Mr Eden George, the leading photo grapher of Christcburch, &d yertiees in another column a considerable reduction, in theprice of photographs.—f Advt,l C, If." Alanntng, Hoyal and Vice-Rega photographer, has now on view an entirely new and magnificent display of brilliant photos, oils, opals, and mezzo enlargments at studio. Go and 1 see.—[Advt.]

Too Masy Chebeibs,—A lad named Kerin, aged eight years, was admitted to the Mount Gambier Hospital recently in a state of collapse through having eaten too many cherries. He was given up during the night* tut rallied, and sufficiently recovered to be sent £oine. . Holt, tbb Bank Manages.—E. B. Holt, of Bank of New Zealand fame, left Australia a fortnight-ago, says the Leader, ■ to eeek fortune- anew in other lands. It was originally Holfs intention to start' business mr Sydney, and try to overcome the past, but he received so little en couragement from his erstwhile friends — many of whom he uut on the road to for tune—that he abandoned the idea. Hia wife, the gallant and steadfast woman to whose persistent pleading he owed his release, went with him. Holt attributed all his misfortunes to having too many friends. A Big Bobe,—-The bore of Charleyille is " the tore" of. Australia, and indeed of the world. From , careful tests whioh have recently been made it has been ascer tained that the quantity of water whioh flows from the pipe would, if it were allowed to run, exceed 3,000,000 gallons in the twenty-four hoars. Where this immense, body of water comes from is a question ?whlch> has yet to be decided. The pressure is scgreafe L .that when it is pro jected through an upright pipe into the afr a splendid column rises to a height which is said to be not less than 100 ft, and then, turning' bac£, it falls in a beautiful shower to the ground and forms a little rivulet which 'rushes down to the lower levels.and finally into theWaireg© river, upon the eastern side of which the town is situated. .' '

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