The Clutha Leader. BALCLUTHA: FRIDAY, March 13.

Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 71, 13 March 1914, Page 5

The Clutha Leader. BALCLUTHA: FRIDAY, March 13.

Mr Alex. (Sutherland had his Dureya motor car in Balclutha last evening for the first time, and local motorists were much interested in the novelty. The Dtiiiedin Hospital authorities have fomiil it necessary to provide extra accommodation in one of the wards for the number of cases of infantile paralysis that arc being taken to the tionMr K. hj". Kerr's boy, who is the only local victim to infantile paralysis, is progressing satisfactorily, but it will be *: some time vet before it is known whether or not the illness will result in any permanent trouble. The services in the Balclutha I'resliytcrian Church on Sunday first will be taken, in the morning by Miss Cooke (a missionary from China), and in the evening by the Rev. Mr Elliott, formerly of Balclutha. Mr Klliott will also take the afternoon service at Te Houka. With a view to ascertaining if it is possible to speed up passenger trains, the new manager of the railways, Mr Hiley, has instructed experienced mem- i hers of the Department to travel on the I . trains and carefully note the stops made, | . and their reports will later be. considered' to see if acceleration in the time-table is ' possible. , A young woman named Connie Bain ' was admitted to the Auckland Hospital ; on Monday evening and died a few | hours later. A post mortem examination' I disclosed the fact that suspicious circumstances were connected with the death. •Deceased was single, and a native of Invercargill. . Arising out of the recent fatal collision on the Hutt road, Thomas Sheehan ■■ v was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of being guilty of omission with- ; out lawful excuse to observe his legal [ duty, thereby causing the death of I- Frank Kevell, a motor cyclist.

_ _ A very old five-roomed house situated ' in Laing street, Mornington, was totally destroyed by tire early on Wednesday morning. The house, which was owned k Mrs Henderson, of Kaka Point, was ■ unoccupied. The hill brigade turned out, but the fire had too strong, a hold. It was fortunate that the night was still, lor had any wind been blowing the two houses on either side would probablv have been burned down.—Star. At the request of the majority of the business people of Balclutha the Mayor lias proclaimed a public holiday in Balclutha on Wednesday next to allow residents an opportunity of attending the Oddfellows' picnic at Houipapa. In view of this a large number of Balclutha residents will probably attend the picnit. Full particulars in connection with : the trip are advertised elsewhere. Two cases of infantile paralvsis are M present under treatment in the Auck- : 'and Hospital. The sufferers are bovs 'Red respectively two and three veai-s. ihc medical authorities place them in , the catagnry of mild cases, and the : patients are progressing favourably. Dr .alaguire, medical superintendent of the nospital, informed a reporter that at "is tunc of the year there were usually one or two cases' of infantile- paralysis "the institution, and there was nothing abnormal id this instance. Two of the latest XS.W. Bookstall wimpanys publications have reached us or review. • < The' Knight of the Motor i»r v by AnliUl ' H - Ada ™> is a Li! S, vt '" ture b J' an amorous young ■m. The various episodes are well '<&, W he - book k ve, y readable, ■llS. ■ ° a f? hi l»«ateß,'» by Captain ■ *,!?» w ,. a ~olle(' tion of admirably told i H'« CI T few oM salts kuew the i-KV MS llotto «tah Captain Barry, : M he yarns contained in this book iW f t ual f x l' MlcU,,(, s Wring the imt i , nitlontliefa,;eof them, albi :^einl, cs their value and their vkue. i Lady readers are advised that this is co t ," 7, ~,tpi» l'late the obtaining of ■■ST., \ ''• Kirb y» tailor - C V le I Z',f al| -. ltl month making a Eb 1 la ' lios ' ,: ° stumps - and alUhf - ' ' as a h 'W numbel ' 'of orders "vW „* , I ,' K 'l' an ' ll to undertake more in iaa lu ! stor i,oli,la . vs - He ''as a wide :^«pa»t Pr „ s ,a„ ( ,hi ss t y lei S well rT, - Go »t | omen would also do rainnl! f 1 llls overcoats, tweed and ;P f ot ; otwhi,h he has a selection to order„, ,!:M an ' l tastes - His made-to-K r Joer,.oats can't be beaten. C. G. costumier ' Sout'bl a ?!, ai 'r- ni <,orr <-' s Pon«Jent of the depei a , s wr,tra: owin S to the ■%h si a " ,on 8 st his n »<* on *NsL i r";' 1 ' Ni « h t«Ps b .v "releveS , ■' l ' Vl ' h,als «me.l with that U Ki S 1'"""?' 0 ' the r ra -n«e, Mr I? 11 shoot L , * l,cmi ton&] t0 st °P B*«e OA tin"" ins ' Foperty. Eccently ■"■ out , 1' ,lg \* 01 " 1 ' Bl »eep in a valley •'arnici 1t ;, , Rlt(> hie became so ■""""d tini T ,' sila,l<, of ,),,llets fl y in « Banger " n '"' to rpti, ' e from tllft ■merited i " P * llls r '' a,li ' 0 " was later ■Aether !" re V ,ri,il, « ~e fo » 1 " 1 a «»<>.. ■ «dktL t " hp ' l 0,,t on its ba( ' k b 3' ■Mtafl**f\ a l ,ea ' rifle > and since then MP ben n, ep lril]ed b 7 this means KMtfl Unt, "S U P »»& « has as* ■«»tfiw»,!! pro i ,ortions - The careless B Km 7' P articul «ly the pea-rifle, ■Kfe ?ud youths. & Buiely.

