Sixty Years Ago

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21676, 10 June 1940, Page 4

Sixty Years Ago

“ The Timaru Herald ” June 10, 1880 Innocent The following note was left in our office last night: “To the Editor, Dear Sir: Would you kindly put a local in your paper saying that a chestnut colt with a bridle on bolted last night, and any information as to his whereabouts will be gladly received at the Hotel. Yours faithfully, .” When the sum of two shillings and sixpence has been remitted to us, we shall be glad to print the address of “Yours faithfully.” Poaching We much regret to lean) that a party of men were caught last Sunday in pursuit of game on an estate near Timaru. Their names having been mentioned to us. we are sorry to find among them one whom we have always considered a respectable member of .society and with some pretensions to a sportsman, and it is to be regretted that he will now have to appear in the Resident Magistrate’s Court tn connection with some other associates of lesser note. Timaru Volunteer Fire Brigade At the monthly meeting of the Timaru Volunteer Fire Brigade the resignation of one member was accepted and leave of absence granted to another for a fortnight. The engine-keeper reported that he had last week taken the top off the engine and examined the pumps and found them clear and in perfectly good order. Corns Shown to Editor Mr Charles Baastian. who came to Timaru about a fortnight ago, has afforded relief to a number of townspeople who were afflicted with corns. A prominent citizen yesterday showed us three which Mr Baastian had removed root and branch from his feet, one of them being as large as a florin. Anyone who is troubled with these nuisances cannot do better, we should think, than place them under Mr Baastian’s treatment.