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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2390, 13 November 1880, Page 3

A Sau Francisco newspaper, envious of the statement that a British mushroom forced its way through about twelve inches of concrete and a layer of asphaltc in the London Post-ollice, says ; —“ Yes, mushrooms are kinder piercing; and that reminds us that one time we built a house in Monterey on a grass plat where the boys and girls used to get whole baskets of mushrooms. The first rainy weather that came just lifted that house eight feet off the ground in one night, and the next morning there it stood propped up on mushrooms, and the grocer and butcher had to hand their orders in with, a ten-foot pole.” For continuation of News see fourth page. . SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A MEETING of the above will be held at the GROSYENOR HOTEL, Timaru, on Tuesday next, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. sharp. Business ; The Election of a (Found Committee, and to arrange preliminaries in connection with the Sports to be held on Jan. 1, 1860. W, E. WHIT COMBE, Secretary. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS arc invited for building a Dwelling-house in Brown Street. Plans and specifications at my office. T. MACHIN, Architect, North Street. [McGUINNESS’ CONSULTATION ON THE C.J.C. HANDICAP. gETTLING UP ON SATURDAY at the Ship Hotel, at 8 o’clock sharp. Drawers of Horses are requested to bring iheir tickets.