Ort'fug to a bungle on the part of someone, our usrt»l summary of Australian news did not como to hand for yesterday's issue. It is notified by the Publio Trustee that the business of tbe Publio Trust office at Oamaru will, after the Ist July, be transacted by the Chief Postmaster. Our Kurow correspondent writes : o*l the information of Mt Hesketh, stationmaster, Kurow, Gi Raven, for allowing a calf to trespass m the railway yard at Kurow, was fined 5s and 6s costs. Messrs F. W. Thiele and G. Stringer wore the presidiog justices. The Westport paper reports that a few days ago it waa noticed that the small quantity of sand at the bottom of the bucket used m scrubbing ont the bar of the Exohange Hotel contained gold. Since then the proprietor had panned off the sweepings of the bar, and can always get a nice prospect of fine gold. Probably Other householders will have a similar experience. If so, it would go to show that the gravel of which the streets are formed is auriferous. A guard oi* the N.S.W. southern line, while engaging m shunting a truck a few weeks ago, slipped, and a wheel went over one of nis hands, all but severing two fingers. Rising, he called out to n porter to sprag the track. Had he not done so a bad smash would have occurred. Then he attended to other duties and got his train m order before asking permission te go to the hospital to have tbe injury at ten- led to. He has since had the fingers amputated. One of the candidates for the Waitaki seat evidently sniffs the political battle from afar. Already has he tried to set his house m order for the fray. Ws learn that he attempted to engage the Oddfellows' Hall m Waimate for the night before the election, bat although tile rules prescribed suoh an engagement being made, wo understand that auother candidate had actually < bought the Oddfellows' Hall and the Athenaeum Hall and every other meeting place m Waimate, inoluding the Salvation Army Barracks, so that the "other, man" ji-fbready Buffering a political tuohre.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8508, 30 June 1896, Page 2
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