LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2579, 19 August 1903, Page 59

LAND AND WATER.

Inquiries made, as to the cause of the death of tho two Indian balking deer which were being imported by Mr Bathgate for the Otago Acclimatisation Society, but which died while in quarantine at Lyttelton, fhow that one of the animals died from inflammation, while the other injured its head while trying to leap from a ic°sebox. The two surviving deer, which are at present under Mr Deans's charge at Opoho, are in aplendid condition, and doing very well.

An unexpected visitor called at the office of the secretary of the Chvi'tchurch Acclimatisation Society on Friday in the shape of a weasel. The animal entered by the back door, but after a brief preliminary look round came to the conclusion that it was no place for it to bo in, and left. It is remarkable that the animal should have found its way to the city, and still more so that it chouid find out the place where it was- certain of the least hearty welcome. A frostfish was caught by lles-re C. Johnston and J- Smyth on Wednesday morning between Hampden and Moeraki, which measured sft lljin in. length and weighed 171b.

Our Cliristchurch correspondent telegraphs that the secretary of the New South Wales Amateur Boxing Asscoia+ion cabled that the competitions for the amateur championships of Australasia will commence ou September 30. The winners of the New Zealand championships, which will be decided at the Theatre Boyal, Christchurch, on August 27 and 29, will be ask:d to represent this colony.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A London cable states that Jarvis, the swimmer, won the 500 Metres Championship of the world at Pajris in Smi.i 33 2-ssec.