MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1287, 29 October 1886, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

At the Wellington Resident Magistrate's Court recently the Gear Meat Preserving and Reffke«ttUMfflßMttaa»wer« charged “with baving'StflmffiHvegame after the expiration of seven days from the closing of 'the season. From the evidence it appeared that the game in qnestion had been killed before the close ot the season and kept in the freeging chamber, but the police ‘contended that unless game were "protected it would open wide the door to poaching. For the defence it was not denied that the game had been sold, bat it was maintained that the Act was really intended to prevent the destruction of game during the breeding season, and as the defendant company had obtained the game lawfully they were entitled to dispose of it After argument His Worship said that the fact that the proeeaa of Nature had been arrested did not appear to alter the character of the thing sold, and it seemed to him that the sale of gams out of season, whether in a frosen state or otherwise, was an offence under the statute. A fine of Is and costs was inflicted. Ihe Hastings ‘Star’ thus describes an interesting race between a Maori horseman "and a railway train which took place last week :—A Msori left Waipawa at the same time as the train, and proceeded to race it home, his horse carrying him gallantly, despite its 14 stone handicap. Be raced fair, too. Whenever the train stopped at a station, he pulled np to a trot and went leisurely on till it caught him again, when he once more “ let cut. 1 ' He had two dogs with him, but after leaving To Ante they had enough of it, and after consulting together they made for the top of the hill, whence they watched the lacs and grinned encouragement to their master. Near Paki Paki the horse and man were evidently approaching their gaol, as they put on a spurt and left the train behind, and soon after disappeared into the pah, the gallant steed giving a derisive flourish of his tail in the direction of the engine-driver as he wont out of sight. A school teacher, whose certificate did include “ the noble art,” had a rough time ot it with one of his pnpils lately (says a "Wanganui paper). He-toid the boy to hold out his hand for punishment. The lad, a stiff-built youngster of about IC, refused to yield his palm to the demine, who thereupon laid into the boy with the cane. Young Wanganni could not stand this, and tho result was a few scrambling rounds, daring which the schoolmaster’s corpus was visited by the lad’s fists. After two or three home thrusts the teacher threw up the sponge and retired to repair damages, which were mostly of a sartorial cha» The telephone has its advantages, but it also has some disadvantages and, in the opinion of one of our local medicos, serious disadvantages. This gentleman has very recently been called in to attend upon a young mother on *he occasion of her firstborn, aud had to submit to question after question as to its feeding, clothing, and general np bringing. One evening, after “baby,, had become a month or two old, tho doctor had come in tired and weary, and got safely off to sleep, when he was “ mug np ” to say that Mrs wanted to speak to him, when she described “baby’s” symtoras, and was told that it •* only wanted some nourishment.” The doctor hid only got off to sleep again when another similar message brought forth the remark— •> You wore quite right, doctor j baby did want something to eat.” Tho doctor threatened to have his telephone oat off, but only pat down a double consultation fee, and went off to sleep again doubly comforted in his revenge. Towns's Penhtrotal ajtd Stew, Phis i-OR Females quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes, Is l|d and 2s 9d.. of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Thug Co„ Lincoln, England Wholesale «f aH the i holesale Houses. Bowareof imitation*, a