MANDEVILLE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2471, 24 July 1901, Page 31

MANDEVILLE.

Ttrlv 13.— We have been- having » touch of KLondyke weather here lately — hard frosts and heavy snow having been the order of the day in rotation for the past fortnight. Consequently, all out-door work is practically suspended here at oremml.

Rabbits. — I have been ii formed tha f it i? becoming the practice aino. g p certain class of landowners to clia r ge tho raLbiters so muck per 1000 for the privilege ot killing the rabbits on their property. Of couise, such a proceeding is unlawful, as it is diametrically opposed to tlie spirit of the Kabbit Act,, for it simply means rabbit-farming. Should farmers be dissatisfied with any clause in the act, tiiey should ffldfuour to have it repealed or amended, but iintil steps with that obiecfc m view are taken, the act as it stands on the statute book should be respected. Local Changes — I notice that Mr James Beecot has sold his store and business to Mr Andrew M'Laren, of Milton. Mr M'Laien is to be congratulated on becoming the owner of such valnab'e premises, and as he comes among u-j with a good record, I have no doubt but that he will do a capital business in Mande•wlle. The Witness.— The tJevcut Turk cannot possibly understand svha,' pleasure the jjiddy CLn&tian derives from reading light and frivolous literature, as, according to his way of thinking, the Koran supplies all the information and hteraiy knowledge that any mortal may need in this mundane spheie. But then the benighted Turk never had the good luck to come acioss the Witness, for had he done so it would, I have no doubt, have altered his judgment. Personally, lam one of those ni&n vrho never flatter nor bestow praise where lfc is not deserved. I have travelled many lands, aiict 1 have contributed to a great many journals in my day. Therefore, I tlnnl? I am. qualified to candidly state that the Otago "Witness i 9 the most interesting, the mo3t useful, and the best all-round family weekly journal that e\ er I saw printed, either north or south of that equator. [We arc exceedingly obliged to our correspondent for his kindly opinion of the Witness. Such an expression of opinion cannot be otherwise than encouraging to the conductors of this journal. — Ed.]