MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 30 December 1881, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

The bovß of Detroit seem to be goin» down in their morals of late. On Sundae one of ihe legion who has always beob noled for his respectful demeanour towards the great public, observed an old citizen yarning and gaping on the street corner, and said to bin) ; 'Better not open your rnou'h so wide,' * Why ?' was ihe surprised query 'There's a law against opening I l ; quor shops on Sundny.* continued the I sinful child, and he slid for the middle I of the street. ■ \. The Southland Nowa sfritefNHiat a HBlMKrd in connection frt*ti^|r nf^^Hwas over. It turned out tmlt 'he g^Beman who proposed the vote of con^ftnee had done exactly the same thiMr for him at a Bimihi 1 roeeti ing in YtcW>ris 22 years ago. The pa ; r bad scarcely ever m?t each o' her since. A seven-mile walking matth betwepn two local pedestrain^l. J. Bradley and 11. Lambert, fw £50 a side and Ihe championship of Smth Canterbury, «?amo off at Timnru on Fn'dfiv. Ther9 were about 400 zppc* rators present, who manifested alively interest ; n tee proceedings. The course w.u South Canterbciry -Amateur Athletic Club's gathering, running outside i;he pace reserved for cricket, nnd was a quarter of a mile roun^, so that fwenty-pight laps were ncessa'y to complete the distance. The men sfarted at a very mer»y pace, Brarllev landing si 'gh'ly. At the close of ibp fourth lap, Lambert's shoe enme rff. ''nd his suiden stoppage poured Brndley to collide wilh him. B-ndVy, thinking Lambert had injured lm lee in some manner, also stopped, but urged to continue, did so, and by the time Lambert had starred asjain was fl r tv y^r^s in advance* Lambert mide an effm't to reduce Hiis lead but v-:t ffectufiUy. e.ich surcepdinsi lnp falling further behind nn f il half the di^ tnneft had been comp'e^nfl, wh^n Bradley overhauled him Bmng thus a 'an to the gonri, Brodley cnn» fent to wnlk behind h's opponent for tbe remainder of the d : stnT>ce. which was completed in 62in'n. 45^c. Bradley llm* carried the tiny, although Lambert's hackers entered n protest on his behalf, allecinn that Bradley had cnuapd him to *top by spiking him. The protest wns not for a moment enter' ainei hrm-pvpr.