AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4980, 20 March 1895, Page 3

AROUND DUNEDIN.

[nv SCOTCH .MIST.]

Lack of news must account for the non-appearance of notes from me for j the last fortnight, deadly dulness being the prevailing epidemic here as the following story will show : A country store-keeper, a few miles south of Dunediu, having very few customers to attend to, made up his mind to amuse himself counting the j number of men carrying their swags on the look out for employment, and lie actually saw 75 men pass, then lie said be did not perhaps see tlicm all as lie took an hour for his breakfast and dinner, and many another may have passed during that time. If this is the state of things in autumn what will it be during the winter months. The school railway excursion craze has reached us, and all our large town school children have been taken into the country. I attended one of these huge picnics last week. There were a few more than 2000 people, including teachers, children, and parents. We were crowded into 25 large railway carriages, and two of the strongest engines that are possessed by the Railway Department and reached our destination— Pur,'ikauui—in safety at 10.30 where, by the forethought of the Committee of management, tea was awaiting us. As few, if any of the youngsters, had eaten any breakfast, they were perfectly ravenous fora feed, and the good hot tea provided was most acceptable to children anil parents alike. The school children paid nothing and the parents were charged the small sum of one shilling, Eyeryone took their own lunch, but there was any quantity of lollies, biscuits, tea and milk free, also some very good prizes given for racing among the little ones, The country children also journeyed to town where they were entertained. The U.S.S. Co, gave them the use of the" Onuipcre" for the afternoon and many enjoyed a trip to the Heads. The U.S.S. Co. also provided an excellent lunch for the little ones on ' hoard, which was hugely patronised. The Museum and Botanical Gardens were visited and severalotherplaees of interest in town

Yesterday I had the pleasure of : meeting Miss Nellie McGregor (daughter of the late Dr McGregor) - who only returned to Dunedin on J Wednesday from Madras, where . she has been for the last two-and-a-half years engaged in the J Zenana Missionary work. She has j been most successful in acquiring ] the language, and enjoyed her , labour among the poor Hindoo girls, 1 but her health began to give way, and she was ordered home for a rest, | j ThenewKaikoiai Tram Company met last week, and reported having ] met with uracil encouragement from the residents, 170 shareholders had 1 taken up 3000 shares, and promises ! had been made to take up 1000 more, so it was moved, " That the action of the promoters, in commencing ■ the Roslyn-Kaikorai Company, be approved, and that the meeting appoint provisional directors to further , carry on the work of floating the Company. j You will be glad to hear that . Bishop Moran has almost quite recovered from his long illness, and next Sunday, intends to have a special service in the Cathedral, at which he will be present. A very sad gun accident happened near Oamaru, yesterday. Mr Robert Panlin, who owns a farm at Ngapara, went out, with his 12-year-old son George, to shoot rabbits. They sat down to eat some lunch about 3 p.m., and taking the cartridges out, laid them down. A rabbit appeared out of a hole, and Mr Paulin lifted his gun, putting a cartridge in, but as the rabbit disappeared before he had time to shoot, lie placed the gun between his legs, resting the butt on a stone. The stone rolled away and in its descent the hammer struck something, and the charge was exploded. It entered the top part of Mr Paulin's leg, severing the blood ycsscls. He rolled down the cliff a hit saying, "Oil George I ain dying!" By the time assistance arrived he was beyond any human human help. Mrs Panlin is left with ■ fouryoung children. Mr W. Paulin, our weather prophet, is a brother of ( the deceased. Several of the old residents seem to be passing away. Mr Logan, of London-street, Sir Eobert Stout's father-in-law, died last week, and yesterday Mr Jenkinson, of Port • Molyneux, succumbed, an attack of bronchitis being the cause of death, Mr Millar, M.H.R., has been very ■ busy with Parliamentary work, he seems tho only one of our Dunedin • members who is exerting himself at . all. He is paying a flying visit to the Empire City iu connection with . the Fisheries Act and the West Harhour Board. We are to have a fashionable wedding here next week, when Mr Jack Glendinning, of Ross and Glendinning, is to lead Miss Johnson to the altar, They will reside permanently in Dunedin, I hear. The Rev. J. Mclntyre, of Hobart, f has accepted the call to tho North ' Dunedin Presbytertian Church, and i will arrive in a few days with his - family from Tasmania to take up 'j his duties. The Rev. Mr Macrae, of • Toorak, is at present occupying the pulpit of Knox Church, and is I • think likely to be offered the post !i filled so ably hy the Rev. Dr. Stuart. ' Tho Inspectors have been particu- ', larly active in tho Clutha ProhibiI) tion District the last weok or so, bringing forward cases of sly grog I, selling. Prohibition does not seem n to work veiy well,'notwithstanding all the temperance people can do, more's the pity!