BY THE WAY.
« ' Soinethin' sickain'. Three weeks of it. And good for another three by all appearances. ' ■ V The turfy flavor has departed from Gore for a seasoo ; likewise the talent. Mr D. C. TJrquhart, an oid Southland banker and lawyer, is likoly to beooma Tasuianiftn Attorney-General. Mr Charles Watt gave an' interesting lantern lecture at Qxee last evening, the subject heiog /' Nanaeo, the Arctic Hero." The audience was sm-i.ll (owing to the boisterous weather) but appreciative. The Christeaurch City Council has passed a resolution protesting against (he passage of Mr Tanner's Municipal Franchise Extension Bill. . A lad of 15, named Buckland, died suddenly at the Thames on Sunday afternoon immediately after completing a-smairt bicycle ride. He expired in the saddle. • Clergyman (who has been delivering dis-,-coursus on the world, the .flesh, and the' devil) : " The week before last we took the world, last'week we finished the flesh, and> novy we will go to the devil." '
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Mataura Ensign, Issue 355, 30 October 1897, Page 2
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