FRASERTOWN.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 47, 25 February 1901, Page 3

FRASERTOWN.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Tkooi'ku W. Clunic arrived by the Taugaroa, on Thursday morning, from the Transvaal. Although Trooper Clunic has been invalided home for a few months owing to liis having suffered from a severe attack of enteric fever, he has evidently benefited greatly by the change, as he was looking fit and well, and talks of returning shortly. lie left Johannesburg on the 6th of January, reached .Durban on the Sth, sailed thence on the 10th, reaching Capotown on the loth; sailed from Capetown on the 10th, reaching Hobart on the 9th February, Wellington on the 14tli, Napier on the 10th, finally reaching his destination n Monday last, 18th. Trooper Clunic is to be entertained at a dinner at the Border Hotel on the 27th hist.

Some excitement has been caused among the Waiau natives by the elopement of a married lady of mature charms, with a gay lothario from Te Bcinga. The dusky gallant arrrived opposite the settlement under cover of darkness, but alas 1 there was a swift river between him and the ob-ject-of his affections. The river, however, had no terrors for the lady, who, at a given signal, breasted the fierce current, and joined her lover.

So light to the croupe the fan 1 lady he

swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! “ She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scour! They'll have licet steeds that follow'?" quoth young Loehnivar ! But the injured husband and friends did follow on discovery of the elopement, and finally persuaded the erring lady to return to her home.

A mob of 2000 sheep crossed the ferry from the Waikaremoana district cn route for the North British freezing works. A mob of about 800 also crossed over the same day for Tomoana. Three natives named Wahanui, Bomi, and Nesbitt have been arrested nt- Waikaremoana on a charge of sheep-stealing. [A telegram states that they were fined £lo.]