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Mataura Ensign, 17 April 1912, Page 5

'Kinniara has one hotel to every 65 inhabitants; Palmerstfcn North has one to every 733 inhabietants; Wanganui one to every 841; Gisbornc one to every 1025; aind Wellington one to every 1370. Father Carron, of Ormond, accompanied by a young man, had an unenviable experience yesterday (states the 'Poverty Bay Herald'), and but for the clever horsemanship displayed by the rev. gentleman a serious accident might have resulted. They went out for a drive, and when turning the corner leading, from the Presbytery something startled the horse, an upstanding, powerful animal. It' "pig-jumped" for about 50 yards and then commenced kicking. The splashboard was soon reduced to splinters, the timbers heing hurled'over the driver's head. Father Carron held on to the reins, and his companion also remained. quite cool. Continuing its kicking; the" horso graced one of the priest's legs on botli sides, while the other gentleman narrowly missed being kicked on the knee, a bolt warding.off the danger. Eventually a trace was dislodged and the reins were j knocked out of Father Carron's hands. The ' animal then made off, gathering i pace as it proceeded. With great pre- J sence of mind Father Carron gathered '■ up the reins again and succeeded in. guiding the horse to the middle of the road, and as they began to descend the incline near the Ormond pound the rev. j gentleman prepared , for a final pull. Fortunately the reins stood the strain i and the horse was brought under control, j ,- The National Institute of Art and Letters, Philadelphia, has chosen-50 immortals among,, authors, composers, professors and prominent public men. The list includes Professor Henry James, Rear-Admiral Mahan, Governor Wilson and Mr Roosevelt.