I«d Miss Cook, of\„e £f i y nl S Mi!' j-ion, will preach in the evening , The countryside is now wearing a dned-up appearance after ■ t W at i long dry spell, a »,l rain isHXerfnow * • ?.'ss ofT h r e beeomin e b »S «*s a result of the warm weather Captain B. R. Qrigor, of Balclutha who has been captain 'of the ill mounted squadron for a number nf H 1 ?* f ">PX ?« the Otago Boys' Hi ? h School Magazine Jubilee Number. This number is entirely devoted to hisjubilee celebrations. It is a most interesting number. There are two police cases down for hearing at the Balclutha S.M. Court next Wednesday. A stranger named Mason will be charged with playing a game of f hance at the Greenfield picnic on W ap; 14, and a resident of Clutha will be charged with using obscene language on the railway. b s

Southland only made 156 in the cricket match against Australia. The AustraT P " B f !" , }' le l J2 1, .i Col,inß 118 - McKenzie Ho, Cody 10/, Trumper 211). The reporters note that the Australians did not seem to care about taking anything under tours. ' "

Messrs Griffith and Carter have leased the Farmers' Arms stables, and''intend to conduct livery ami bait stables in addition to their general carrying business. Mr M. Linton, who up till now held the Farmers' Arms Stables, has removed to stables on his own property in •lames street. Balclutha borough ratepayers are apparently not greatly concerned in the saleyards proposal. At the poll on Wednesday for the raising of a £550 special loan only :il availed themselves of the right to vote. The polling was:—For the proposal, 22; agai-nst, 8; informal, 1.

Hon. Mr Herdman spoke at Wyndham on Wednesday night, and met with an enthusiastic reception. His speech was attentively listened to, and at the close a vote of confidence in the Government was carried. A social was tendered to the Minister after the address. Among those present were Messrs A. S. Malcolm and 1): T. Fleming, from Balclutha.

I With a heavy supply of old oats yet ,oii hand, prices steadily dropping and i crops light, prospects are not looking j very bright for growers of, oats. Most of the crops are now cut,iiml threshino'has started. We understand that the , oats are threshing out light. Not much I wheat is grown in Clutha, but in Toko- | mairiro, where "they go in for wheat j more, there are complaints on all sides of the prevalence of rust. Mr A. Macpherson, director of field experiments for the South Island, under the Agricultural Department, recently inspected the seacoast in the vicinity of the mouth of the Catlins river, where sand drifts and the erosion of the coast are a serious problem. On his recommendation it has been decided to plant marram grass and Pinus Montana vel Pinasta along the coast from the mouth of Catlins river to Cannibal Bav, with the object of checking the sand drift and the erosion of the land bv the sea. Planting will be started this coming autumn.

Messrs Ritchie Bros.' 25-h.p. (American) R.C.H. motor lorry arrived in Balclutha on Wednesday.' It is a hand-some-looking vehicle,' varnished bluish grey with nicely picked lining, and fitted with electric lights. After its arrival on Wednesday it was loaded with 15001b of Hour and' taken out for a trial run. The motor had no trouble in negotiating Kakapuaka hill with its heavy load. Yesterday it was being used in delivering bread, and it being the pioneer of motor lorries here aroused a good deal of interest. By placing seats in the van the lorry could easily accommodate seven passengers and the driver on a party trip. :

With the approach of the football season enthusiasts of the game are alreadv speculating on the prospects of the strength of teams for the 1914 season. "Touchlinc" gathers that Kaitangata is proposing to enter a team in the South Otago competition, but it is unknown whether Clinton will remain in. Clutha's first fifteen is, as usual at the start of the season, a. doubtful proposition, an.l will probably be constituted mostly from strangers, but several of last year's men are still in the town. Milton will be the same as last year, except that they will be strengthened by the inclusion of Cuthill, last year's University star and New Zealand representative threoquarter. The Toko men say the,v\ are going to give Owaka as hard a fight as ever to retain the flag. As for Owaka, they also have al] of last year eager for the fray, while Lennane and 1), White are back, and places will be found for them. From present indications the j 914 season is going to be an interesting one*

The borough daymen, after boring down 27ft below the. present depth of the water supply welt struck sand, but the water was no better. Consequently they abandoned further operations until the council meets. Naturally every nlaii-in-the-street lias his own idea of what should be done to get a good supply, and a suggestion that the water snould be aerated in some way or other finds general favour. One resident considers that a good scheme would be to take the water from below the surface of the river by hanging a pipe along a bridge cylinder down into the water, and pumping the supply from thero. He considers that the water could be silted, and as foreign matter would be carried on the' surface of the river the water should be pure. At anyrate the present unsatisfactory position cannot be much longer tolerated, and the sooner the council wakes up to the fact the better.

