The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, MAY 24th 1909. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2482, 24 May 1909, Page 4

The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, MAY 24th 1909. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Lost between Clyde and Waikerikeri Valley, a double rein bridle. The Vincent County Council sits at Clyde on Wednesday.

At the last meeting of the Otago Education Board Saturday, June 12th., was fixed as the date for the election of school committees dn districts which had previously failed to elect committees. An old Chinaman, named Ah Lick, about 70 years of age, was found dead in his hut at Cromwell on Thursday last, about 1.30 p.m. Deceased was last seen alive the morning previous. Death is supposed to have been due to natural causes.

The sale of the jewellery, wedding presents and effects of Amy Bock in Dunedin on Monday attracted an enormous crowd, which both Dunedin papers spread themselves to describe in graphic and humorous language. As was to be expected the curio hunter was largely in evidence, aud the various articles brought full values. An engagement ring, set with live stones, brought £l2-10s, a dress ring studded with diamonds and rubies brought £5-los, and two bangles £B-5s and £4 respectively. The total amount realised is not stated, but it must have been considerable.

Mrs Nash, the licensee of the Moa Flat Hotel, was fined £lO and £2 Hs costs at Roxburgh on Thursday, for supplying liquor to a man who was already in a state of intoxication. The Magistrate, in giving his decision, said the evidence disclosed a very bad case, but as the licensee had not been previously before the Court (though the license had been previously endorsed) he would not make a further endorsement.

On the representations made that the running of the railway and steamer service between Queenstown and Gore on Saturdays will better meet the requirements of the districts served than the present Friday service, the Railway Department have decided to run the service on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from the beginning of June, the Friday service being cut out. The West Coast is an ideal place for the cotton industry to thrive in and prosper,” said a Lancashire, man to a “Post” representative in Wellington. “You have every advantage there. You have the climate, plenty of rain, to keep the air humid, and then you have the other essential, cheap coal. You might make the West Coast the Lancashire of the southern hemisphere, certainly of Australasia. A new and important industry is likely to bo commenced in Waitara during Ibe nest few months (says the “Taranaki Herald”). For some time past negotiations have been proceeding with respect to the leasing of certain portions of the sea beach on the south side of the river iu order that the iron-sand may be treated under a patent electric process, which is said to be giving admirable results iu England. It may not cure the housemaid’s knee, Gout or appendicitis; But ills and chills before it flee,

Dyspepsia or bronchitis ; It is a fact, it will not act

To polish furniture, But to polish oft’ a cold or cough Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

It is reported in Gore that Mr Wm. Fraser will not again contest the Wakatipu seat, owing to advancing years. Mr \lex. M’Nab (brother of the ex-Minister), who has just returned from Europe, will be a candidate in the Opposition interest. Mr M’Nab says that all the best men in England are on the Conservative side of politics, and be intends to don the “true blue” also, although his brother sits on the other side of the House.

After granting women the Parliamentary suffrage, Norway has gone a step further and voted to give all women employment in the postal service the same pay as men. Norwegian women have struggled for this point for several years.

The old time miner of Central Otago is a more than ordinarily long lived individual and a case in point last week further exemplifies this. Owing to the scarcity of roem at the Hospital just at present one of the inmates, an old age pensioner named Joseph Bowsted, had to be removed to the Benevolent Institution at Dunedin. Joe, at the age of 72, is still comparatively hale and hearty but as he came to the Dunstan before trains were to existence in New Zealand and has had no practical experience with them since, it was necessary that someone should taka charge of him on the journey. His old mate (Buckley) had just celebrated his 83rd birthday a couple of days previously, but he enjoys nothing better than a trip to the City, and readily volunteered to see the thing through, and away they went together last Wednesday as happy as sandboys. Whether their condition at so advanced an age is due to the healthy climate sf Central Otago or to more than ordinarily good constitutions is hard to say, but at their age it would be difficult to find a fitter pair. An extraordinary freak of nature was brought to the notice of Mr Paul Taylor at Marylebone Police Court recently. Mr Alfred Kirby, the missionary, introduced to the magistrate a diminutive woman, and explained that she had applied to him for his advice concerning the baby she was carrying wrapped up in her arms. Sbo was a poor women, Mr Kirby said, with a large family, and having a weak husband she had been compelled to go out charing in order to maintain the family. Before the birth of the baby she was employed at the house of a lady who kept a parrot, which was allowed to l!y free about the rooms as it pleased. One day the bird Hew upon the applicant’s shoulder, and it gave her such a fright that when her bahy was born its feet and hands were found to be almost identical with the claws of a parrot, while its head was also similar in shape to a parrot’s. “Really,” exclaimed the magistrate with astonishment- “Would you mind me looking at it ?” The woman consented and uncovered the baby’s “hands” and “feet." “Oh„popr little child!” said Mr Paul Taylor, sympathetically. Mr Kirby explained that the formation of the baby’s head was such that it would probably grow up ap imbecile, and what the mother wished to know was whether she coulcj recover compensation from the owner of the parrot. Mr Paul Taylor replied that he was very, very sorry for her, but he could not express any opinion upon the matter- This was one of those terrible things which ho supposed no ope could guard against- Ho wished he' could do something for her, but he did not feel in a position to give her any advice. The poor <jToju*n left the court crying,

I The South African War gave us an opportunity for a dramatic demonstration of our loyalty, but the lesson was not driven home. This year New Zealand has proved once more her deep sense of the responsibilities of membership of the Imperial family. But these are isolated incidents, and between them the sentiment of I Imperial unity has time to cool. Weshould i use Empire Day, therefore, for the purpose of impressing upon all the people of the j Empire the lessons of Empire, and in the course of years we shall surely_ find the ! British nations coming to a realisation of i their essential unity, co-operating not once in live or seven years, but every year, and consulting one another constantly on every matter that concerns them all.—‘Lyttelton Times.’

The annual meeting of the District of Vincent Hospital Board will be held in the Council Chambers, Clyde, after the conclusion of the County Council meeting. The principal business is the consideration of the requisitions required for the maintenance of the Cromwell and Dunstau Hospital.

The Court sits at Ophir m Thursday The only business in the Wardens Court is the hearing of two applications (both opposed) by Mr L. P. Cabot for dry races. The general public have only a slight idea of the amount of damage wild pigs on the outlying stations do to the crops and pasture (says the Geraldine Mail), Mr J. W. Evans lias for the past 25 years been at war on the porcine fraternity of Orari Gorge Station and during that time has reduced the population of pigs to the number of 15,000 ! Lost week Mr Evans bagged what may very possibly be the second largest boar ever shot in the colony. He measured 7ft 4in from snout to tail, was oGin in girth and had a shield 4in in thickness.

The petition to the Government asking that Five Rivers estate should be acquired for closer settlement is being extensively signed in the district, says the Gore Standard, the signatures now numbering about 100. including fanners and others deeply interested in' the advancement of this part of the Dominion. As is well known, a great part of this estate is firstclass agricultural laud. What the returns have been in former years can he gauged from the fact that during several seasons the amount paid to the contractor for threshing out the grain grown up the estate reached £IOOO.