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Clutha Leader, Volume XXIII, Issue 1141, 17 July 1896, Page 4

We understand the Balclutiw* Water Gas Company intend shortly to extend their mains down Elizabeth streot and along Renfrew and Baxter s'reofcs to tho railway station, al.<o to extend the present main lino towards Iho southern boundary as far as High streofc. Tlicso extensions will of course depend on the support of the residents along tho streets named. Wo may mention that a considerable number of these residents have already promised their full support. We hopj those extensions will be carried out as they will lend to a larger consumption of gas. aud a coneupomlirig reduction in price. Tho Mayor of Milton has called v meeting [of the burgesses for this evonhig to consider the proposal to raise L 3,000 for puiclming a site nnd erecting gas works in tha borough. This is in connection with the Watt's p:\tcut wattr-gas lighting scheme. We have to doubt the proposal will bo carried. Then it is fully expected that the Bnu:o Woollen Mills Company will be successfully floated in ten days or >o. Thus the inhabitants of Milton have a very pleasing prospect • the realisation of which it may safely b'i predicted, will prove tho dawn, of ii long day of progress .aud prosperi y, Monster sa!o of now Whiter goods at M'Leod's Cash Drapery Co. Dross goods from l(Md per yard and dre*s lengths for' s;* (id, cash, mero Is, diagonals, serges, tweed*, fancy dress sjoods at under wholesale price.). Ttvuoda from Is 6d por yard, shawls Is 9d, calicoos from Is 9d per doz. Fingering wools at .Ss 6d per lb, heavy and light Colouial knitted hose. from Is 3d ileus' Colonial suits from LI 9* each, m9n» trousers 3s lid, mons' molosUiri trousers 5i lid, -pecial reduction in incus' underclothing, shirta Is 3'l each. Exceptional valua in boots a d shoes of the very beat quality, bluohers from 4s , lid, evening shoes 2s 1 Id, ,th© best < bargain procured in Otagd.— |,Adyt.J '