At this week's meeting of the Otago Land Board a transfer was granted of cash certificate 18, section 57, block L, Catlins, from Mr Frederick Bradfield to Mr Thomas Maginness. Mr G. A r . Bransgrove appeared before the board in re the clearing out of Waitapeka creek, Otanomomo settlement. This was held over for the settlers to ascertain what assistance Mr Telford would be prepared to give, and what the settlers would do themsfilves. The purchase by Mr Charles Anderson of title oyer part of section 49, -block IX.,- Glenomaru district, which he held under cash certificate, was approved. iMr A. Syme, Otanomomo, wrote with reference to water supply to his section, 3a, but consideration was held over till report is received oa watersupply ec>e»t, _ .;;. :

J Messrs Muir awl Moodie, photographers, have on,.view in their Bali clutha studio several interesting photographs of groups and the crowd at the early settlers' picnic at Balclutha last I Messrs Bamage Bros, make a start this week on the sub-contract of plumbing the railway buildings and dwellings at Papatowai. It is a big job, and is likely ...to last -some time.

The first consignment of frozen mutton was dispatched from the local freezing works on Wednesday afternoon. It will be shipped per s.s.'Matatua. The Clutha River Board makes a general survey up-river on Monday, 23rd inst. A meeting is to be held a't Tuapeka Mouth, and the return trip will be made next dav.

Two persons who drew sections at the Poro Poro ballot at Masterton on I Thursday were neither present nor represented (states the 'Wairarapa Age'), •the Commissioner therefore decided, in accordance with the usual practice, to take a fresh ballot. "I think swimming should receive more encouragement from the State," said Mr G. Gore-Dillon, president of the Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, at the Albert Street Batns, Auckland, the other evening, wnen extending a welcome to the visiting Sydney swimmers. "About 150 people are drowned annually in New Zealand," he continued. "The State might help in the way ol subsidising sw.iiiniing organisations., it New Zeaianders were ail taught" Srt'imiii.hg when they were young I am certain the.e womd be lar fewer victims of what is now known as 'die New Zealand death."

■ In the past the Maoris have not honored the.r forefathers by the ereci.on of statues after the fakelia manner. n.ere and there t.kis have been eie-.ua but biiij»e have gene.a..y been 10 (.eieb.ate a battle or other local event. Bji? now a life-s.ze greenstone statue is to be erected in Victoria Paik, Greymouth, to Tuhuru, the orig.nal native owner of the site of the town, and the father of Tainui and Tarapuhi, the great chiefs trom wiioni the Tamuis and ,iarapuh:'s of to-day are descended, 'ih-s statue is to be erected a 6 a mark of regard lor their ancestor by the present native owners of Greymouth, the Tainuis aird Tarapuhis. A large b.ock of greenstone has been located and in a week or two a representative party will visit the West Coast and make arrangements for excavating it and eeud.ng it to Wellington for carvnig. The statue will be of life-size and will probably be the oniy one of its cats in the world.

An interesting and ingenious laborsaving machine nas just been completed by Messrs Anderson, Ltd., to the order of the New Plymouth Borough Council. This is a -concrete mixer for extensive channelling work to be carried out in New Plymouth, and the five-horse-power oil engine which drives the mixer is also adaptable for propelling the whole machine at a speed or about three miles an hour. At the right-hand side is a hopper ■into which the shingle, sand and cement are placed in the required proportions, and above this the water-tank. \\ r hen the hopper has been charged and the water let in, the material is fed into the mixer through a door opened by means of a lever. On the other side of 'the large mixing drum is a chute, also eontrolled by a lever, by means of which the mixed concrete is discharged into barrows. The motor is at the rear of the machine, immediately in front of the seat for the driver, who has the steering-wheel and levers for stepping and starting the mixer and for reversing the macnine right to his hands. The capacity of the mixer is live cubic yards per hour. The whole machine is- very compact and of very solid construction throughout. It is similar to one supplied to the Wellington Citv Councii except that the latter was not self-prol pel ling. Thirteen tons of firearms and 29 tons of gunpowder were imported into Belfast in the last quarter of 1913, states an official return by the Harbor Board