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Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1760, 22 June 1886, Page 3

Ix has been decided to hold a ploughing match at Stirling on Friday, July 11. Mr Oakden, piano-taner, has written U3 to Bay that he will positively be in Milton on Friday morning. Nearly two tons of newspapers were forwarded by the Home mail from Danedia on Saturday. A meeting is to be held at Balclutha this week in connection with a proposal to establish a flour-mill in the township. An advertisement relating to the forthcoming ploughing match will be found in another column. Messrs T. Brydone, J. W. Thompson, and W; Dallas are gazetted trustees under the plntha River Trust Reserve Act.

I A bkport of the presentation to Dr Reid by the Masonic Lodge, and other matter, is crowded oat by a crash of late advertisements. There were 117 applications for the position of messenger to the Education Board. The appointment was given to E. C. Marryatt. ' Messrs J. A. Duthie and Co. sell to-day, on the premises, at noon, the whole of Mr John Waters' plant, consisting of horses, vehicles. &c. The funeral of the late Mr Bobert Gillies took place at the Dunedin Northern Cetne- ! tery on Friday afternoon. A very large number from all parts of the district, among them many gentlemen from Tokomairiro, followed the remains to their last resting | place. The R.M.S. Tongariro arrived at Port Chalmers on Sunday afternooD. She left Plymouth on May 8. She lost over 3 days I on the voyage through an accident to her machinery. The actual steaming time for the trip was 38 days 12h. 40m. The special correspondents in the North have asserted that the Maoris have no tradition of any previous eruption of Tara^era. The very word " Tarawera," however, signifies "burning peak," and it is not likely it would have been so applied without good reason . Among 33 telegraphist?, oat of 431 employed by the department, who competed for prizes offered by the Government, Mr Walter Marryatt, of Timaru gained second honour among the cadets. Mr Marryatt is a son of our well-known townsman, and received his instruction in the art from Mr H. Gourley of the Aiilton office. An Aucklind telegram says the creditors of E. N. Legges, a bankrupt, have resolved to bring the conduct of the debtor under the notice of the court for concealing the true state of his affairs and receiving a consignment of grain from the South which was not mentioned in his statement. Mr Legges, is not unknown in this distriot. OITR Wellington correspondent's letter will be found particularly interesting, more especially to policy-holders, and to those who contemplate insuring in tha Government Insurance Association, as it contains an account of the proceedings of the recent meeting of policy-holders in Wellington. What has become of the Bcraper ? Unionstreet is in an unusually muddy state. Tradesmen complain that customers bring immense quantities of dirt into their shops, while they themselves cannot cross tho road without getting their boots iv a filthy state before they get back, A man was at work on Saturday with a hand scraper, but there is a machine nomewbere. The funeral of the late wife of Mr Jno. Finch, junr., took place at the Fairfax Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Fiuch died at Oamarn, from which place the body was 'conveyed by train, arriving on Saturday evening. A large number of persons followed to the grave, including members A Court Bruce in regalia. The services were conducted by the Rev. J. Chisholm. Latest reports from the scene of the volcanic eruptions state that matters are comparatively quiet. There are still outbursts of steam and smoke, with occasional upthrowing of boulders which fall back in the craters. Natives hare been at work plundering M'Rae's and Humphrey's Btores. M'Rae has been informed that £2000 worth of his property is gone. A constable has recovered some property stoleri by Maoris. Mr W. M'Htttcheson, who has acted in the capacity of postmaster and telegraphist at Naaeby for about ten years, was on Saturday morning presented with a watch and guard by a number of the residents on the occasion of his leaving the district for six months to visit the old country. A presentation was also made to Mrs M'Hutcheson. Mr M'Hutcheson was for a number of years telegraphist at Milton. The grounds surrounding St. John's CKurch are very kindly left open for the pleasure of the public. We are sorry to say, however, tbat some evil-disposed larrikins have taken advantage of thia privilege, and amused themselves by destroying some of the trees. We understand that a strict watch will be kept io future, and these amateur woodmen bad better practice their craft in the buah if they do not wish to get into trouble. We publish in another column a list of I questions prepared by the Joint Committee appointed by the General Assembly to enquire into the rabbit question . Tho subject is one which affects many residents in this district, and we are sure that not a few of our readers conld furnish valuable information to the Committee. Replies to any, or the whole series, of questions may be forwarded to either Mr Jame3 Fulton, or MrD. Reid, Ms.H.R., who will flee that they are ntilised by the Committee when preparing their report. The monthly meeting of the Toko. School Committee was held on Friday evening, when all the mem bars were present. It was resolved that the school be closed for the midwinter holidays from June 26 to July 6. A circular from Dr M 'Gregor, re Syllabus, was received. The following accounts were passed forjpayment :— Janitor, £10; T. Reid, coals, £3 17s lOd ; Graham and Kennard, £1 5s 2d. The repairing of fence was left to the Works Committee. The clerk called attention to new regulations issued by the Education Board, and read a portion of the same. It was resolved to consider the document at a future meeting, members of Committee in the meantime to make themselves acquainted with its contentß. A house at Glenledi, belonging to Mr Geo. Sanderson, and formerly used by him as a store, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Mr Sanderson left home for Dunedin in the morning, and on the night referred to his two daughters, and Mis 3 Grant, teacher of the school, were sleeping in the house. The latter was awakened about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning by the noise of crackling, and opening her door into the kitchen, found it in flames. The occupants of the house had

barely time to escape in their nightdresses, when the house was enveloped in flames. The fire is supposed to hare originated in a defective chimney. Mr Sanderson was insured for £300 in the Standard, but throu gh an unfortunate oversight the policy was allowed to lapse a day or two ago. The London Drapery Company hare once more arrived to give the public of Milton and surrounding district the advantages of their system of business, viz , selling only firstclass articles for cash at wholesale prices, whioh is a saving of at least 25 per cent. The public are warned against sales got up under the name of compulsory and clearing ■ales, which no doubt have proved a failure long before now. The London Drapery Company have commenced a genuine sale, which the public are daily taking the advantage of, in spite of the inclement state of the weather. We would advise all who have not paid them a visit to do so before purchasing drapery.— Ad vt.