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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 33, 12 December 1905, Page 2

In this issue Mr Dugald Maopherson returns thanks to all those who loyally Bup,ported him. at the recent election.

Mr J. G. Thomson, M.H.B, was absent Iromjtiverton on th.c night of the eleotion, having gone to Inveroargill, en route to Heddon Bush, to he present at the banquet to Sir Joseph Ward.

In the course of his remarks at the Heddon Bush banquet to Sir Joseph Ward, Mr Thomson mentioned that he desired to pay a tribute to the guest m reference to' the, assistance always given by Sir Joseph when matters effecting Southland constituencies were before the House. ■ '* ' * ' :

The Otautau School concert has been altered from 22nd inst to 19th inst, m order to allow the teachers to attend a natural history exhibition m the North, whioh would be missed by adhering to the original date fixed for the concert. ' ■*■'

Babbits appear to be very numerous on the roadhne and along thgt fences* on the Otautau. R^verecjnroad,

Mr fi. Cleverly fata been appointed to fill tbe vacancy on the school committee caused by the death of Mr Rftvenscroffc. ,i

Friday last was the anniversary of the open ing m 1863, of the first railway m New Zealand, the Ferrymead portion of ChristchurchLyttelton line.

Mr H. Holt, of Otautau, dug op some new potatoes on Wednesday last (show day). < Tire tubers, though not very dry, were fairly large, showing that the wet Beaaon has not had ar»s. appreciable effect on. them. , ■

Owin* to the unavoidable absence of the Town Clerk mconneotion with the ooantina of tbo election votes, the usual monthly meetmg of the Ojtautaa Town Board did, not take" place last night. '

The New Zealand football team defeated Cheltenhem on Wednesday by 18 points to ml; There were. 7000; spectators. Tries wewL obtained by Abbott (8) and Roberta;

Mr D, Torpy, Orawia, announces that he month? * Ore * °' t ? aBS to let for si *

in l^SV^^^i l^ "» teftm wP'Ment. ing Great Britain m London for thetmemV ployed fund probably on January 6th. It la tepV 6 * iDg *° d Qneen ' wiU a| -

The whole of the briokwork of the new post office is now complete and rapid proeresa being made with woodwork. A? the ?22f fin£h i«i?£ l l£8«f 8 «. <he con tnw*ors should noißh well within the contract time. ■ The weather, which prevented the opening ot the fcyims season fcr 8 o long', has beeifali thaf cqu ld he. wished for lately, and the members of tZISi tme^ bß6n l l *™*** Tenders are invited m another oolomn for the sledging and carting of flax to Dunoan* Cameron's No 2mill,omwia. Tenders are to 1 Jk d §l d^^l T * Bowes ' manger no later obSnSI&tS: Full P a^«soanbe

innJ^tJ™^? I**?1 **?. IB "POrt^ m connection with the Newton lioensing poll. It is mm ouredthat at one booth, foV several VouS*

The posUiont ol parties ii^ the new Parha3£!? l\ oV f nmeQt . 6Q } Opposition (of afl shades), 14 Among the defeated are suoh prominent Qnpositionists as Sir W.R. RusseU. Messrs Duth«,Pirani Moss, Buchanan, and Herdncjan. Of the « 'New Liberals » Messrs Taylor and Bedford were rejected by large ma.

ation held at Chnstoharoh on DecemberWh So appeal of H.B. Huntjr and W 72" against their disqualification by the •'Southland Racing Club was considered. TheeviciZ c m** re(^ ed( ba « k *» '4 The g»vel-shoveHing contests at the Ahaura & )M T? c*>e * > B P? rte P^ed extremelyffi ! &o^ stf me for ShovelW 4minl2 8-sthseos and, for the Shovelling Handicap, 3 mins 58 sees. The task set "S' fenoe 7 ° f gWVeI ° Ver a fo « S

At a special nttfeting of the sahrtni committee held on Thursday evening, a SS committee was appointed to' draw up a letter of condolence to Mrs Bavenscrofton the death of her husband, who had been an Sve and respected member of the school com!

The annual school concert has been fixed forPnday 22nd irist. and the pupila are bW practising their parts. It i, to be hojed "£ concert will be well patronised »„ Ihl* coflnmtteeareveryanxiouTtoraiseasubstan! tial Bttm fo amis* iq farther iniprovinV the grounds before next w|nter< m tf IO ™g : The Postmaster-GeneraJ has authorisedlEe erection of a telephone wire from Mossburn to Lakes Te Anau and ManamrarißXwaiai Valley to the Lakes from Otautan • andisadireotlosstothe town, whichmght hare been averted by alittle more activity on the part of the Town Qoard, »V wv «y on ( The official count of the votes for Wallaaa an<j will be flnishet! to morrow. Th« dan^ialready published «ffl not be greatly SKI far aB the c andidateß Ire concerned 1 i°*i ' he 1 "-?o«nt of the licensing vote whifr hardly hkely to make any alteratlciS tore! sat, will show that no-liceusehar bTen W »7 a very narrow margin indeed. P ' j The proposal to adopt the Byatem of ratine jbn unimproved values m the Otautau ToS 11 7 ,' whea a major ty of votes wa« ifef t" B6 * h « mnovation and oon^ue^' &* ? g i f 61118 ? 1^ ** th *r ara - From ffi"

man?" The TandldaTe "SShV^ 1 ".""* name of his opponent aehff2^ J W- to^ electrified with^he refifr SfiJBP • H was

prija. for horses, on. fS SrT 4 'h™, *"< dissept/ m^to^fpJS^.Sf?» f got your vote, of thanka." VW< "You've. Southland atookhashaen wlnniflff 1, ft » A at various agricultural' ahnZ, 5 *" 8 . f on °ur« Norther^ diflt?iote;S B jte a « 1D *«■ •»* Waixn^tuku, have bean 7Z£Sr n'* 7 and Son -' oartS oft'flrat and chaS? t? 80^ 11^ year* running) at jgjg OOfn fo J on ,°« 8 (^ (four years old), and mdbahL *l dt y ma «* wHtD&a oof' been onito m «»j_ -^7 "one been bj b%MSi2E!Si A order * Jt bad not In conclusion: fc*>'tliankad ft n kJ • ac0 * and committees^ their heart JeuZff^l the oonoluoion of his addiwu S v A * we;e given for the .defeata candid^. ° bM^'