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Bruce Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 2515, 29 September 1893, Page 2

Held Over. — Pressure on our space has compelled the holding over of oar leader and correspondence, both on the recent Salvation Army case. The Weather. — The cold wet " snap " of yesterday and last night is a real wintry Durst from S.W. much to be regretted. The lambs will suffer, we fear. Sheep- Worrying. — This week in a paddook near the township a far/ncr found a fine ewe lying all but dead, all the wool and much of the fleßh being torn off its back. It is quite probable that some ownerß of dogs may get a surprise if such destruction continues. An Accident, — Dr Smith, of Balclutha, while driving at Romahapa, was thrown from his buggy on Wednesday and had his thigh broken. He was taken to bis residence, where he was attended to by Dr Fitzgerald, who set the injured limb and the sufferer is now progressing as satisfactorily as can be expected. Rain Fall.— The rain fall for August was heavy. Thirty five inohea fell at JPuyßegur Point, 27 at Inglewood, 20 at Stratford, 17 each at Ramatawa and Opunake, 13 at Greymouth, 12 at the " Summit " Rimutaka, 10 each at Westport, Taita, and Upper Hutt and the reßt of the places from 9&in each at Petone and Kereru downwards to rather batter than half an inch at Maheno (Otago). fcLKCTORAL. — Applications for enrolment continue to pour in from all parts over 300 women having already applied to be plaoed on the Bruce roll. About 3000 applicants have been received in Auckland and 1700 in Wellington. A number of irresponsible persona have been collecting the papers in Auokland and as they have not been sent to the registrar it is feared that large numbers of women will be disfranchised thereby Our Footballers.— lf St. George'a Hall is not crowded to-nipht we Bhall be very much surprised, for a most tempting and liberal programme has been arranged for the Football Club's Concert. The Orchestral Society will play some choioe selections, much of the available vocal talent of the town haß been engaged, together with one or two first-class voices from outside. The concluding farce is an entertainment in itself, while the prioes are of million character. Given fine weather, country cousins ought to flock in, as we have no doubt they will. Home Again. — Five of the members of the Salvation Army who went to gaol rather than pay the fiae imposed on them for breaking the Borough by-laws, returned to Milton on Tuesday night, the sixth, Captain Matthewa, having to remain in durance vile for another week. They were welcomed at the station by a large crowd of sympathisers and others and marched up to the barraoks. They afterwards paraded the street?, the five being dressed in imitation prison clothes, while the band played a number of times. A meeting was afterwards held in the barracks when each of the " martyrs " recounted his experiences. A petition was also exhibited in the hall and signatures askedfor praying Parliament to repeal the obnoxious by-law. Tit for Tat. — An amusing incident transpired on Tuesday, and was the outcome of reflections oast upon Councillor King, of the Milton Borough Counoil, in a letter signed " L.F.A.TST.,' published in that day's Bruce Herald. The writer taxed Mr King with breaking the by-lawa by displaying wares outside bis shop, and co encroaohiog on the side-walk, without permission from the Counoil. Now, as it happens, Mr King's shop front is a foot or so back from the path on his own ground, and he made the moot of this by exactly delimiting the margin by drawing a painted ribbon on the very edge of his own ground, and then depositing upon the space the wareß he desired to expose for Bale. Among them was one of his famous waterheaters bearing the following legend, " The Heater advertised by L.F. A.N. in the Bruoe Hebald." Mr King's display attracted #ome attention during the day.