—• Esetaeuna, Saturday. 1 Constance Jlelane Spargo, arrested on & cbargo of bigamy at Nelson, passed through Eketabuna to-day in charge of Constable Cullinane. The talk of our little township has ' bpcn thg defeat o[ the ilasteriou foqt- ■ ball team by the Alhaipbras, of Punedin, The result was not unex pected here, as anyone knowing the play of both teams would certainly back the latter, So far the footballers here are rather jubilant over the result. • • Some little excitement is being caused here over m election and the School Committee election. In the former I think all the old members will be elected un 9ppqsed, The only Iresh blood so far* pjjt sil[ fee lit Mowbray, yho will ' ptafid in thfl interests of' s jibe IJortli yard. The school committee, how ever, 1 fancy will be composed entirely of new blood. Owing to the opening p[ t);e branch school at Newman, that district is determined to bo repre sented oi) the committpe, and most of | tb# ol[j popimittee will not seek re r i election. Dqripg the list weejj our littlg (o'wnship has been alive with sports? fpen attracted.here by the growing re pprt? as to the abundance of pigeons the FortynMile Busb, but so far no large bags have been secured. The pigeons, seemingly, are very wild and at the same time very poor. The Sunday school anniversary which had to be postponed from last Sunday, takes place toimorrow when hymps Buitablo to (he occasion will j)e pung by the children. Newman day school is steadily fflPfceaßmg r 45 children now daily : attending. Fife more are expeoted ppjct week; so the success of the Venture has exceeded expectation.
A FUNNY GAME.
