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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1031, 27 April 1894, Page 5

A special meeting, a1 which a full attendance is requested, of the "Warepa Lodge, 1.0. G.T., will be held on Monday evening. The Minister of Lands is to establish, in the interest of small farmers at Cheviot a dairy factory, to be conducted on co-operative principles. There are many other districts where the Minister might establish similar factories with advantage to the settlers. A public meeting was held in the Ratanui schoolhouse on Monday evening re the dairy factory and it was resolved that the company be asked to go on with the work as early as possible. A meeting of the library committee was also held. Some correspondence was dealt with re purchasing books and a few new subscribers enrolled. A hearty vote of thanks was recorded to Messrs Falkner and Draper for their handsome donation of books and it was decided to hold a concert in aid of the funds at an early date. Mr Moir was re-elected president, Mr Carlton vice president, and Mr Oow secretary,

While Mr M'Govern, of Kaitangata, was out driving yesterday afternoon, he fell from the buggy and sustained a fracture of the wristbesides receiving n. severe shaking. He was coining down a hill and was pushing the brake on with his foot, when his heel slipped suddenly over it, and he fell out rather heavily. We regret to h:ive to record an unfortunate accident which happened to Mrs George Bain yesterday afternoon. She tripped in a very simple manner over a stone on the garden .path, and falling somewhat- awkwardly and heavily, broke her left leg near the hip | joint. Mrs Bain , who with her husband and family are very old residents of Balclutha,was suffering severely from sciatica at the time, so that the accident is all thu more unfortunate. We are sure she has the genuine sympathy of a large circle of f reinds. The Payne family combination of trusical artists pay us a visit on Wednesday next, when they will present one of their drawingroom entertaintnnnts for which they are so famous. Since their last visit to New Zealand they have added another lady artiste to the company— viz., Miss Bella Handricks, solo violiniste, pianiste, and soprano. The Northern press speak very highly of tins young lady's abilities. The Payne family are also now acknowledged to be the finest bellringors in the cnlonies. They are at present pla3'iag to crowded bouses in Dunedin. The prices are 2s and Is. The congregation of St. Paul's, Kaitangata, held their harvest thanksgiving service on Tuesday evening last and in spite of the wet weather the church was quite full. The choir sang excellently and was assisted by several Lidies and gentlemen who willingly gave their services for the occasion ; much help was also given by four gentlemen who played upon stringed instruments and their music blended nicely with that of the organ and the voices of the choir. The offertory, LI 12s 6d, will be df voted to the Sunday School fund there. The subject of the spimon was " Public thanksgiving as a duty to God." For many months, if not years, a resident of the township has been annoyed by Lis house being battered with stones during the dark nights. No one conld be found about and the matter was a mystery. On Tuesday night last assistance was obtained and the mystery was speedily solved. The bombardment commenced as usual, and the direction of the stonts bei»g ascertained four larrikins were discovered in a straw bouse not far distant. They had "collected a plentiful Supply of stones which they threw from iuside, the door being partially opened for the purpose, and then immediately closed after each stone was discharged. "We do not know who the lariikins are, but, as information was at once lodged with tbe police, more will be heard of tbe matter. A continental Parliament quarrelled the other day with the pi ess when tbe rppovter3 withdrew in a body and the publication of the sperches ceased. The Legislators had found their masters and quickly apologised, when the reporters returned to duty. In like manner Mr Reddon this week quarrelled with the Welling! on Post newspaper, and refused its representative enirance to the Government Buildings. The editor applied to Sir Robert Stout, who gave bis opinion that Mr Seddon had no power to exclude from tbe Government Buildings persons who may be desirous of calling at such offices on business in tbe lawful hours when such offices are open, and that if persons are by force excluded from such offices they v/ould, in his opinion, have a ri^bt of action against those who excluded them. The? Ministerial ukase was therefore at once cancelled ; Ministers have suffered a defeat and the Post triumphs.