Local & General.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1776, 19 June 1896, Page 4

Local & General.

The public accounts for the financial year just ended show a suiplus of L215,558t. On another page will be found a full report of the Winter Show held in Dunedin last week.

The Rov. Mr Edwards will preach at Cromwell on Suuday morning, andjat Clyde in the evening.

Our sporting friends will find an advertisement from the Vincent Jockey (Hub in this issue, which will be of interest to many,

It is stated the Hon. John B/yee has been induced to ro-enter politics, and that he will be brought forward for New Ply* mouth.

Mri Robt. Cleave, of luvercargill, insoits a new business advertisement in this issue, to which we would direct special attention.

We find that iu the list of applications grantod by the Tuapeka Licensing Bench, as supplied t > us, the name of Mr D. G. Gunn, of Chatto Creek, was omitted, as having been granted a license.

You have ruined your constitution suffi* ciently by drmkina iuferiir tea. Recruit by drinking only Kozie Ten. It-is pure. Try the 2s.' 'Tis equal to any other at 2s 4d, It is expected that the vacancy to the Supreme Court bench will be filled shortly. Judge Ward is now mentioned as Sir P, Buckley's successor.

Alterations will be found in the busi" ness advertisements of Messrs ritronash Bios, and Mortis, and Messrs Reid and Gray, of Dunedin. A Service of Song, consisting of hymns and anthems with connective readings, will be given in the Presbyterian Church, Alexandra, on Sunday evening at the usual hour.

Messrs C. Begg and Co., of Dunedin, have presented a trophy value 16 guineas (a cornet and case), to be compete<lfor at the Central Otago Band contest, to be held in Alexandra.

The Alexandra Borough Council met last Wednesday evening, but our report of the meeting is held over till next week. The* Council decided to ask the Hon. Mf Larnach to oppose the Local Government Bill in its entirety

A meeting of the Alexandra branch of the St. John Ambulance Association is called for to-morrow evening. All Inst year's members and intending members are requested to attend. It is to be Imped that this association will have a successful and useful season. «

Mr Crabb, the temperance lecturer, and well known in this part of the district, has instructed Messrs Stout, Findlay and Sim to issue a writ for L 2.000 against the ' New Zealand Times' for alleged libel in the column controlled by «• The Fat Contributor."

We would draw special attention to the business advertisement of Mr J. Nieper, butcher, Alexandra. Mr Nioper informs us that it is his intention to make the small goods line a specially in his business, He has engaged the services of Mr Clark, of Dunedin, who, we believe, is well known as a good tradesman* With reference to the application of Mr J, Allan and another, for 6 heads of water from Chatto Creek, which was adjourned to enable the Warden to inspect the rice, Mr Warden McCarthy (accompanied by Mr Gow, liispactor of Miiies, Mr L. D. Macgeorge, engineer, and the parties interested) visited the site last Tuesday. Judgment will be given in the Clyde Court this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The committee of the Vincent County Horticultural Society, have now decided to award the prize for the best collection of tomatoes, to Mr W, Noble. There was a dispute about the ownership of those that the judge awarded the prize to, and the matter was referred to Messrs Howden and Dick, the judges at the late show, who have decided in Mr Noble's favor. Tue Hon. Mr Larnach has given notice of the following questions in the House of Representatives. Whether the Minister of Lands will at an early date set up a committee to consider the position of the Rabbit Department and its workings, and whether improvements and economy cannot be effected by doing so? Also, whether the Government has had the survey of the Roxburgh-Hcriot railway completed, and, if so, will the report be laid before the House 1

The ladies of Alexandra held a meeting in the Bchoolhouse on Tuesday evening, ■l6th inst., for the purpose of forming a committee to carry out a leap year ball. There was a fair attendance, some 20 ladies being present. After a short discussion M tss Cameron was appointed chairwoman ; Misa Terry, secretary ; Paget, treasurer ; and a committee of ladies to carry out the routine business in connection with the same was also appointed. In the Warden's Court at Alexandra, last Monday, Mr Warden McCarthy drew attention to the fact that miners frequently apply for races across county roads with' out staling the fact in their application, or giving any notice to the County. His Worship said he spoke feelingly, as in many cases good roads had been illegally destroyed. He recommended more care iu the future, and that every applicat.on should state " no road interfered with." A steady emigration of the Chinese residents of Alexandra has been going o.i quietly for some time, the o!d boarding houses and stores in the main two exceptions, being now empty. They havo removed to newly erected premises near the banks of the river, close to the Chinese gardens, some eight or nine new buildings having there sprung into existence. Some of them are of considerable size, one being 36ft by 40ft, built of dry « cob.' This is as it should be. If we must have the chddren of the Flowery Land amongst us, let them have their own quarters, and not live check by jowl with folk to whom many of their habits are offensive,

