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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 36, 13 December 1901, Page 3

M_r E. Boyes, of Riwaka, notifies that he has six young calves for sale. Some stories of “lan Maclaren” appear in the “People’s Friend.” One has to do with his trip to the Holy Land. As he was nearing the centre of historic Palestine he met an American who was making all haste to get away. After a few greetings, such as two English-speaking men meeting in. a foreign country might exchange he American asked Dr "Watson where he was going. “To Jerusalem.” was * the reply. “Jerusalem !” exclaimed the American, in tones of unfeigned disgust. “You don’t want to go there ! I have just come away. It’s a slow town. Why, there isn’t a newspaper in the whole place !”

Adelaide has had two bicycle fatalities almost simultaneously (says the Bulletin). One was directly due to the free-wheel, the rider sliding along (on the level, but with a strong wind behind him) and breaking his face in <"igainst the broadside of the tram car that, was crossing. In the other case, a young fellow ,vas found lying dead by a broken machine on one °of the big hills behind the citv.

Harry Cut-more, known as “The Fire King,” which name was given to him through making himself so notorious by setting fire to havstacks and grass, has died in Geelong Gaol from injuries caused by jumping from the balcony of the gaol. He was transported in 3 848 for slashing off a policeman’s nose with a cut from a raw hide whip. Cutmore spent the greater part of his life in gaol. It ought to be more generally known that sulphur thrown into the fire of a stove, furnace, or fireplace, will instantly extinguish the fire in a chimney or flue. If a small bag or parcel of sulphur, say three or four ounces, were kept in a handy place and used when needed, as directed above, it might be the means of saving property and pehaps life.

At the Grand National Show at Benlast month, the high jumping was the best ever seen there, and the highest cleared by the winner—6ft 9in —is a record for Bendigo. There were nine competitors, all of whifch cleared the sft jump. The winner turned up in Newhaven (6ft 9in), owned by Messrs I itzgerald Bros.