Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 24 November 1891, Page 3

Notes and Events.

A fine exhibition of pluck and good horsemanship was made by Miss McKelvie, of Rangitikei, on the Hufct Park racecourse on Thursday says the Press. She was entered fdr the Ladies' Hack Parade with a spirited .chestnut horse. Every time the competitors cantered round the enclosure, this horse wanted to race, and would go off at a gallop. Riding without a curb-chain, Miss McKelvie could not hold the animal, and he ran away with her, colliding with the rail of one of the fences and shooting her over the fence amongst the people. The fall was a very ugly one, and the people rushed to the spot fearful of ifefe result. In a few moments the plucky young lady was on her feet, and was again assisted into the saddle. Twice more - the hft«Se bolted with her, but each time Jtrae managed to rein him before any ckWage was done. Eventually * she hid to have her bridle changed for fjne carrying a ourb, and with that, one was able to control the movements of her mount. When t 1 jg crowd saw the young lady mount After her fall and go in for the jump* ing competitions as if nothing had happened to her, they cheered her lustily.

A good joke. The Standard, or as the Post puts it. one of the organs in *■ the Manawatu, in a particularly bitter article, finds an excuse for Mr Pharazyn's conduct in the fact that he was actuated by gratitude to the Tories who put him in the Legislative Council. Now the terrible Tories who are responsible for Mr Pharazyn being dubbed the " Honourable " are Sir Kobert Stout and the Hon John Ballapce. They were respectively Premier and Minister of Lands of the Ministry which called Mr Pharayn to the Council, and it is an open secret that the nomination was made at the special suggestion of the Hon Mr Ballance who was so satisfied with his protege's six years' career in the Council, that during last session he, as Premier, invited Mr Pharazyn to become a colleague, and accept a seat in the present Ministry." Our Great Liberal newspaper has to take his article all back ! . .

In the case of Bank of New Zealand v Reynell, the Court of Appeal has decided in favor of the Bank. Mr Reynell signed a guarantee for the late J. B. Gresson to cover an advance from the Bank of Australasia. Reynell, who was under the impression that he had signed for £500, and was surprised after Gresson's death t<v get «, claim from the Bank :for £5000. .; He resisted, and secured a judgment, in the Supreme Court on the ground that lie had not taken the precaution to have the document read over to him before signing, and that he had intended to sign only for the smaller sum.

Mr Becker, a Sputhbrook farmer. f has a cow which i,^ suckling a pig says the Timaru fames. He had a mob of pigs running in the same paddock with the cows, and somehow this strange friendship was struck up. Before ha knew of it he shifted till pigs ,and was puzzled by the -uneasiness of. 'one of the cows, when a boy told him she must be fretting after thtvpig, which he had , seen sucking hey* Mr Decker put the pig back in 'the field, and the cow and it ran to meet one another delighted at the Reunion. --■= pi--