LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dunstan Times, Issue 3513, 16 March 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hull's Pictures show at Clyde to-night (Monday). The chairman of the Clyde School Committee has called a meeting for Friday night _to consider the matter of holding a school re-union. The County Engineer invites tenders for the supply and delivery of 600 cubic yards of gravel from Aliens Hill to between Gorge Creek and the Tuapeka County Boundary. As usual, page three of this issue is devoted almost entirely to sporting, tennis, bowling and althletic notes, while on page six several interesting articles will be foundMr Keogh (mayor of Naseby) was not slow to take advantage of the Unemployment Scheme No. 5, and as a result much good work has been done in the borough. At last week's meeting of the Borough Council His Worship received a hearty and well-deserved vote of thanks for his good work-To-night at Clyde Hull's Pictures will screen "Kitty", the screen version of Warwick Deeping's world famous novel. "Kitty" is undoubtedly one of the most romantic and human stories that this famed author has published. Photographed on the actual location of the book, with the rural beauty of Old England as a fitting background The annual meeting of the Dunstan Golf Club is called for Friday night, March 27th The fine brick building, being built for Mr E. Pearson, to take the place of the old Beaumont Hotel structure (destroyed by fire last year) is nearing completion. The Dunedin and Invercargill wool sales showed a very gratifying improvement, prices showing a rise of quite 30 per cent Japan was a keen buyer. The moral effect of these two sales should be considerable, while it also means that Otago has benefitted to the extent of over £50,000. T C. Lowry has been appointed captain and manager of the New Zealand cricket team for the tour in England. M. L. Page is vice-captain, and the selection committee is Lowry, Page and Allcott. At a meeting of the Naseby Domain Board the chairman Mr Keogh, reported that during the last fortnight he had taken the opportunity re the Unemployment Act and had two men put in to work in the Recreation ground. The dividing fence has been taken down and a new one erected. Seats have been erected and are in position round the ground. A correspondent recently addressed the following question co the Bulletin (Sydney). The answer must be recognised as a sound one:—Question: Is sheep farming likely again to become a profitable undertaking? Answer- I cannot prophesy, but if the history of the market can be taken as an indication, prices should show an upward tendency. At 1921 prices export lamb realised 6s per head; three years later the same type of lamb was sold for 48s Wool sold as low as 2d in 1921 and up to 53d in 1924. "A woman with children has more to keep her young than many a wife who will not have children," said Dr Marion Whyte in the course of her inaugural address to home science students at Dunedin last week. The speaker made this statement when she was referring to woman's place in the home, and to the efforts of women to retain the bloom of youth. They had to prepare for age, she said, because it was itself a preparation for another stage. ''You must die," she concluded. "You must be willing to die—that you may live." (Applause.) The fruit and fat lamb traffic on the Roxburgh-Lawrence branch railway line (writes our correspondent) has been pretty heavy for some weeks past, necessitating the service of a second locomotive. The great bulk of the fruit, chiefly apricots and peaches, finds its way to the Dunedin and northern markets; while the lambs are nearly ail consigned to the Finegand works (Balclutha). The lambs are drawn mainly from the Teviot district, and on the average are not as hoavy this year as formerly. The backward season due mainly to the erratic weather conditions has not been too kind to stock of the killable . order, and the producer finds this acutely reflected when his "account sales" reach h.iin,"3tar",

The Omakau Cricket Club has arranged to hold a dance on Easter Monday Night and have engaged the Myola Dance Band to supply the music. The Girl Guides and Boy Scouts had a wonderful time at Dunedin last week, when they met their celebrated chiefs, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. A report of the trip will appear in our next issue. Our readers are reminded of the St Patrick's Concert at Omakau to-morrow (Tuesday) and at Alexandra the following night. Intending patrons can confidently look _ forward to a great treat, as the talent will be exceptionally good. Miss Anita Winkel (in her inimitable characterisations) should prove a great draw. Then there is Mr Denis Dowling, of Ranfurly, who was the hero of the Dunedin Competitions, to say nothing of Miss Dorothy Dagg (Mezzo), Miss Mae Matheson (one of Dunedin s foremost singers), Mr Wm. Scoular, Mr Frank Perkins, Mr A. Westhead, and the cream of local talent. The weather during the past few days has been very warm, and although the middle of March, it is warmer than during what was supposed to be summer.