The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Sept. 3, 1903.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 382, 3 September 1903, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Sept. 3, 1903.

In connection with the Alexandra Methodist l hurch, a social gathering is to be held next week. The next English and European mail, via 'Frisco, closes at the Alexandra post office on Sunday next, at 7 p.m. Mb J. Goodgeh, Cromwell holds an important auction sale of horses, truck, dec, on ~ Wednesday next. See advt. Owing to pressure on our advertising space at a late hour we are obliged to hold over a good deal of matter. Messrs Hesson and Son are having their premises in Limerick street installed with an acetylene gas lighting plant. The adjourned annua! meeting of the Alexandra Jockey Club will be held at the Caledonian Hotel on Tuesday evening next. The Clyde and Alexandra football teams meet at Clyde next Saturday. Cromwell and Alexandra meet at Alexandra on the following Saturday. The clerk of the Court will visit Alexandra on Friday. 4th September, at 2 p.m., for the purpose of issuing summonses &c, for hearing on Court-day, 14th September. A facetious Wellington clergyman last i Sunday week deprecated the system of •' wireless telegraphy " used by the choir ladies and some gentlemen of the congregation. A Road Board in Wairarapal district passed a resolution protesting against the constant massacres in the Balkans, and decided to send a copy of the resolution to the Shah! Mb D. Callaghan intimates that he is continuing the blacksmithing and shoeing lately carried on by the firm Of Callaghan and Wilson, and solicits a continuance of public patronage.' A shooting match (clay pigeons) is advertised to be held at Bald Hill Flat on Saturday, 12th September, and as substantial prizes are offered we expect to hear of good entries. The heaviest rainfall at the eight principal towns in the colony last year was recorded at Hokitika, where 96.07 in fell on 160 days. Dunedin came next with 53 56in on 184 days. Wellington had 38-75ih on 201 days. On Saturday last, a southerly buster was experienced, and a good deal of snow and sleet feel throughout the district Since then the'weather has been of a decidedly wintry character, and so far there is little signs of any growth in vegetable life, A NUMBER of sections in the Manuherikia township are advertised to be sold by auction at the Crown Land office, Dunedin, on September 14th. Several small grazingruns (situate two miles from Clyde) will be open for application up to September! sth. The Cromwell Coloured Minstrels give an entertainment in .the Clyde town hall on Tuesday eyening next. The entertainment recently given at Cromwell by the mitrttrels is highly spoken of, and they will, we feel sure, receive a hearty welcome on their visit toClyde* ■■■ 'v<-'V'-- ~' In 1897 an American named Schilling started to walk round the world, and in the course of his tour visited New Zealand. He ha* arrived in Eygpt, and will proceed to New York, via Syria, across Europe and England, expecting to finish well within the seven years'limit stipulated at the beginning of the. walk. ' > We would direct the attention of our readers to the advertisement (appearing in ■ this issue) of Mr W. F. Bastings, of the European Hotel, George St., Dunedin. This g well-known hostelry has lately been reno- J vated and refurnished throughout, and visitors to the city will find in it all the comforts of a home, with the additJceal BdwtitftfQ tfett the tariff it &M| Wfimtyk

nJe . et uH ß l held l«t evening fchemove. 1 LoS Urat6^ and ? B P t< La ** law «"«Hed b a ?daf7- l( f Umber «r 0f J naßieß - WH Will be y * vepiDg in tbe It will be soarcely necessary to remindSF&F ° f th u e to be give* m the town hall to-morrow (Friday Pivfe T^ a 8 ,8 f t r ate ." will be gft&sPp& Clyde Dramatic Club. We fully extooftfc seethe visitors welcomed by » orVfo&efr The County workmen are at present engaged m makine. much-needed repairs to the road crossing Gallpway Flat. This work was necessitated owing to the damage done by the recent flood, and the member for-the riding (Cr Pitches) is entitled to some credit tor the prompt steps he took in the direction of seeing that repairs were effected. An entertainment in, aid of the PresbyJ« na ° Sabbath School funds, was held jn the Church on Friday evening last when there was a large attendance.--An excellent and appropriate programme was pre. sented, the evening being passed in a pleasing manner. We regret-bar detailed report is unavoidably held oyer till: next issue. ■>:,':-■' -"

The Mount Ida Chronicle death of a promising youth, Mr &texan*r kagle, of St. Bathans; from the stter-eflecls of influenza. After securing ah Education Board soholorship at the Boys' High School he joined the telegraph staff,. »d assistant at Ophir when he contracted the attack which ended in his death. Great sympathy is felt for his parents, who are old and respected residents of St, Bathans %. -- Db BBtjem, of St Bathans (fbimerlylbf theOtago University), has just 'taken fts L.R.C.S. degree at Bdinburgh, Df Brufib went Home some few months ago to gain more experien.ee, and besides taking the above degree has put in a good deal o practical work with the London hospitals, particularly Middlesex. Before returning,to New Zealand he intends to act as locum tenensforDr Lyon, of South Tottenham. i London.

We would direct the attention of anglers, and those interested in angling, to the advertisements of Mr W. MVonnochie, in this issue. Mr M'Gonnochie, who is an energetic member of the Acclimatisation Bociety, informs us that the society will provide fish to further stock the streams in this distriot, and those having any suggestions to make in this matter are requested to communicate with the office of this paper. Mr M'Conuochie will supply licenses on be* of the .society. , The annual ball in connection with tha Dunstan Court of Fdresters was held in the Clyde town hall on Friday evening last and, as was anticipated, proved a most successful function. Excellent music was supplied by Messrs Briasoo and Thonras. and the catering arrangements made by Mrs Bell left nothing to be desired. During the evening. Bro.J Smart presented Bro C. P. Beck, of Alexandra, with a bandsomely-fram -d Certificate, as a slight recognition by member! of the excellent services the recipient hricl rendered to the lodge during his 37 years ot membership. ":$& The New South Wales Premier has announced his intention to ask the Governor to appoint a Royal Odmmission to inquiry into the cause of the. decrease in the-birth rate in that state. He ■ considers tbe'.mat'ffir of momentous importance. The uomniisifjion will consist of gentlemen eminently qualified to conduct the investigation. Sir John See said that it had been brought very forcibly under his notice that something should be done to ascertain the' cause or'.. causes which led to the marked deorease in J. the birth rate, and added that. possibly - the result of the investigation might prove beneficial from a moral point of view. The London " Times " recently advertised on an enormous scale the antiquated " En- • cyclopaedia Britannica " on the instalment principle, and the American group of exploiters who boomed the work have netted some thousands of pounds over -the job, London »'Financial News" has i"let the cat out; of the bag." This " Encycloposdia " appeared about 25 years ago, the first volume seeing daylight in 1875. In these later days some astute Yankees bought the old plates for a song and ran off thousands of copies, using the " Times" to boom the books, but the !' Times " proprietary bad nothing to do with the little game. The name of the " Times " was merely used for advertising purposes. We can "hardly con* gratulate those Who ordered the volumes, and are now paying through the coses for them.—Exchange. '■ "'' {