-Carew. The Naval Brigade are represented with the whole of the chief columns. There are sailors

in Ladysmith, sailors with General Buller, and sailors with Lord Methuen and other generals. The “ handy man,” in fact is everywhere, and his work as a gunner or anything he may be asked to do, from cooking a hasty dinner n the veldt to scaling an apparently unscalable mountain, has been worthy of the bril-

liant traditions of the service.—Nata! Mercury.

The annual meeting of the Waipawa Gymnasium Club was held in the Public Library on Thursday evening. Mr Sinclair occupied the chair. It was decided to reelect all the office-bearers of last year with one exception. Mr A. E. Jones, to be asked to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr Loughnan from the distriot. Mr Trioklebank was re-elected instructor, and Mr Beaumont secretary and treasurer. Messrs Robb, Grenside and Williams to comprise the management and working committee. After a lengthy discussion the subscription for the year was fixed at ss, providing sufficient encouragement is received from members to increase the membership to 40. Mr Sinolair generously offered a silver medal for competition for members under the age of 14.

A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting.

An individual who had been drinking well, but not too wisely, caused considerable commotion the other night. He managed to gain access to one residence and scared the inmates out of their wits and then left in search of further adventure. Good luck favoured him, for he found the back door of a house open and the inmates away. He made himself at home. The safe and cupboards were ransacked and a plentiful supply of food was obtained, to which he did full justice, and then laid down and went to sleep. On returning to the house a strange sight burst on the astonished gaze of the owner. Bread, meat, sauce, cheese and other edibles were scattered about and the sleeping beauty was snoring loudly, serene upon the floor in glorious rest. The lady screamed and rushed off for the police. They were soon on hand, and believing the criminal to be a desperate one, they invoked the aid of a well-known townsman. The police executed a clever tactical movement in the rear in order to invest the house, while their ally was ingeniously concealed in the front, armed with a piece of wood, ready to affect a

capture. But the unexpected happened. The burglar was too comfortable to think of resistance and it was some time before the representatives of law and order

could induce him to realise his position. Meanwhile the guard outside grew apprehensive that something dreadful was taking place inside, so he waived his stick in the air, and in stentorian tones invited the sleepy one ‘ { to come out to be shot.” The invitation was politely but firmly declined.

JThe position of a C.I.V. in the midst of an army of ordinary “ Tommies ” must have been a curious one at first; hut no doubt there has been sufficient commonsense on both sides to enable them to settle down as good comrades. The Daily News correspondent at Orange River reports an amusing conversation that took place between a Warwickshire private and one of the Volunteers. The “ Tommy ” who related the story had evidently struck a dandy, who had attempted to patronise him. This is how the narrative ran ; “ E comes up to me,” said the Regular, removing his pipe from his mouth and setting his helmet on the back of his head, “ an’ ’e sez to me, sez ’e, ‘ Look ’ere, mo man, where can I find your sergeantmajor U I looks at ’im, an’ I sez : ‘ Wot are yer ?’ sez I. ’E sez : ‘ I’m a City Imp’rial Volunteer,’ sez ’e. ‘O !’ sez I. ‘Yus,’ sez ’e, ‘Yus,’ sez I, ‘you’re a Volunteer an’ I'm a Reg’lar,’ 1 sez, ‘an’ you ain’t goin’ to lord it over me,’ I sez, ‘ with yer “ me man,” I sez ‘don’t you forget it. I didn’t get no freedom of the City,’ I sez, ‘ the only thing the Lord Mayor ever giv’ me,’ I sez, ‘ was fourteen days for fur’ous drivin’,’ I sez. ‘ I wasn’t entertained at tea,’ I sez, ‘ by all the docks and earls of London,’ I sez. ‘ I wan’t ’ugged an’ kissed as I walked along the street,’ I sez, ‘ but I’m a bloomin’ privit an’ so are you, me lad.’ ‘ Yus,’ sez ’e ’ an’ dam proud of it,’ sez ’e. ‘So am I,’ sez I. ‘ Well, come an’ ’ave a drink,’ sez ’O. ‘ Right you are,’ sez I, ‘ now you’re talkin’!’ ”