Our Cromwell correspondent wiites as follows: Our Musical aril Dramatic Society are going to stage ' Los Cloohes de Corneville 'in earnest. Mr McLaughlin is busy with the orchestral parts, and the rehearsals start next week. The folluwing is the allotted cast of characters :—Ser« polette, Mrs Morris; Germaine, Miss Tippett ; Jeanne, Mrs Betts ; Manette, Mrs J. remain ; Suzanne, Miss M. Solomon ; Gertrude, Miss L. Murroll ; Gaspard, Mr D. A. Jolly ; Grenicheux. Mr E. McNulty ; Marquis, Mr Joseph McGeorge ; B»ilie, Mr W. Jolly ; Gobo, Mr Ed. Jolly. The parts of the notary, cadet and clerk are unallotted. The chorus promises to be exceptionally good, and the orchestra 'tiptop,' while arrangements will be made to hire the Invercargili Operatic Society's scenery, dresses, &c, so that the opera, which ib from the pen of that prince of French comic opera, Planguette, promises to be a great success from many stand points.

We learn from the ' Tuapeka Times ' that at the last meeting of the Tuapeka County Council, a letter was received trom Mr Eobb. Gilkison, Clyde, stating that he had been appointed dtlegate to represent the Vincent County Council at the County Conference at Wellington, opening on the 19th inst,, and he would like to meet the local County's delegate (if they dreided to appoint one) on the way through and confer with him, the interests of both counties being, in his opinion, almost identioal.—lt was resolved to inform Mr Gilkison that the Council had appointed the Hon. W. J. M, Larnach as their delegate, and that Cr Oudaille and the County cleri would meet him on his arrival in Lawrence and confer with him in reference to County matters—We notice by the last Lawrence paper to hand, that Cr Oudaille and Mr Woods (County clerk) had a conference w th Mr Gilkison last Tuesday as he was passing through. Mr Gilkison said he would assist so far as his views expressed coincided with the views of his Council, and he would also hand the Southland County circular re the Local Government Bill (which the local County Council had adopted), together with the suggestions made to him, to the HonW. J. Mi Larnach, the Tuapeka County's delegate. For rheumatism I have found nothing equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It relieves the pain as soon as applied. J. W. Younjf, West Liberty, W, Va. The prompt relief it affords is alone worth many times the costs. Its continued use will effect a permanent cure. For sate by B. Naylor, Clyde; and J. Rivers, Alexandra.

The concert iu aid of the Alexandra Cricket Club hag been postponed till Friday, 3rd July. The full programme will appear in our nexo issue.

Me T. MoKensie, MH.B. for Cluiha, lias received the offer of an appointment as the London representative of the Canter* bury Farmers' Co-operative Societies, but Mr McKenzie has not definitely deoided whether to accept the same. We can ill afford to lobo such representatives as Mr McKenzie at present, and we trust he will not resign his seat. In the event of Mr McKenzie retiring; it is suggested that Mr Scobie Mackenzie should contest the Clutha seat

Mr Hugh Irvin, the oaretaker of the Molyneux Hydraulic Co's. water race, who is living near Chatto Creek, had his hut burnt down last Friday evening through the upsetting of a lamp. The place was built of wood, the fire only lasted about 10 minutes; aud it was impossible to save anything. There were two guns inside loaded and they both exploded. Mr Gunn. and several visitors staying at the Chatto Hotel, did what they could to try and save some of the contents of the bouse, but their efforts were unavailing; and Mr Irving lost everything.

OUB attention has been directed to a paragraph in the letter of the Clyde corre<« fpondent iu last week's " Witness," in which some uncomplimentary and most unwarranted remarks are made with reference to the Clyde Ladies' Guild. So far from there being any dissension in the ranks of the Guild, as is alleged by the correspondent, we are in a position to know that the members are working together with tbe utmobt harmony, and there is net the slightest ground for the remarks complained of. It seems a pity that the Witness correspondent should not make enquiries as to the truth or otherwise ofhis information, before attempting to turn into ridicule a society which is working diligently and harmoniously for a very laudable object.

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