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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1025, 16 March 1894, Page 5

The Tapanui Courier referring to the Rev. W. G. M'Laren's meeting at Kelso says it was the largest and most enthusiastic temperance meeting ever h<fld in Kelso.

Lyon's Operatic Burlesque Company of 14 first class artists direct from India and Australia open at Mackenzie's Hall on Easter Monday in ' Faust up to date-' They appear at Kaitangata on Saturday March 24th.

The Waipahi Estate, the property of the late Mr James Logan, waa exposed for sale in seven farms by Messrs Wright Stephenson at the

Prince of Wales Hotel, Clinton ,Jyesterday, when the whole with the exception of one lot was disposed of. Tiie {following are the details of the sale :— Lot 1— 823 alr 23p0, Li lis per acre, J. Taylor; lot 2— 554 a, L 2 9s, J. Taylor; lot 3 - 175 a, L 4 2s, J. Taylor; lot 4-320 a, L 2 10?, J. Taylor ; lot 5— 292 a, L 2 17s, T. Taylor ; lot 6— 433 a. L 3 2s, W. M'CaJlum ; lot 7 -3251 a, passed in, highest ofier 30s per acre.

In our advertising columns will he ound the form of voting paper to be used in taking the local option poll next Wednesday.

It will be well that every elector should examine

it carefully before going to the polling booth. It is quite easily understeod. Tlie vote is to be taken on three classes of licenses— publican's, Accommodation, and bottle. If the voter wishes

the number of these continued as at present he

will draw the pencil through the second and third lines in each cisc; if he wishes them reduced be will delete the first and third lines, and if he wishes no licenses to be issued he will delete the first and second lines in each case. No voter has to sign his or her name to the paper, and no mark whatever should be made upon it beyond scoring out the six lines as above indicated. In our advertising columns will also be found a list of the temperance and moderate candidates for election to the licensing committee. In the voting papers these are arranged in alphabetical order instead ofthe order given by

us. Voters should familiarities themselves with

these names before going to the booth, so as to \ prevent delay, and also to prevent the risk of

nnintentionally scoring out the wrong names. The voter may scors out as many names as he chooses, but rnußt not leave more than eight undeleted,' otherwise the vote will he informal.

The Kennedy-Deering Company per- '' formed to a fair house in M'Kenzie's Hall last evening. Owing to Friday 23rd inst., being Good Friday, Messrs Wilson Cameron and Co. have postponed the sale of Mrs Melrose's farm till Friday 30th. Mr J. W. Jago will deliver a lecture on the licensing question in M'Kenzie's Hall on Monday evening. Mr Jago is exceedingly well informed on his subject, and is in addition a popular and effective speaker. Friday next being a post office holiday and all mails for despatch that day having to be made up the previous evening, we shall be obliged by advertisers and correspondents sending in their communications a little earlier next week. The trial .of Dobson and Kufner for murder at South Dunedin was conclud' d on Wednesday night, when the jury -returned a verdict of manslaughter against both poisoners and each was sentenced to seven years penal servitude. Messrs Neil and Co. have received a cup valued five guineas from The Sunlight Soap Co., which they :have presented to tbe Clutha Cycling Club through the vice-president, Mr M. Coghlan to be completed for within two months.

The report of the directors of the

Colonial bank to be submitted n t the half yearly meeting shews L 20.476 as the net profits for the half year. Adding L 6434 brought forward and deducting L 2119 tax and note circulation arid Land and Income tax, the amount available is L 24,791. The directors recommend adding to the reserve fund and payment of a dividend of 7 per cent, per annum on the paid up capital (L 14,000) leaving L 5791 to be carried forward.

At the meeting of the Education Board on Wednesday the votes of 193 school committees for the new members of the board were counted, the result being as follows :— The Hon. J. Macgregor, M.L.C. ... 167 Mark Cohen ... "... ... 107 John F. M. Fraser ... . . . . 106 Donald Borrie ... ... ... 92 Michael Fraer ... ... ... 78 J. C. Anderson ... ... ... 13 The Rev. A. M. Finlayson ... • ... 12 Messrs Macgregor, Cohen, and Fraser aro therefore the new members of the board. ~* . A public meeting was held in the school house, Stirling, on Friday [evening, when about thirty persons, including a few ladies, put in an appearance. Mr M'Skimming occupied the chair, and explained thatjthe meeting had been called to consider various matters in connection with the approachine licensing election. Mr 0. R. Smith spoke at length explaining the use of the ballot papers and gave a most able and temperate address on the temperauce and prohibition questions now before the public. Several others spoke in support of the cause. A resolution was passed that this meeting pledge themselves to use their best endeavours to secure areduction jin the number of licenses within the district. .-

The Port Molyneux Electoral Committee met on Monday evening in the vestry, but so great was the interest manifested hy the public in their proceedings that they had to adjourn to thechurch. The president, Mrsßigg, openudthe meeting with prayer. The whole of the distric 1 ; was sub-divided and members of committee wer j appointed to each sub-division. The sscretary, Miss Paterson, supplied the members with a list of the electors residing in their respective subdivisions, and all the members signified their willingness to visit each voter within the allotted area, and give all the information necessary as to how to vote.

At a meeting of directors of the Balclutha Gas Company held on Tuesday evening Mr John Mitchell was appointed secretary to the company. The chairman reported that all those sommoned for calls in arrear had paid the amounts due, with expenses before the court day. He mentioned that a number of other shareholders were still in arrears, and it was decided that in all such cases summonses be served in time for next court day. It was aLo reported that samples of gasaliers, brackets and other gas fittings had arrived from Melbourne, anl it was found the prices were remarkably low. It was agreed that these be kept at the company's ofiice at the works so that intending consumers may inspect the same and select their fittings. It was further reported that the mains had now been laid, that all arrangements for an early start were in a forward state, and that the orders for supplies of gas had been far beyond expecta-

tions