LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 55

LAND AND WATER.

Lieutenant-colonel Collins does not expect to be able to announce his selection of the New Zealand rifle team for Bisley until the 11th prox.

At the South Canterbury Caledonian Society's annual gathering Duncan Cameion scored most points in bagpipe mus'c, while Robert Chirk scored most points in Highland dancing.

The Christchurch Acclimatisation Society has received a consignment of lapwings, commonly known as peewits, and the birds have been liberated on the reserve at the Ahuriri lagoon. Although they did not arrive in the best of condition, they immediately took to tho wing on being liberated.

It is stated that there is a tame seagull in Carterton which has swallowed a whole family of kittens. It visited the nest where the kitt&ns lay. and carried thc-n to tho edge of a pool of w&te-r, soused them

in, pnd absorbed them, talrintj cne a day until the five hrd disappeared. It was manipu l ating the cixth when observed, and the lo c i 3of the. kittens was thua accounted for.

Sharks are plentiful off the Waikouaiti coast at present, and large numbers have recently bee.a captured by fishermen at Kartigi and iVTocraki.

Red cod have been - cry numerous in Lake Waihola lately, and local fishermen have had come good catches. Red cod have not been seen in. the lake for years, but their presence is believed to be due to the large amount of salt water now in the lake caused by the recent high tides.

A motor car was recently run between Havvera and Wanganui in 15 minutes Icgs than railway schedule time.

It is probable that the Masterton Borough Council will issue a challenge to another team to meet them in a game of bowls at an early dato. The council can muster 10 1 players all told.