The Otautau Standard AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue IV, 24 May 1905, Page 2

The Otautau Standard AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE.

n^^^flmifrCKrmvchael, of Lilburn, for Wallace at m the Opposition f '1 lie tender of the Nightcaps Coal Company has been accepted for the supply of coal to the Southland section ol the Government Railways , for the year ending March 81st 1906. Out of 1800 lambs bred by Mr Jas, Miller, Daringdale/Drummond, 1100 were sent to the freezing' works last week, and when killed and dressed, averaged over 401bs each. Mr J. F. Beck, of Wairio, has sold his farm of about 450 acres, part to Mr Dickson, and part to' Mrs Beck, senr., and has himself purchased Mr Henderson's farm, at Wright's Bush, part of the old Monte Christo Estate. Mr M. Gilfedder, formerly M.H.R. for Wallace, has decided to be a candidate at the forthcoming ejec ti£>ns. It is not, however, finally understood [ which electorate Mr Oilfedder has decided to woo. v : The Otautau Presbyterian Church social has been fix. d for. Friday, the 9th June. As this is onevpf the! most important social events qf the; year, there will no doubt be a large gathering, r . ' An, interesting debate has' been arranged between ': the members of the Young Women's; Bible Class Union aid the Young Men's Bible Class Union, the *. subject . ;being " Country v Town," the ladies championing the city and the gentlemen the country. , - '"'At a meating of f^t> rummond settlors held the Qveqing of thurs-

day the 18th instant, it was unanimously agreed that steps should be taken m the direction ot providing the district with railway communication on the principle adopted for the formation 'of a line from Gore to Waikaka.. * •■:

The Wyndham ToWti Board *are at present contemplating the erection of a Town Hall. Voluntary 'subscriptions, to the extent of £250, have been made and a Public meeting of the ratepayers is to be called to obtain their authority to borrow the balance of the money against^ a special rate. The building will probably be built m briclc and is expected to cost betwefen 48 00, and £900. y. '

i ~ ■ ■ '... y Otautau is not singular in^ its friction with the County authorities as to the respective duties of each ancnt expenditure on 'the maintenance of main streets.; Wyndham, a town of much the ' same size; as Otautau, and with about the; s&me revenue, considers it would -.be tetter off if severed from the • County and given control of its Main 'Street and the expendi ture of the y. rates levied by the County vvithijn . the Town district. Sooner or later this dual responsibility will have to be determined one way or another. Town Boards will hardly rest satisfied ;. till they are the recognized authority for controlling the entire area within their districts.

Mr Geo. Gilchrist, ; formerly of Otautau, has just returned to Invercargill after a tour, extending over some weeks, through the North Island, m the interests of his patent safety window latch. I This ingenious appliance has beeh warmly approved bf by experts who > have examined it, and a model shown to us certainly appeared to be possessed of qualities which will ensure; its superseding the present cumbersome sash-weights and cords and multitudinous sash fasteners, the window m either upper or lower sash, or both, can be locked instantaneously at any elevation, and ventilation, thus regulated as desired. Mr Gilchrist has patented his appliance m Several countries and has already re r ceived an ofter of a good round sum for the rights which, however, he has no intention at present of entirely parting with it. A small syndicate is joining with Mr Gilchrist m placing it on the market.

Mr Andrew Ramsay Mackintosh, sheep- farmer and Mr Geo. Horrell, farmer, both of Clifden, are patentees lor an appliance for use upon the binding tables Of harvesters and the like. Its claims are stated thus :— (1) An appliance for the binoMugtabte of a harvester or the like, consisting of a tapering augle-bricket adjustable upon the binding-table substantially as and fpr the purposes specified and illustrated. (2) Foj the purpose indicated, m combination, a tapering angle bracket ot ! metal, a wooden plate secured thereto a boltsecuring the forward end of said angle-bracket to the binding-table of a harvester, and a curved slot re-* ceiving a bolt by means of whicli the angle of the a PP^^^^§^to^ jnvercargill, announces by advertisement steam and oil engines for sale, detailed particulars of which will be given m a future

- Tbe Gazette announcement is made re Grove Bush, that a telrphone office has; been opened as from 11th ulto, alao a telephone bureau.

Mr Alfred E.Smitb.Surgeon'and' Mechanical Dentist, Inverbargill, announces periodical visits to Otautau— the second Friday m each month (Sale Day)— commencing from Friday, June 9th.

