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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2734, 24 December 1881, Page 3

We think (says the “ Oamarn Mail.”) it will astonish the. majority: of the people to learn that the grapes now being sold bycur fruiterers are the product of the South of Prance.' They were conveyed to Mel. bourne in the Orient, and thence to New Zealand by the Albion. The manner in -which they are packed is quite novel. They are surrounded by cork scraps and ensconced in a barrel. The system of packing seems, by the aid of the freezing chamber, to act as a most perfect preservative, as a sample of the fruit which was brought to our office to-day, and under the exhilarating influence of which wo liave penned this paragraph, show that not only is the shipment of which wo are speaking quite sound, but the grapes have not lost their bloom. They are, moreover, of excellent flavor, and much fit er than grapes of the same kind imporod from Adela'de, although the,principal cause of the inripiiity and nnsoundness of the latter is that they are jtacked in sawdust. •

Special attention is drawn to the advantages Mr Fullarton offers to purchasers of’food’s S’ the Dunedin co-operative store . Weary of “ roughing it,” two men named Smith hanged themselves yesterday, one at Ellesmere and the other in Auckland £ theflatteries a gum digger, and tfre former ;livedin a .tent, . The usual weekly session of the English Lodge Victory, for the next week is postponed ‘ from Monday to Tuesday (evening, ‘ . We have to thank the Government; printer; for a batch of Parliamentary papers, laid before Parliament, last, session. . , Mr Kobson, who has been delighting large.audiences in Australian towns, and, more recently, similarly large audiences in the southern towns of New Zealand, with Shakespearean and other readings, intends to visit Timaru shortly. ; The'homination of candidates to fill two; vacancies’ in the ( Levels.' Road ■ Board—namely for the Otipua Ward—was held at the at noon to-dajv The following candid ale’s were nominated ;—Messrs G.°G. Russell, J, ,C. McKerrpw, and W. Moody, the election will take place on January 3. The'fact. of ;the number of sheep in Canterbury alone having increased by 270,000 during the .last season, is very Conclusive proof that an outlet for stock is absolutely necessary to the prospering of New Zealand ri-ga culture.