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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 45, 1 July 1890, Page 3

The annual report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies contains the usual large mass of valuable statistics. One statement of the Registrar will excite some surprise. He says that statistics show a large excess of sickness among Recbabites up to the age of 45 as compared with non-abstaining societies, such as Oddfellows and Foresters, but that after that age the relative positions are reversed. He attributes the excess of sickness among the younger Rechabites to insufficient care that members are healthy when admitted to total obstaining societies. The boxing match on Saturday at Grevmouth between Pettengell and Dick Matthews was a most pitiable display, the latter having not the slightest show from the start. His form showed that he is a perfect wreck of his former self, and his organism has become so unstrung that he is incapable of ever standing up again in a ring. It is a sad thing to spe so young a man shattered and broken down by his devotion to such a sport as boxing, and it is to be hoped that the legislatures of the various countries will keep a check upon the growth of the “slogging” affairs whicn are termed “scientific boxing bouts” and preserve so many admirable specimens of athletic manhood like Richard Matthews, from becoming shattered and incapable men while yet in the heyday of youth.—Reefton Guardian.

Otago’s dredging industry is still on the rise, and good results are being obtained by most of the dredges. The Upper Woipori Alluvial Dredging Company cleaned up on Saturpay with 2900zs Bdwt I2grs for five days’ work. At Mr Grimraond’s meeting at boss the other day, says the Greymouth Star, a miner asked him if he favoured the amendment of the Mining ComAct, adding that at present it was only good for lawyers, printers, managers, and swindlers. This is somewhat rough upon the aforesaid “Lawyers, printers, and managers.” Of course the first and last named persons can stand the challange, and the printer, upon the general plea that he should always be kicked, if slung in with bad company. There are five vessels which started from Port Lyttelton last season that have not yet reached the Old Country, and have been from 110 to 149 days out.

The stoats and weasds imported at such a great expense and liberated on the East Coast and North Wairarapa districts, have, we (Observer) are informed on reliable authority, made their way.'to the bush, where they live upon rats, which they find in plentiful numbers, wood hens, Ac. This is a poor 10->k out for runliolders, who have been to a great expense in importing the natural enemy to the rabbits. There are over 3000 postmen in London and only about 1000 of them can reach 32s weekly. . The South Australian Assembly is debating the Federal resolutions.

In the case of Hume v. the Taieri and Peninsula Milk Co. and others, a claim for injuries received through plaintiffs pomes shying at some milk cans on the roadside, the jury found the plaintiff for £l2O. Execution was stayed for 14 days to enable defendants to move for a now trial.

The biggest edible . oysters in the world are found at Port Lincoln, in (South Australia. They are as large as a dinner plate, and ttie same shape. They are sometimes more than a foot across the shell, and the oyster fills his shell so well that he does not leave much margin. It is a new sensation, when a friend asks you to lunch at Adelaide, to have one oyster set before your friend in butter or eggs and bread crumby but it is a very pleasant sensation, for the flavour and delicacy of the Port Lincoln mammoths are proverbial in the laud of luxuries