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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 3

The frozen meat salved , from tho s.sStar of Canada (which vessel was wrecked at' Gisbbrno) arrived in London, per tho e.s. Muritai and Star of Scotland, and considering the exposure which of necessity it must have undergone when being transferred from the wreck, it tho London correspondent of the "Pastoralists' Eeviow," reached here in very Rood condition, and reflects Rrcat credit on those handling the Roods at Gisborno. A good deal of quiet amusement was caused in "Willis St. yestcrdty afternoon outside one of tho hotels. A sleek, welldeveloped rat, which had evidently been keoping up tho New Year on the drainings of tho beer-casks in tho collar of tho •hotel, mado its appearnnco on tho footpath, Winked knowingly at the birr whito world, and cocking its head to ono sido reeled across tho sidewalk with a devil-moy-caro air, hiccoughed bibulously on the edgo of the kerb, and then fell into tlio gutter. Tho surprise of tho fall awoko tho drunken rodent to a senso of his degradation, and as ho lumbered unevenly along tho wator-chanrto'i, ho sustained concussion of tho brain as tho result? of a blow from' a stick shrewdly wielded. Those Who heard Mr. D. W. 11. Burn, lec'iM-o last. Sunday evening at. tho Masonic Hall, Moulcott Street, will Ih> pleased to hour that lie lias consented to give one more public lecture on Sunday evening at the.same hall at 7 o'clock."' Mr. limn is leaving for Thme.diu in a few davs, and this will Ijo'tho Inst opportunity of bearing him Icctura, Tlio titihjeat h* ]m chosca u "Tho Strait CUto,"