South Canterbury Times. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1893. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7270, 25 July 1893, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1893. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mias Rose Shappere, formerly of Timaru ban passed her final examination in the Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, and is now a certificated trained surgical and medical nurse. We believe that Miss E. Shappere is the first Jewess in the colonies who has taken up nursing as a profession.

Seventeen Timaru fanciers entered birds for the Ashburton Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society’s second annual exhibition, which was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Ashburton, on Friday end Bat m day last; and a consider* able number of prizes were carried off by them. Messrs Bhodes and Perry took first prizes in duckwing game and partridge cochins ; Mr E. Or win 2nd, and Mr J Lillioo third in rilver spangled Hambu-ga; Mr B. 8Watson special, two firsts and a second and third in Andalusians ; Whittaker Bros., first and special in Wyandnttes, two seconds in white leghorns, and J. Lillioo a second in brown leghorns; Mrs Gunnell special and first, two seconds and two thirds in minoroaa | and firsts and special in Orpingtons; Mr A. GK Ennis swept the board in Spanish, putting up a record with two specials, and took minor' prizes in cochins; L. Tracey got two firsts and specials, and two seconds for Plymouth Bocks. In the duck class Whittaker Bros, scored with Pekins; whilst in the selling class for poultry Mr Ennis got a first and special for hie cochins In canaries Mr P. Hooper did unco munly well; taking first and special for cage and four and second and third ptiz a for Norwich clear and .Norwich ticked respectively.