THE FERRET NUISANCE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1566, 24 May 1887, Page 3

THE FERRET NUISANCE

The people of Outratn are atill pegging away at the ferret nuisance, and evidently oot without jUBt cause. At a recent public meeting held m the township It was proposed that the meeting should go en masse and destroy all the ferret* kept by Mr Gatohell m the centre of the town ; but after further consideration it was agreed that a deputation should wait on Mr Gatchell and ask him to at once remove the ferrets, Messrs Snow and Chisbolm, at the request of the meeting, then waited on Mr Gatohell, and on their return stated, as- the reßult of their interview, that he had promised to remove them m a week ; but as several of them hai again been running at large that day— one having been killed while m the aot of tearing at the leg of a valuable fowl belonging to Mr Duff, and Mrs J. Neill having killed another In her gardon — the following resolution was carried: ''That a telegram be Bent to the head of the Rabbit Department Informing him that ferrets belonging to the Government are being kept io the township, and that numbers are running at largo dally, and are dangerous to life and properly, and requesting their removal at once." A further resolution wan carried — "That Mr John Neill be asked to lodge an Information a™*lnßb Mr Gatchell, claiming damages for Irjary done to his child by a ferret that had bean claimed and carried away by Mrs Gafcobell." The meeting agreed to pay towards the expenses of bringing the action, but If the ferrets ate removed within the week the case Is to be with dr^wni^

L:ri B'flhop of Manchester," whoßltßar one of the spiritual peers m the House of Lords, It appears that the portly prelate, who for some time acted as Bishop of Melbourne, m Australia, developed while m the colony strong Bporting proclivities, which still cling to him. He keeps a most ferocious' ball terrier m his palace at Manchester, and when he wants to unbend bis mind and, also to unbend his dog, he leads the ugly-headed beast into the back yard and introduces him to another animals of the same species. Then the two animal jaw each other, and tear pieces out ef each other's ribs. The bishop is deaorlbed as dancing around meanwhile and cheering on his own pup. If the other dog gets the beßt of It, however, the Bishop 1b said to take one long stride with his fepiooopal legs, and, taking Urc by the ta.il, to drop him over the garden wall. In order to fully appreciate the picture it must be added that the Biahop is very et mt.