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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 55, 21 February 1902, Page 3

There are indications (says the Taieri Advocate) that there will be not a few candidates at the next general election for the Taieri seat. Mr Charles Samson is defiinitely out against all comers. Mi- J. J. Ramsay also states that he likewise is a candidate on the Opposition side. Our contemporary is in a position testate that Mr Donald Reid, jun., and Mr F. Y. Fulton are also probable candidates. Sergeant Quinn, a Napier rnan at the front, has been recommended by Colonel Garrett to L >rd Kitchener fertile Distinguished Service Medal. He, in company with a Lieutenant Hickey, after a Boer surprise on a dar k and foggy morning had insulted ir. a stainJ>ede of British horses, rode out and succeeded in bringing in most of the animals, cutting them out from a party of mounted Boers who were trying to drive them in another direction. It is estimated that when the Ninth C mtingent is despatched to - the war, Ne.v Zealand wall have sent some 5,200 men to the South African campaign—a splendid patriotic record for this c ? u itiy —Waimate Witness. An elderly dame in Christchurch, who makes periodical bows to the bench on charges of inebriety, rather amused the onlookers the other day, when she entered “Black Maria,” en route to do her usual fortnight, by putting diethead out of the van and calling out., “Home, John !” in her best “society” voice to the driver on the box.

A respectable American gentleman went to the cars one day to see his favourite daughter off to another town. Securing her a seat, he passed out of the cars and went round to 1 er window to say a parting word, ai is frequently done on such occasions While he was passing out, the daughterleft the seat to speak to a friend, and at the same time a prim old maid took the seat and moved up to the window. Unaware of the important change ins de, he hurriedly put his face up 1o the window and said. “ One more kiss, sweet pet!” In another instant the po-nt of a cotton umbrella was thrust from -the window-, followed by the ns ssionate injunction, “ Scat, you greyheaded wretch 1” He scatterl.