The Otautau Standard AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLER. Wednesday, July 19th, 1905.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 12, 19 July 1905, Page 2

The Otautau Standard AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLER. Wednesday, July 19th, 1905.

Owing to pressure ou our^aee, a letter ] from *" Ratepayer," our leadcr^ftod a quail- ( tity <-f other matter has had fof be, held over i until next issue. :£'■•■, ii . I A full report of the Drum^ojid^ Plough- ] ing match, held on the 12tli0gsf.',- appears * on the fourth- page. ."XjjsXX i ; Mr Swap has the foundatid|S|Jaid for a ! new residence m the Main St|e^^ adjoining ' I Mr T. Dyer's residence. XsfM \ The Wellington correspondent ot|bo Clutha Leader prophtsies a lengthy and stormy session. | Ttie Birchwood Hunt Club had. run on Wednesday, at PrummoTjui, a good number following the hounds. J7 Mr Joseph Swap, has commenced the erection of a Carpenter's shop and Joinery m the. Main Street of Otautau to facilitate , carrying on his contracting Wutk. j\ The 'remains of the late Mr TF. Sheath, which were discdved m the Otautau Bush last week, were interred m the Otautau Cemetery on Monday. In consequence df Father Sheeh&n's death, the Roman Catholic Church social, which was* to have taken place at Orepukii* on Saturday night, has been postponed indefinitely. . The Queensland Executive considered the case of Butler, sentenced so death for the murder of one Munday, m Brisbane m March last, and decided to let ;the law take its course. Butler was hung on*; Monday. -.f Six church choirs— three m Gor^and three m Invercargiil— havfe entered for the contest at the Ihyercargill competitions m August next;, it is expected that eventually eight choirs will compete. i The Wallace Mounted Rifles'' Annual Parade Muster Ball takes place on Friday, 28;h inst. Invitations are already out and as • this is one of the most popular gatherings of the year, a large assemblage is expected. Mr Sneyd and .a friend, who were out shooting m the bush opposite the mouth of the Waiau, on Thursday, bagged 98 kakas and pigeons m 2£ hours. .- This, so far as we can ascertain, constitutes a record for the season. The railway men at Milton are asking for an increase of pay. About 30 of them met las Saturday nighr, when resolutions were passed that 7s a day was not enough, and that the authorities be approached on the v tnatter.' It is understood that Mr A. M. Paterson has withdrawn his offer to act as consulting veterinarian and lecturer tb the Farmers' Union m Southland.owing to pressure of other engagements. Tbe sheep live weight-guessing competition at the Southland Winter A. and P. 'Show was won by'Mr .James H. Thomson, of Winton, bis guess being the correct one of 2111bs. The dressed weight wris lsolbs, add this was correctly guessed by Messrs W. T. May and W. Uunlop, who divide inst and second nibney between them. '" "Tha Minister of Education has forwarded a lefter received froiii the .League ot the # Empire, dealing with prize's offered by Lord' Meath (1) open to :.all secondary schools throughout the Enipirg,- for an Empire Day; '*•; ;e§s?-y of not more than 20bp . words'; and (2) open to all primary schools throughout ~ 4he Empire, for an Empire Day essay of not more than 10D0 .words, ,- Tho stoat'and the weasel seem to ba fulfilling a useful purpose as far as^Bruce County is cVnijgrnediia'lhie local papier sJCys -' that they are rapidly pjcterminating the* rabbit pest ; and that seyeral large properties, > ou.which a few years ago there were thousands of rabbit 3, .are to-day pi^otically free fromy tbem. ' a". J By a proclamation , eonfcainad m tbe Gazette' of June 29, sections 5 and 6 of the Impounding Act, 1884, have been brought into force m the ySoutblarid -County. The effect of this is. that' any .cattle found tres--passingon land, whether fenced or not, may be impounded m the nearest pound. Formerly the o.vner of tbe land trespassed upon, was required to sue for damages. The Annual report of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society is to hand showing thatr the Society has had: : > very successful year. New business auioirntiug to £870857 j has been secured, and cl^htfs paid on 692. policies. Thie society's funds now stand at. i £2,920,210 5s Id. - Mr Mnaro, rabbit inspector, of Lum<?den has been transferred to Queen3town. Last Wednesday Uis P resbyieriaa friends met him m the vestry and /presented him with a walk-ing-stick and pips, 7- A*] rs fijijnro met her lady --friends at afternoori tea, und they presented / her with a travelling rug agd ; brooch* The \ children also received liandsohie dolls, Mr T. R. Newton, of Otautau, has been, very successful .this season with bis Curiycoated Retriever "Master Confidence,"-'..hav-ing secured first and special prize at. Gore: Show, also .firstffor best dog exhibited' 'by boy under 15. years. 7-ftji-s dog also secured first and special 'prize at Invercargiil Show. A shock Was caused m Invercargiil on Saturday when it '■.; became known that , Mr Nicholas Johnson,- an old pioneer, had sud : ijenly died,. Hsysras associated with 1 the 1 early lii^fy.pf Spy: Hl a*njif and was widely jfinown and resp*c.c'ted.\i' XßLmfi trouble was nP cause of his death.' ijawqjs Qi ye^rs of , age, and left vea-zL family of one son and fo*ur : daughters, aU, grown =up *and most of them :. married. The fiioeral.*tpok place on. Monday, ahd "was largely^attended, we rptnains being interred m the Invercargiil J2a.3irC£p.eiery. ... The death 4s' announced ofj Mr Janje^ Rattray, tbe wll-known Dunedin. merchant, which occurred'on Saturday last. The deceased was m the banking business m Scotland, aud m 1860 opened the Dunedin business of Palgety, Rattray and Co. After the d ssolution of partnership, Mr Rattray carried ;on a mercantile business with his son. He was 78 years of age at the time of his death, and leayes Jjyp sons aiid seven daughters. A meeting of .tjjj**. Ladies connected with the Qtautau Methodist; Cfrurpli took place oh Wednesday, 12th instant, \vljieiji there yyas a larjps attendance. It yas decided . to form a guild to prepare for. a sale of work, to" be ' held near the ei)d pi the year, for the purpose of raising a fwi lop the erection of a new parsonage, which w.ill.bp b»ilt on the site held by the Church Oh'tbe Y.elloy Blyff Road. As a great number of ladles are .taking an interestla tbe .scheme, and ape going to work heartily for i 6, it is expected that the parsonage will be erected before next winter. Lu,eky employer ? A resolution was .passed at Dtfntdi» ihe otherafternoon, arid, ordered to be forwarded; to P-arhament as follows : — " That i a the opinion of this meting, --all employers who giye annua} jtiolid^fl .of ybot less than 10 clear days, for Whi^ salur^yis paid, m addition to -ordinary holidays, '#rid pay sick leave, if necessary, tp the extepi of one month per fl&nmn, to anjj individual, , should be exempt from the provision* of the , Shops aud Offices Art' c k '..;';