(.■yT-a*. i ■■■ n n— «r -| -|mr Itiillfi uri The, annual meeting of the Horticultural Society will be held next "Friday evening, and that of, the Bowling Club the following Monday evening, . A petition from settlers praying for the extension, of the railway from Horiot to Moa Fine has been presented to Pariiamenfc {by Mr Larnach. • The Railway Committee nf the House of Bepvesentatives have reported that the Government should favourably consider the extension of the Catlins Kiver railway to the bridge over the Catlins river. As will be seen from an advertisement in another column tenders are being invited for ploughing several of the unselected sections on the Pomahaka estate. We understand the cost of the ploughing will be added, to the price of the land, and the interest added to the rental of the land. At the meeting of the Lawrence Borough Council on Monday night tho treasurer's report showed that the borough is iv a very favourable position. The general account showed a debit balance of L 39 19s j while the waterworks account -was in credit LI6S 5s 2d and the cemetery account L 22 19a 4d, leaving a total credit balance of Llsl 5s 6d. Carl Matson and Hannah Bertha Clark were formally brought up at; tho Magistrate's Court, Lawrence on Tuesday, on remand charged with the murder of Mrs Matson. On the application of Sergeant Mackay a remand till Friday was granted. Tha inquest was held on Wednesday and yesterday, bub we have not heard the result. We understand that Mr M. Froer will be a candidate for election to the Education Board to nil the vacaocy aTjoub to take place by Mr Mackenzie's resignation. There are but few men in the colony who have taken a greater interest in *«diic.itioaal matters than Mr Fraer has done. Ife should also be mentioned that Mr Fraer has always given special attention to the interests of the couutry schools. We -quote the followinf£ which the Dunedin BuJget says is from i'~ the Government organ, the subsidised mouthpiece of Ministers " (the New Zealand Times) :— '' What a mean and beggarly lot these howling Prohibitionists must be. Just look what a miserable, coars^, vulgar, low, blackguardly, gutter snipe of a paper is their official organ, the Prohibitionist. In style, tone, and appearance it would disgrace a brotherhood of chimney sweeps as their organ." We should say the Prohibitionist is Sl not in it" with the New Zealand Times. The usual fortuightly meeting of the Hope of Warepa Lodge 1.0. G.T., was held on Monday evening, Sis. Johnstou C.T. presiding. Notice was received that the famous temperance orator, Brp. T. Walker, G.L.Y.D., would deliver a temperance lecture at Warepn, on Wednesday evening July 29th, full particulars of which will be advertised later oa. The lodge then indulged in harmony, and a most enjoyable hour was spent. The meeting was closed in due form at 9.30 p.m. The women's paper, the Daybreak, sometime published at Wellington, is defunct. It was a Ministerial parasite, and did not deserve to live. It was printed at the office of the Premier's paper, the 2sTew Zealand Times, which recently summoned the lale proprietress (Mrs Feltoii) for L 172 10s. Judgment was confessed. The financial failure of the paper was stated to have been brought about by the fact, that some of the shareholders— to wit, Mr Seddon and other Ministers— Lad promised Government advertising to the extent of- LIOO a year, and a subsidy of another LIOO among themselves as a bonus lor educating the women up to the Seddonian standard. All the Daybreak received was I^s for advertising andL2s advanced byilr Martin Kennedy on tlie strength of a telegram fr jai Mr St&don that lie would be ' : good for one fifth of a century/ Ministers are never done dec/aiming against tbe falsehoods and general depravity of the Opposition press, and yet tha Premier's paper, tie 2vew Zealand Times, has beat the record of any colonial paper in its libellous utterances- It has actually bed four libel action instituted againet it within arooDth. There was first the Crafcbe case, in which L2OOO damages is claimed, and wbscli comes on next month ; then a charge of contempt of court for baring eemmevied on ihe ease after 'be service of the ■sriit, ■which. -Kill coioe before tlie judge in a few days ; iifcE a charge of criminal libel against the manager and fjtil^ither for reflations on ezDeteetiTe Ejrby s calculated to unfavourable- inSuence tbe jnry vrbioh •will ii~y him, acd for wliich tbeT were Cvminitted for tr'ai ; and noff ye hear of an action at the iuEtauce of the proprietors of tbe women's paper. Daybreak, wbo fbe Tnnes charges Tvitb bladbnairiog. Tbe B^v. W. Ready, of Garrison Hall Dane&]. is jtd-rerfotd to deliver bis popular lee 'Tire on the story of his life in Ji i Keßzie J s HaJ], BaleMlia, on Tuesday fiist, and in Smith's H»U, Ksdtau^ata, en Monday first Tbe name taat Mr .Ready has as a lecturer sbonid pack each li&H to ike door. His life's jstory is told ■ ia a most eloquent sod grapHc nuianer. CyEmiencajjg life as a i<mseie£S and iliornelefis -waif in tie "Lorj-doa sluics be bas worked his irar np s txutaJ lie jjotr ia;aister6 ;to ibe largtst aad mosTjfpuique .ccogrepsiloii £n KewjZealand. la telling liis tffcury recently he bas filied some <£ i-iie largest Im'jls in Melbourne. The Palmerstya Times says 4i He coropkidj astonislipd but li^ar-ere -*-lo -*re«s zpellhoxuxd. -while his rexniniseeases wt;re r«cite3 5 -and in turn tvere ooa.xv3.mi •with Isttgbter *.t tbe t3rc3l inuicteuiß eoxmeetsd ■sviti. i^ie life •'->* -a X>ondt>n jstreei hoy, Tbe viiyie .story w.&s '«ua intellectual treat axid greatly fc,yipst£iat&cl J3i£ -worsMp tiie mayor in moving a'vyws ,of th«»k«;;cWiWfca|tbat if^Mr Kfc&crs trould MusJj voxisvui to repeat tbe Iwtore hi weald guprrioutee hho au auciieuce packed tc tat &wr*? Tbe Mtttwura Jsayig,o e?.js "Hs {■Cv.*- -sftayor.) would -glaul y j^o inauy ioiles to lusj: jsaeli «.l*etur{;.4i« tbttv bad beio-d ihni 'figbtJ> Oppvmi'm 5s ihe 'hfv of trade, I se« tiuk«ted »,% Z>s 314 jaod w.err ■■wt.b^r %w $o^»"Uji sWp, !BvHeu% %v does not iwteM k> «3J«» £uo*c pzopW Mfko xxe here io day and away to jmorrw **> mi «33 tbe r«acij jtnw^, Q.uitt rhgxi 4uvik>n &te 4-usiiu.^ Jujy .(ptr-eviv.us to iiovk if*JLr^),. •?&&■■ tfo&fov&y &*%,% «he stock .all

<Hlli*lM»«iiHnn.imi Mr— i ■iiMiia.iiinwn mmi i Hifrjoai nn i n i inilij-| ii - Mr J. Blair, of Owaka, who formerly represented Oavershara in the Provincial Council is the latest announced candidate for, the Clubha seat in the Assembly. Tbo Criminal Code Act Amendment Bill, raising the age of consent from' 14 to 16. years lias been passed by the Council. Tn the House, ttie bill to abolish the totalisator Iws been read a second time, as also the measure in troducjil. by Mr W. Hutchisou which seeks tomliice the inducements to betting. Two Parliamentary committees are now investigating • into matters connected with the Banking Legislation, the Bank-,- of New Zetland, the Colonial Bank, t:>e J.G. Ward JAirmiirs' % Association, etc. Ths House, of Representatives' Committee will enquire into mutters from 18SS, will have the assistance of Counsel, and reporters ars admitted. The Counsel's com. mittee's enquiry will only date from 1893 aud neither Counsel nor reporters will be allowed to be present Tho' Committees are Hiipposel to report in 21 days, but- if their duties are faithfully cirri-srt out fche reports noe I not he expected for yean*. While Mr Reid was cross-examining a witness who had got rather excited in tliu court here on Wednesday he remarked in a j.icular way, ' Til like to fight you.", " What," said fche witness. " I'd like to hammer you " said Mr Reid, whereupon Ihe witness jumped from tho box, threw off his coat aD<l ciirllenged Mr Reid. Constable Christie, with, the exercisa of a little persuasion got tho man to go back, in bo the witness box and put on his coat. Mr HLiwkina recognising the excitable frame of mind in which the man was in afc the time, good-naturedly overlooked the matter. The witness, it may be mentioned was nev c r in a court in his life before, and is ordinarily ono of the quietest and deeenttst men going.