AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4956, 20 February 1895, Page 3

AROUND DUNEDIN.

fl'.Y SCOTCH JIIST.I '. .. . " Since writing to yon lust quite a a chapter of accidents lias taken ]■, place. Lust Sunday, Mr Palmer, of s Wain's Hotel, was driving a buggy 1 and pair home from Portobello, when d the horses, bolted. In turning one v of the sharp corners of this danger- n ous road, Mr Palmer was thrown a ont,aiul liis leg broken in two places 0 and liis collar bone fractured, j. On Wednesday afternoon, the half t holiday, Mr It. llaglcy, chemist, [) drove his family out to Pine Hill for j, a quiet picnic, They were making (' preparations to return home, and ho { bad lifted liis two children into the n buggy and got in himself, when p something startled the horse, and off a he bolted. Unfortunately Mr Jiagley Si droppedtlio reins lo hold the children,' (l and the animal careered madly up a j, steep bank, the occupants being jerked out. The children were quite ; unhurt, but Mr Baglcy's ancle was broken. The vehicle was smashed up terribly. On Thursday a young lad named Singleton had his jaw broken and the side of his head so badly injured that the brains protruded, caused by the kick of a horse. 1 j hear, however, he has regained consciousness and there is a prospect of his getting better. ' 1 notice the U.S.S. Coy., are getting quite gracious lately, especially since the Huddart Parker Coy. started opposition. A week or two ago representations were made to them that quite a number of cricket - enthusiasts would like to sec the final test match, England v. Australia played if only the fares were niado reasonable. So the s.s. " Kotomahana" is to be despatched on Monday at excursion fares, return tickets £"> 10s, The visitors will I also be enabled to witness the V.R.C Autumn Meeting before returning. Our Autumn Meeting takes place J next week, Wednesday being cup ■ day. 1 hear that the course at For- _ bury is in splendid order and all the \. horses are at work every morning. It was my intention to send you "tips" for this meeting, but I'm ■ afraid 1 should be like the sporting prophet in Auckland, who did not spot a single winner in his tips for Takapuna races. _, Fitzgerald's Circus and Menagerie 1 Show have arrived in Dunedin, and | the opening performance is to be j given to-night. d " The New Boy " did not catch on t very well in Dunedin. Although a very funny comedy, it is not nearly as good or amusing as "Charlie's ~ Aunt;" at least in my humbls , opinion. The Congregational Union are | holding their Annual Conference this week. They hope to close their t week's work to-morrow morning l (Saturday). The afternoon is to be spent at Quarantine Island, where r they intend to picnic with their ■ friends. 1 see Sir and Mrs A. W. Lindsay, of Wellington, arc among the delegates, I'm sure the Hospital patients will 1 feel very grateful to their friends at Sterling and Inch Clutha, as they I intend having a day's angling, and . '■ the whole of the fish caught will be J ■ sent to the Hospital. As there is ! ' on an average 90 patients in the , ■ Institution, lot us hope the fish will 1 rise to the occasion so that all can i have some, ' I hear that cold water Ealelutha ■ is proclaimed an undivided borough, which means that the wards have - ' been abolished. 1 Mrs W. D. Burn (of social dress ! • reform fame) is at present residing ■ in Dunedin. Yesterday I. met this ' ' lady walking with another in Princes ■ Street, and must say I felt a little startled at their appearance. They t both wore brown tweed knickeri bookers (particularly short), black s stockings and shoes, llrown tweed f coat to match the knickers, made s like a gentleman's shooting jacket, s and a cap of brown stuck on the • hack of the head. And as they • stalked along, perfectly indifferent to the contingent of small boys, who, yon mav bo cure passed anything j but- compliments on their I c wondered iijhis was that ph'enom- • enon—" the new woman" we have lately, , •' "' •••■■■"• • p,