The House of Representatives has agreed s io'a second reading of tbe Old Age Pensions j Bill, which increases the allowance to ten i shillings per week. ] At the annual meeting of the Nightcaps , Sheep Dog Trial Association held m Mrs 3 Sriflin's h 11, Mr J. Ritchie was unanimously re-elected president, and Mr J. l B. Purdue was re-elected seoretary xnd treasurer. Mr Purdue was voted a ' bonus of £-2 for services rendered during the past year. Tho balance sheet showed a ' uredit-balance of £15. Messrs Irwin, Steven^ Johnston. McKenz>e, R Sutherland, Fraser, 1 Mid Kilchie were chosen as a working com- ' mittee. Ths speciil meetings conducted by the Rev. Geo. Lindsay, of Invercargiil, m the Otautau Presbytbrian Church during the week,..haypba§n. largely attended, the interest '' bay ; ng": : bebu maintain sd throughout. Mr Lihd'say's'quiet, earnest, and convincing wayof. presenting tbe Gospel message has made a deep impression on his hearers, and tbe large .attendanca of both mon and women every evening is evidence that the Gospel cf Jesus Christ hj*.s lost none of its attractiveness.- These meetings have deepened tbe spiritual- lite; of- the Church, and have' proved a stfurce of blessingboth to Minister and members of the congregation. (Contributed). An accident of a very painful nature happened on Friday afternoon to Miss Henderson, daughter of Mr Edward Henderson of YeUo*7Bluff. While carrying a vessel of boiling water, Miss Henderson stumbled and m falling the boiling water sevtrly scalded her down oue side and on ihe hands. Fortunately her face escaped. Dr Baird was quickly m attendance and applied remedies ; and although suffering from a severe shock, Miss Henderson is now doing as well as could be expected. A new Aus'ralian Federal Ministry has been formed as follows : — I'remier and Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Deakm (Victoria) ; Attorney-General, Hon. J. A. Isaacs (Vie.) : Customs, Sir W. j. Lyne (New South Wales); Postmaster-General, Mr A. Chapman (New South Wales) ; Treasurer, Sir John Forrest (Westralia) ; Defence, Senator T. Playford (South Australia.) ; Home Affairs, Hon: LE. Groom (Queensland) ; Vice President of the Executive, Hovi. T. T. Ewing (N S.W.) . Honorary Minister, Senator J. H. Keating (Tasmania). We are pleased to note that Miss Agnes Baird, M.A., and Mr J. Henderson Baird, 8.A., son and daughter respectively of the Rev. James Baird, (at one time Presbyterian minister at Winton), have passed their medical examinations at the Glasgow University, and have obtained their degree of M .B. and Ch.D. Miss Baird will remain at Home for a time, but ber brother contemplate returning to New Zealand m September. The ' Rev. Mr Baird has now tour children m the medical profession— Dr W. 8." Baird, of Otautau, Dr Helen S. Baird, of Invercargiil, and the two above-mentioned. An exciting football matcn between teams representing the Eastern and Western districts^will bs played to-day at Invercargiil. Tbe Western team ia as follows :—Fullback, J. McKenzie (Colac) ; three-quarters, C. Da Joux (Otautau). P. Whekn (Orepuki), G. Charlton (Orepuki) ; five-eigbtbs, E. Fallow (Riverton), W; Delaney (Riverton) { half-back, W. Mcßobie (Ofautau) ; forwards, A. McPherson (Orepuki), M. Lynch (Otautau), V. Weston (Orepuki), J. Adam (Riverton), G. Dawson (Colac), L. Printz (Orepuki), T. Lynch (Otautau), J. McDonald (Riverton). Emergencies : —Backs, l). Herbert (prepuki), J. Mclvor (Otautau), forwards, W. Simpson (Riverton), F. Herbert (Orepuki). The Western team's colours will be gre^n and white jerseys and white knickers.