THE PARSON'S ADVICE.
He was a clergyman, and hailed from England, and this is what he said to some friends in the smoking-room of the Tara wera on a very recent trip: " Yes, I carry aWaterbury, and .have always found it quite reliable. I'm fond cf uehicg, and often wade a great deal when playing a salmon or landing a big trout. Every time I used to get my watch wet formerly it cost mc twelve and sixpence to put ib right again. I bought a Waterbury, and although it has often been under water, its accuracy has never been affected; so I have ceased to carry any other for the last two years."

IN A DILEMMA WITH A LION

During the annual fair at Deepvale, known as " Hush bearing," a lion escaped from a travelling menagerie. The fair ground, which is just behind the Roebuck Inn, is traversed by Lord-etreet at one ex treme end, but. generally speaking is sur rounded by old and dilapidated houses. I am thus particular in location because of the events that followed.
