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Patea Mail, 22 April 1882, Page 3

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This Afternoon

Art in the Colony. Auckland.—The second annual Exhibition of the Auckland Society of Arts opened yesterday. There were 500 exhibits. It was the most successful ever held. " ” - i IMPORTED STOCK. Christchurch.—The Wartangi, from London, brought eighteen Southdowns, six rams and twelve ewes, from the flock of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and six prize \ pigs, l ' comprising one Berkshire boar, one Yorkshire boar, and four sows. They arrived in splendid condition. Catching Fever. ■Christchurch. A traveller named Tate- wished Napier' recently, and has since died from fever caught there." Exhibition Amusement. Christchurch,—Mr Williamson’s opera company 'are doing splendid business, taking over £IOO a* night during the last two weeks. ? ! . : Curious Prosecution, Christchurch.—Bills. announcing a bicycle race having been posted on the telegraph poles, it is said the Bicycle Club are to be prosecuted by, the Telegraph Department. ; t Sale of Sheep Station. : 'lnvercargill;'—The 01 iftondeh station of 23,000 acres leasehold and, 2000;freehold,’ with 12,500 sheep, 328 cattle/and the usual station, plant, was sold by auction, for £13,200, .the purchaser,being Mr M, McPherson. , The station was formerly owned by McPherson and Gregory, and was sold inconsequence of dissolution of partnership.

Dust at Sea.

Christchurch.—A barque from Glasgow reports that whilst running through the north-east trade winds she was covered with clouds of fine ,dust of light cinnamon color, which continued to fall until she got to the; southward of-Cape de Yercle Islands.

Tl|e i number of< • sheep, t in, Australia and Tasmania is-much larger than in Great Britain.,, The, numbers in Australia &c. in 1880 were over 59 millions, .and in Great-Britain last year over 43 millions. ", .. " ■ > Mr Denis ’ i O’Callaghan,, ofKaiapoi Island South', recently harvested his bean, prop .with a McCormick Machine. The crops on being threshed out, returned fifty bushels to the abre, ; 1 The shop and.property of J. ; .Whelan-, storekeeper;! were sold by auction to-day, the stores having-been also sold.! iTli.e.shop and four- cottages sold for £llsO, .bought through Mr J. Lett. '! ■■■:• v-:

;:A,horse. was.kUled f hyi a mishap last animal was being- Ilrbkki-in * to 1 hirness *by Mr Erskine, and dining his absencp. two men were trying .to make the. animal tractable; but-in a rough; .planner,, jj jrhe hprse. n'aS; lashed.with'a long!vsiip,: and there: being;,a rope : round men held theirope hard, while the horse reared on its hind legs. The' result was that, the ; horse fell its back (whether, pulled over we cannot say), and falling on its head and spine wifk agreat .shpck, the animal-seems lo have been stunned beyond recovery. It also bled very much froth 1 The month, indicating internal injury,. The.animal lived till this forenoon.