THE LITTLE UN.

Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 24, 5 January 1885, Page 2

THE LITTLE UN.

Mulfum in parvo. Mokday, Januaky 5th, 1885. South Australia spent in five months £20,000 on the rabbit pest. In a srdiool near Napier, built for 40 children, 120 are in attendances The young diciples have to sit on the floor. The Tauranga Mutual Improvement Associatron will commence their new sessi on on Thursday next. The New Zealand Educational Institute meets at Auckland, tomorrow and two following days.

The s-s. Omapere is expected to arriye here on Wednesday next, she left Wellington on Saturday at noon. We learn that the Oropi bush road is in a most deplorable condilition, and it is now absolutely dangerous to drive a vehicle over Mangarewa hill. Melborne built a faetory for beet root sugar, and made a railway to it 10 years ago, and is still waiting for the first ponnd of sugar therefrom. The accused tnan, William Sheehan, maintains the utmost composurd in his confinement in Mount Eclen Oaol. He expresses his confidence that the fullest investigation will only result in absolving him from any connection with the dreadful crime with which he stands chargod ; but that remains to be seen. — Auckland Star. Complaints rrach us that numbers of youths are in the habit oi bathing on Sunday afteroon, in the Waimapu and Judea rivers, near the bridges, to the armoyance of ladies who happen to be passing. Yesterday a party were out

riding, and when passing along the road leading to the bridge, were suprised to see several youths, who orght to know better, on the road in a nude st ate. W e hope the proper authorities will put a stop to these disgraceful scenes, and allow no bathing at these places after 9 a.m.