Clutha News Items.

Bruce Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 21, 8 March 1909, Page 2

Clutha News Items.

(From the Clutha Loador.) For the iirst time in the history of Balclutha the motor car was called into requisition in connection with a wedding on Wednesday.

Jn addition to the amount contributed by the public of Jjalciutiha and the surrounding districts to Dr. Barnardo's Homes, the lie v. Mr Mayers received from a gentleman present at the Sunday night's meeting a cheque for the handsome sum of £lO. This makes a total of upwards of £OO a very creditable contribution to a very worthy object.

•Mr G. M. G. Macdonnell who has been a wellknown resident of Kaita'ngata for many years and who is leaving the district, was ontertaindd at a farewell social last Friday evening and presented with a Hoslyn travelling rug while Mrs Maedonnell was presented witili a gplltl mufi chain. There was a big representative gathering, and Mr. J. M. Smith was in tliu chair.

Milk fever is sometimes a source of great annoyance and loss to dairymen. There have been a good many eases in and around Kaitangata during the past season. Mr George Aitehison, a wellknown dairy man there, has been very successful in his treatment of them. His method is an injection of sterilised air into the udder of the affected eow, tying the teals afterwaiVU with tape to keep the air from escaping. The pump used is one mudc for the purpose, lie has had some remarkable recoveries, some of the-cows being almost at the point of death when he treated them, and he has not had a single death from milk fever. The air is absorbed into the system, and the udder gets quite slack. The cow is given a dose of salts, and in two or three days the cows come back to their milk as if nothing had happened. There are many cures for milk fever, but Mr Aitchison's, judging by the test of results, will stand favourable comparison with any of them.

At the .Horticultural Show yester-day—-Heaviest rhubarb, J. IJ. hillocks 9 "lbs, Mrs Sinclair Wright 9AH>s; heavy onions, •). Dull' Oijlbs, C. L. JSaish 2 : heavy cabbage, Limb "2Slbs: lieavy marrow, J no. Begg, jun., 2Ulbs.

Mr Phil Clout had four sheep worried in his paddock Mrs Toshs farm last Saturday morning. It is to be hoped that people having sporting dogs will in the future keep them tied up at night. The Clutha subscriptions to the Bread Fund now amount to £'.150 11/, not including amounts sent by the Anglican Church as follows :—Kaitangata, per Mrs Sharman, £7 3/ ; Stirling, per Miss Parqithar, C 3 1/6 ; grand total to date, £.IOO 15/0' The Barnardo boys had a crowded house in the Presbyterian Hall, Kaitangata, on Tuesday evening, and it is understood that as a result of their visit to the mining town, the funds of the Homes will benefit to the extent of about IMO. The programme was very well received, the bell-ringing of the boys being particularly pleasing. Mr \V. M. Allan, of the local Post Ollice, has: obtained one month's .holiday leave, anil meanwhile Mr Jarvie (Dunedin) is relieving. Commissioner Dinnie and .Inspector O'Brien of the Police Department are at present nuikinu" their periodical inspection of the police stations in the district.

Mr W. Sarginson, of Warepa, who has been cadet in the Lawrence post ollice for sonic time, is under notice to transfer to Oamaru.

Malcolm Taylor, employed at Houipapa went through to tihe l)u.n<jdin Hospital last evening, with an injured leg. In the morning a truck went oft tlie line anjd the men were levering it on when the dobbin slipped and the wheel of the truck crushed Taylor's leg.

A petition is being circulated in the Borough, asking the Council to acquire an acre or two of the land belonging to Mr John Dunne, between Charlotte street and the river. The petition is being pretty generally signed. and will be presented to the council in due course. There is a talk, too. that the A. and P. Society should acquire the property f.or the purposes of a show ground, the opinion being held by some that the position with regard to the present ground is not altogether satisfactory, the limited area, and the exposed nature of the buildings during tho year. We do not know that there is anything in this rumour, but we mention it. So far as the borough is concerned, it is pointer] out that the areas of land suitable for recreation purposes are being limited, and that unless steps are taklen now to provide for the future of the town in this respect, the opportunity will soon be lost.