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Temuka Leader, Issue 1652, 27 October 1887, Page 3

SINGUIiAE Oash.—An extraordinary case u reported in the London Temperance Hospital. A girl, fifteen years of age, bad the lait molar tooth in the lower jiw on the right side removed about six week* ago. No anmthetic was administered. She was in perfest health at the time. Half an hour after the operation ■he began to yawn, and has continued to do so constantly since, One yawn succeeds another without interruption, and with an interval of two or three seconds. MoBTAXITT OP Shbbf.—The mortality amongst the sheep in the province of Hawke's Bay this winter (says the Hastings Evening Star) has been something enormous, some authorities putting the number that hare died at fully 100,000. The reason, of course, is well known, but there is a lesson to be learnt from past experience, and that is the necessity for providing winter feed for the nook*. In one instance that has come under notice ample provision was made in this respect by a local sheep farmer, and he has had the satisfaction of seeing a splendid return for his outlay in the faot that his flock suffered comparatively little from mortality, while those of others around were dying by hundreds, GrOLDKW Wbddiko. —On Wednesday last at Christchurch Mr and Mrs John Ollivier celebrated their golden wedding, a very large number of their friends assembling at their residence to wish them every happiness. Presents were numerous and varied, among the most notable being a very handsome set of pearl-handled dessert knives and forks, presented by the Mayor of Christohuroh and City Councillor!, (contained in a case bearing a suitable inscription, and a telid silver tea and coffee service,) presented by the members of the Canterbury Club, manufactured by Coates and Co. It is enclosed in a handsome polished case of rimu, lined with pink silk, and on the coffee pot is the following inscription :—" To Mr and Mrs John Ollivier on their golden wedding day, from the members of the Canterbury Club, Christohuroh, New Zealand, October 25th, 1887," Each piece of tho service has on it the monogram "J. and E. O." The chasings on the pieces of the service are maiden-hair and other New Zetland ferns, which have been most artistically executed. A band was present, iyid played some beautiful selections. Several speeches were made, and hearty cheers were given for the bride and bridegroom. A very pleasant afternoon vjas passed. Cubiows Aooidihi.—The Press report! that a rather singular accident happened at Lyttelton last week. Mr W. Queree, grooer, of London street, while delivering orders left hit mare and cart on the road side in Salt'a Gully, which in placet is considerably higher on one side than the homes. The mare, finding herself at liberty, commenced to grace at the edge of the bank when suddenly the oart went over, and both cart and mare rolled down a distance of 80ft, and landed on the roof of a lean-to attached to one of Mr Higgt' houses, mueh to the astonishment and alarm of the inmates, who were indulging in an afternoon cap of tea. Assistance bsing at hand the eart was removed from its peculiar position, bat the endeavor to raise the mare was not so successful, for she fell through the roof stern first, but with the quietness and intelligence of a circus horse, managed to squecse her shoulders and bead through, and landed in the kitohen, whioh it is unneeesssry to say had long before been deserted by its previous oooupants. Having surveyed the interior with an air of obvious surprise, the mare made for the back door, and was soon busily dropping the grass outside, not at all the worse for her adventure. The oart suffered to the extent of a smashed shaft, a broken axle, and damaged break. Thb Waitoa Goid.—The New Zealand Times says: "There is rather a curious coincidence respeotmg the reported gold find at Waitoa. Mr Pond, the Auckland analjst, when tenting some samples of sand from Waitoa, stated that the gold he found was ia spiral grains, similar in appearance to sold turnings from a lathe, and from this the fit d was supposed to be salted j but, strange to say, some independent tests made from another part of the field show the same peculiar grains. The tee's being made are under conditions that render salting impossible." Tbe Press says :—" Recently an assay was muds in Christohuroh of soma of the sand brought from the Waitoa goldfipld by Mr F. B. Bairns, l'he result was a deposit of blusk sand, amongst which was a number of particles of gold. The asiayer placed these under a microscope, and came to the conclusion that they were gold filings. In order to test this thoroughly he filed a sovereign, and examined the result under the microscope. Tbe examination disolosed tbe faot that the two s imples of gold were not by any means identical, and therefore a doubt is created as to the theory of Mr Pond that the gold found by him in the stuff from Smith's sections was filings. So strongly did tbe observer feci as to the nutter th»fc he ha» resolved to hold his shares in tbe Company." A telegram to bund from Auckland on Tuesday says, "An assay of stuff from Wilson's cla m at Whanenmata, Thum s, was made »t tbe Bank of New Z'lUnd yesterday, and resulted in a yield of gold and silver ef tbe value of £5118» Id per ton. A ton of stuff from Helleyer's oreek, tested bv Fraser and , Bon's, yeilded bullion worth Is 6d,"