A son of Mr Diprose, a settler of Pongakawo, Bay of Plenty, was injured the other day through a horse rearing and falling back on him, dislocating his shouldor. A novel sight was witnessed in Stratford (Taranaki), the other morning, viz., a four-bullock team attached to an old mail coach. By this means passengers were being conveyed to and from the racecourse. Amidst the dashing equipages of the livery stables .the old “ turnout ” looked comical. A man, when arrested for drunkenness in Sydney, had a bajjful of snakes, which he was letting loosCjgall over the' pavement. When the constable had him in charge he proceeded to “belt” the officer with the reptiles, and lovingly attempted to wind, one of them round his neck. The constable resented this delicate attention, and after some persuasion the snakes were induced to return to their bag, and with their owner, were oiweyed to the police station.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 69, 25 March 1901, Page 1
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