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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 259, 8 November 1897, Page 5

The children's flower show was "brought to a successful conclusion on Saturday night. Special praise is due to Mesdames McKean and Thornes and Mr Thornes for the way they worked to make the show a success. In the champion class for lilium K. Churton was awarded third prize, a special was awarded Lily Ince for palm lfly, and a third prize to Eva Thompson for native basket. Certificates of merit in this class, were also awarded to Anna and "Martha Monstedt, Lucas Creek. The following awards . were also made: — Petunia : Emily Stephens, 1. Pelargonium : Gerty Lilly, 1. Mmiulus: Queen Whitten, 1 ; Thomas Rollo, 2. Fern: Millicent Brookfield, 3. Coleus: Florence Pooley, 3. Pot Pansies: Pearl Allen 3. Maidenhair fern: Harold Hooper, special prize. In the bouquet competition for the various standards a special prize was aAvarded Jessie Stimpson (Wellesleystreet School) for exhibits of scholars of Standards V.; and a similar award was made to Louie Fernandez (Gratton Road). In. Standard VI. special prizes were given to Florric _Beehan (Wellesley-street) and Annie Cameron (Bayfield). In our report of Friday the following awards were omitted:—Three pelargoniums for children under 11, second prize, Noel Gcarly. For children under 10, cut flowers, one exhibit of any sort, Aileen Reid, 1; Edna Lynch, 2. For sweet peas Mary You, 1. The name of the winner ot Mrs Nelson's special prize for bouquets in Standard I was Ernestine Crossley, Beres-ford-street School.

There lias been an outbreak of a strange disease among the horses and cattle in the eoldfields district. This was reported to the Stock Department and immediately Mr Park, the Government veterinary surgeon, accompanied by the Ross Stock Inspector, proceeded to Paeroa to investigate About thirteen cases were inspected, but happily no new or contagious disease was unearthed. ®