CLUTHA NEWS ITEMS.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 20 September 1917, Page 4

CLUTHA NEWS ITEMS.

(Prom Clutha Leader. \ A record price for hoggets was made at the Balclutha Corporation yards on Friday, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, sold on account of Mr Adam King (Stoney Creek) a pen of ewe hoggets at 435; also a pen of mixed-sex hoggets - at 39s 3d.' At a special meeting of the Balclutha Borough Council on Friday evening a resolution was carried con--1 'firming the motion passed, as a special order in regard to closing Hasborough 'Road, fronting the old show ground, as resolved at a special .meeting in August, bara McLaren (Balclutha The premises occupied by Mrs Patterson—the Railway Boarding-house, Balclutha—w r ere raided on Friday evening by Constables Almond (Balclutha), Martin (Kaitangata), Fox (Milton) and Hayward (Owaka), and a considerable quantity of liquor was seized, being discovered in varipus places , throughout the building. . A prosecution, will probably follow. Mr J. Smith, junr., had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Thursday evening last when motoring to Balclutha., When a short distance on the town side of Mr P. Murray's, jucr., the car skidded in the gravel and capsized, pinning the young man underneath. His cries for help soon brought assistance, and he -was extricated unhurt, though considerably shaken. The wind-shield of the car was badly smashed. ■ At a special meeting of the. borough council on Friday evening it was decided to sell spawls to the South Otago Freezing Company at 15s Gd per yard at the quarry, the company to do its own carting. -With regard to engaging a quarryman, it was decided, on the motion of Councillors Landels and Finn, 11 That the town clerk write to various county councils to ascertain what rate, of wages are paid the quarrymen, and when the necessary information comes to hand applications be called for a quarryman for the Balclutha Borough." tk ° h - •

The death occurred at Beahar on Saturday of Miss Daisy Parks, the only daughter of Mr and' Mrs Francis Parks. .. The deceased was in her 21st year, and had been confined to her bed for a lengthy period prior to her demise. Mr A. Graham, at one time stationmaster at Balclutha,- paid a flying visit to Balclutha last week, arriving from "Wellington on Thursday evening aud departing again for the north on Friday afternoon. Mr H. Havelock Cornish, of Messrs Morison and Smith, barristers and solicitors, 'Wellington,, is spending a few 1 days with his parents at Kaitangata 011 • account of his mother 's illness. Mr Albert Taylor, an ex-Balelutha boy, whose parents reside at Owaka, was. a member of the Southland draft 6f the 34ths that proceeded to Dunedin last evening. . He voluntarily enlisted at Biverton upon attaining military age. So far one candidate has come forward to be nominated for the position of a councillor of the Balclutha Borough to fill the present extraordinary vacancy. This is Mr A. H. Stow- • ell, of Francis Street. A "welcome home" social was tendered to Mr and Mrs P. Murray, junr., at their residence (Barnego) on Thursday night by the residents of Barnego. , Mr J. Smith presided over a large attendance, and an enjoyable programme of vocal, elocutionary and musical items was contributed. Dancing was . also indulged in, and at a suitable interval the chairman, on behalf of those present, presented Mr and Mrs Murray 1 with a pair of seagrass chairs. It is announced in the Gazette 'that Captain Stanley Rice, of the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, is struck off the strength of the Expeditionary, - Force, and is absorbed into the estab^ • lishment with his original rank and !- seriority therein; that Lieutenant Rob- ' ert Prain Boyne is appointed lieutenant in the 14th (South Otago) Hegir ment; and that James Lenister Passmore is appointed- second lieutenant, on probation, of the Motor Service l Corps (Otiigo section). : A Press Association message from « Auckland' states that 071 sick and wounded soldiers, comprising 15 officers "'and; 356 .other'ranks and six nurses, arrived on/Sunday. The following are ; the names of men from this district who ; are returning:—Aaroij Johnson Bow- ' mar, fireman, Kaitangata; Andrew Carson, miner, Kaitangata; , Francis Daniel P. Slater, farm hand, y v %tiins-; William Fleming, farmer, Wai- ; pahi.