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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1384, 30 December 1884, Page 4

Mr W. Tulloh , of Ray wood , in* forms the Hamilton Spectator that §ome Wonderfully smart shearing was recently done at Kallara Station, N.S.W., by John Beid, of Pensburst, His tally for seven hours and thirty five minutes' work van 225 full fleeced ewes. Mr Tulloh believes this to have been the smartest shearing on record m the colonies. An Jrishniah was going along the road when an angry bull lushed down upon him, and with his hbrna tossed Mm overa fence. The Irishman, recovering from his fall, upon looking up saw the bull pawing and tearing up the ground (as is 1 the custom of the animal when irri» tated), whereupon Pat, smiling at nun said, "If it was not for your fcowing and scraping and your - humble apologies, you brute, faix, I should think that you had thrown me over this fence on purpose !" With regard to the score made by ■ Bergt. Dymond, of Exeter," which we published recently, we learn.' from a contemporary that it has been beaten .by Corpl. Scott, of the 4th Cheshire who,, m the first stage for the 'Queen's prize m 1882, won a silver badge and medal, and £60,. with a BCore of 102 oufc of a pbsi?ibJe ! 105, tKUB beating Dymond by one point.; ; The ranges were the same, viz., 200 500, and 600 yards, and the scores •made were 35, 33, and 84,' as against 82, 84, and 85, In that year the second prize went to Woodcock, with a score of 100 points. .-■■ There is not, I should think, (says - Truth), a more business-like set of men m the country than tbe Wes- ; leyans. Their prevailing character-' ;is tic has just been exhibited at Brighton m a somewhat .'amusing; i manner. Haying acquired a new site for certain bni'dings, the local Wesleyans not only induced Sir W. McArthur to lay the foundation stone and to make a handsome contribution, but they managed to get more khan' one hundred different people to lay " njeroorialbricks," fqr which' curioiis privilege they Wjere charged a guinea jperiead, ' ,