MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8096, 27 September 1904, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

MELBOURNE, September 26. A hotel at Moyston was burned. Tfw owner, uharles Anderson, and two of h's children perished in the flames, while live other occupants had narrow escapes. SYDNEY, September 27. The Government have decided to experiment on a small scale for the destruction of rabbits, and if satisfactory will use it extensively. It has been discovered that when scsi water is used for the streets it. leaves a saline deposit on the train lines, interfering with the electric current/ There has been heavy double betting: over the two Cups. 6000 to 7$ wai taken about Gladsome and Tartan. MELBOURNE, September 27. ' Gladsome is favorite for the Canlfieldl Cup, and is well supported at 10 to 1. During an affray in Little Bourke street between rival Chinese factions knives and revolvers were freely used, bight per<tons were injured.