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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2862, 2 April 1888, Page 3

Sir Morell McKenzie, the throat specialist, who has been in attendance on the German Crown Prince, is one of the best hated doctors in the profession. He is not on speaking terms Jjr with the set comprising Sir Andrew Clarke, Sir William Gull and Spencer Wells, of whom lie lias often spoken with undisguised contempt. Ife is a tall, lean, vigorous Scotchman, with the most decided manners. As an operftor, he is said to be unequalled, and is is the only British name that is recognised by the throat specialists of Paris, Berlin, and above all, of Vienna (the first school in the world for this branch,) The following are particulars from the Dunedin Star concerning the gun accident at Taieri Mouth reported in a recent issue:—Catherine Joseph was walking 011 Saturday evening at about 7.20. on the sawmill line in company with her sister-in-law (Mrs John Joseph) and two children. She heard the report of a gun being fired and she was immediately struck on the back with some pellets of shot, Her sister-in-law was struck- on the back of her hands, also a child walking with them and a baby were struck by some of the •A shot. Shortly after after this they heard a second shot fired. One barrel of the gun had been discharged by Harry Conn, a lad; and the other barrell was subsequently discharged by James Cambell, his mate. The shots that struck the ladies and children had even penetrated the skin, so that 'gulie accident was not so serious as was at first anticipated, From the commencement of the present year the refreshment rooms over the whole system of the London and South-western railway passed into the hands of Messrs Spiers and Pond. Messrs Spiers and Pond, beginning twenty-four years ago in a comparatively small way on the Metropolitan and Chatham and Dover lines, have so extended their operations that their establishments now number upwards of 800. All English journalist, bewildered as lie sometimes is with a sense of . conflicting responsibilities, may well be excused if he invies now and then his Russian confrere, for whom a paternal Government decides all doubtful points. "We have been unable to-day," says the Citizen of St. , Petersburg, "to insert any of the - telegrams from our own correspondents, jjsfe, the Censor, to whom telegrams are Ta;nt for inspection, was not at home the whole of last evening until two o'clock in the morning"—gone out to dinner in fact, and not to be disturbed. \JVhen the Hon. E. Mitchelson was at Invercargill Mr W. Handyside submitted to him a specimen of the gum that occurs in considerable quantity among the coal of the Nightcaps Company's mine, Mr Mitchelson, who is an expert in this matter, his firm being the principal dealers in kauri gum in Auckland, said at once that gum, up to the sample shown, would be worth £IG per ton at Home. Mr Handyside remarked that it was not all so free of coal as the specimen exhibited, but that lie thought some method might be found whereby the gum could be separated. A trial shipment—one case—was shipped to by the s.s. Bayley, which recently. The result, says an exchange, will be awaited with interest.

Correspondents of the Field have recently been citing instances of dog having become intoxicated. One say ■ that lie lias known many dogs tlia would readily drink either beer or por ter, and seemingly thoroughly enjoy it. Ho knew two terriers' belonging to men in a Dragoon Guard regiment who would absolutely get helplessly drunk, and have to be carried home from the canteen. One of the dogs in particular was fond of lighting when in his cups, but in his sober senses was very good-tempered. One night this dog was beaten in a fight by another and his owner exclaimed that it was not fair, as his dog was too drunk to fight. Another correspondent says that the well-known bull-dog Victor was a beer drinker. Ho would drink beer until lie became quite intoxicated.