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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 762, 7 August 1894, Page 6

A trying situation : The cloak model.

Ihe chicken is often pronounced tough wheu the knife is dull.

A man never realises bow deceitful appearances are until they are against him.

It is a beautiful thing to sympathise with poor people; but the rich often need it most.

1 Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles youand then don’t trouble other people with it.

If clergymen had to practise what they preached, ‘ firstly' ’ would be as far as many of them would care to go. Another fire—small one—at Greymouth, destroying the premises of C. James. His family had just time to escape, saving little or nothing. Deputation been appointed to visit Wellington and urge upon Govt and Members the pressing necessity for ample financial provision being made for construction of Otago Central railway.

Wanganui : Body of man named Henry Read found at Kai Iwi station, with his throat cut. Papers found on bodv show him to be from Havelock, Marlborough, where he bad been mining with mate named William Ebery.

Mrs Bodkin : Don’t interrupt your father now, Clara ; he’s bnsy. Clara : What is he doing ? Mrs Bodkin : He’s trying to thread a needle. Clara : Will he succeed ? Mrs Bodkin : No; but he’ll say something presently and you needn’t stay to hear it.