Estey organs suitable for chare li and home sendee are advertised for sale by " Bigg's," Esk Street, Invercargill. The terms st per month are speoially inviting, w Westport Coal Co, Ltd (Mr Jas. Mctyeekin, branch manager, Invercargill) advertises m another column, that fresh pargqes direct from the mines are landed every second week at th** Blufif. Flaxmillers dreJßeite aiid others using steam coal are speoially directed to the announcement.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aj*. ney Co. Ltd., have received the following cnble from their London Office : — Tallow : We quote present spot values for the following description of tallow ; Fine mutton 275, good beef 24s 3d, mixed 23s Gd. Fine mutton market quiet.

Tho annual prize offered by Sir Joseph •Ward, Minister for Bail ways, for the best section of the permanent way, has been won by Mr E. Cleverly, for tbe^Ota utau pdption. This is all the more credita^le'to^Mr (Beverly when it is remembered that the ..Qtautau section is a difficult one to Work, and tyffi he was m competition with Clihiß^^h'oltt.cif 'the pangers' m Southland, and th«it<fre!tses.t the next competitor by only hatjtacpointi j,*£ The half yearly issue .^lM he^i^g. zinc issued by the pupils of the^Soiithlan^ lBoys» iHigh School is before us. ,j|£e/toaga|ipe is a very interesting one, cokiftinfiig- paotos ol Mr W. Macalister M.A.^li.lißy atid! Mr Eustace Bußsell, both ofy w hom > wipe intimately associated with the early htetory of the school and now occupy'leadihg! positions m the legal profession m Invercargill. The history of quite a number of other old boya is referred to m the paper and we are glad to see that several Otautau names occupy prominent positions. Considerable attention is paid to tbe part played by the school ; m the various sports. FuU accounts of then doings at cricket, swimming, football and gymnastics finding a place m its pages. ' Interesting' accounts by various pupils of excursions during tbe holiday time, make very interesting reading, as also on account of a school {>*cnic held at Green Hills.. The ( magazine i well printed and is a bright arid* attractive U.le journal, '£ *^ - ; .■■ ■ v

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i urn mmiwaamaaaam Tbe annual mid-winter excursion to tbe South Sea Islands will be carried out this year by the Union Company's s.s. Manapouri, leaving Auckland ou tbe 30Sb inst.

What Is desoribed as an out and oat opposition candidate, will present himself for Wallace at the ensuing general election m the persoh of Mr Adam Carmichael, art ex-chair-man of the Wallace County Council,

The South Island Native Reserve, on tin west bank of tbe Waiau River bas become ad object of interest to Eeitlera m the neighbour* hood. They argue that it is blocking settlement and interfering with the advancement of the place generally. To obviate tbat state of things, tbey propose petitioning the Minister of Lands to deal with it.

The decision given by the Oourt of Appeal m wbat is known as . the Port Chalmers Licensing case, has been reversed by tbe Privy Council. Tbat is, so far as it goes, a victory for the publican party.' It empowers tho Stipendary Magistrate, Mr C. C. Graham, to hear the petition and give His decision as to whether the irregularities m the conduct of the eleotion were such as to invalidate tbe poll. If he finds them to have been so, then tbe Chalmers botelkeepers will be entitled to get their licenses; if not, the verdict of the Privy Council will be of no further avail.

A wholesalo valueless ehcquo delinquent, made bis appearance recently on tbe east coast of Canterbury, at Banks Peninsula. He gave A first impetus to the plaoe, by promoting a land boom. In celebration tbereot be ' ' made a host of friends " at the various hotels— treating them liberally, and passing oheques m payment. Amongst other purchases, he bought a horse for £28, which be afterwards sold for £19 10s. Eventually it was ascertained that bis paper, drawn on a ban . at Waimate, had no intrinsic value, and thereupon tbe aid of the police was. invoked. The upshot was that on Saturday last, Alfred Nelson, with a number of aliases, made bis appearance m the' police court, Akaroa, charged with issuing valueless cheques to botelkeepers and others. Accused, Who had nothing to say for himself, .was committed for trial at the Supreme Oourt, Ghristchurch.

We have received a copy of the annual report and financial statement for the year ending 31st December last, ol St. John's Ambulance Association, (Dunedin Centre). It seems to have done a fair amount of work m the way of propaganda; Riverton classes being mentioned with special approval. They are stated to have been very successful for both men and women — the numbers attending being set down at 79. Owing, : however, to delay, only a limited number presented themselves for examination. Donations amounting to £142 are acknowledged. Tbe income Ib set down at, including a balance of £47 from the preceeding year, £228 . The expenditure leaving a balance of £32, totals up to that amount.