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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 527, 1 June 1880, Page 3

The Artful Dodger has been victimising the folks at Whangarci. The Advocate says .-— <! A person travelling for an insurance company lately visited Whangarei, and his lavish liberality -was the theme of public comment. It now appears that this unprincipled person duped many of our tradespeople in the most open and barefaced manner. Ho went so far as to charter a steamer and give a picnic to a number of people, who, without apparently knowing their host, accepted his invitations. The hostess of the Settlers’ Hotel, however, is left lamenting, as she supplied the good things for the picnic, and would now be most happy to supply Mr S with a little of her mind, in lieu of the payment of her account, which has long since been charged to profit and loss. Poisonous Wild Honey. —Near Maketu the other day, a native who was on the search for honey discovered a hivo close to a wharangi bush. Having oaten plentifully of the honey, he was attacked after a few hours with violent pains similar to those resulting from taking strychnine. No medical assistance wasavailable, and the unfortunate sufferer died in the conrse of the night. The bees had gathered their honey from the flowers of the wharangi, which is one of the two poisonous plants to be found in New Zealand. A Thrilling Incident happened at Newcastle during a tight-rope performance by Alexander, the Austalian Blondin, in a paddock near Tattersall’s H tel. A great crowd were watching Alexander performing bis feats, when suddenly one of the guys gave way, causing Alexander to lose his hold and fall, but he saved himself bj clutching the trapeze. A lad named Travers, however, who was assisting him by bolding the lights fell hj eaviy to the ground, a distance of 50 ft, and sustained severe injuries. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy has declined to offer himself for a seat in Parliament until he has published his history. A Horse’s Broken Leg.—lt is a generally accepted theory (says a Correspondent) that when the leg of a horse has been broken there is no cure, and the only plan is to shoot him. I have, however, had practical proof to the contrary. Some weeks ago a valuable animal, well-known for his trotting capabilities, was found with off fore leg broken, and now, by judicious treatment, as simple as it proved efficaciuos, the owner has caused the bone to re-unitc and became as strong as ever. The only remedy applied to the injured limb was a many-folded tight ligature, and a frequent libation of cold water. This hint may prove of service to others whose animals chance to meet with similar accidents