EXTRAORDINARY SPRING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 595, 15 October 1880, Page 2

EXTRAORDINARY SPRING.

A correspondent of the Bay of Plenty Times sends the following fromMaketu: —"A messenger liasjjust arrived from Rotoehu lake to fetch,the Ngatipikias, a member of that hapu having started with ■his companion pig-hunting on the shores of the Rotoru Lake' yesterday morning, and haVirtg-chased 'a pig into a small cave which appears,-tohavo been a 1 Ngawha,' or hot spring.' ■ Seeing the pig struggling in a sfnalt pool of water, the young man (Roihina by name") sprang in and endea.vored to drag the pig out, but jfcext moment he was seen to drop firown apparently lifeless. : His.comrade his assistance, but'soon felt himself asphyxiated by the strong furaes'-jjpg from the water,, which was quite He regained' th.fcm.outh of the cave with difficulty, and ran 'to the nearest settlement for assistance. Four men returned with him to-the spot,.and upon one of the number attempting to rescue the body he was nearly suffocated, and bad- to be carried to the lake and dipped in the water before consciousness returned. By means of a long stick and noose they succeeded, in raising the-body, which was then quite black, from the fatal cave, and the messenger, arrived here, as above, to invite the Ngatipikias to attend _ the 'tangihana. 1 This account is obtained from?the natives, and may be highly colored. The writor has . seen , the . messenger above referred to, and heard the statement from his own lips. It is well« known that Bome extraordinary mineral. Bpring# exist •in the vioinitj of Bp*; toehu and Botoiua Lakes."

KKMlMM'Ktl'h'tt l/l' \\jaui>UluiV. —lu I lie year 1845 b worthy citizen plodded his way with some difficulty tlnongli fern nrnl li-treo to Te Aro Fiat, 1 being in search of the surveyors pej; \\liioli had been driven in'at the corner ot what'is now Cuba and Dixon-' etieeta, ■ I'pou this spot was erected a small house;in which.a Very,successful drapery business was carried on. by two ladies dt remarkable -talent and energy, who have long since retired from tlie'sceneto the land their birth—: ' "Land o 1 the mountain and the flood, Land'of brown heath and shaggy wood. 1 In the year 18(iG it passed into the hands of Mr JamksJSjiith, the present proprietor, who gave to the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and .under whose management busintss has steadily pro ; ( gressed wiih the risiiig fortunes of'the city. Until at length it Was found tliat a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro House, as. at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery in the colony of New Zealand, 'l'he jeneral Drapery occupies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet, amply sufficient for aJI Manchester goods, Dresses, Bilks, Gloves, ' Hosiery, Laces, Ac. _TheMen'sJ Boy's,and Clothing Department miasuies 42 wK feet by 14 feet, and lias attached 'a coinf°rtable sitting-room, Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space allotcd to them. The Show-room for the sale'of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &e., is a very spacious apartment, nlegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted ; from the roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet, The stock of goods is at all. tinu'S largo and well selected,, and patterns are forwarded post free on application. A special feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants of Country Residents. Allorders are executed under the immediato supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destination with that promptness and despatch which have always distinguished To Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling ton.—[advt.l