The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1919 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2963, 14 April 1919, Page 2

The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1919 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Kennedy Company, old favorites and probably the most talented musical combination that has visited these parts, Will give one of their delightful entertainments in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Wednesday, ,40th hist. The Victoria Store, Clyde, will close for Easter from Thursday night 17th inst until Tuesday morning, 22nd. Messrs j j. and J. A. O'Kano intimate that their surgery v will be closed from the i~lh to the 20111 inst and also from the 30111 till May 7th. List ol entries for the Central Otago stock sales, which lake place this week, will be lound in out advt columns. QThe Vincent County Clerk notifies that ten per cent will be charged on all overdue rates after May 12th next. The annual meeting ol the householders for the election of school committees take place this evening. A "grand concert (with dance to follow) is to be held at Omakau on May 2nd. The proceeds will bo devoted to the Soldiers Medal Fund. A splendid programme is being arranged. The county engineer invites tenders for several contracts— gravelling at Omakau, formation near Cromwell, repairs to the Spottis Creek bi idge and formation and gravelling Mt Barker Road. A meeting cf the Clyde To^ r n Trust j? called fw t.

A social (procV. I' In aid of Re’urned Soldiers Presentation Fund) is to be held in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Easier Monday night.

The chief attraction; for Easter will he the football match, Alhambra v Clyde, which is t) take place on Easier Saturday, and the Garden Fetes at and Matakanui on Easier Monday. Attention is directed to the change of matter in Reillys Central Produce Marl’s advt.

Messrs C. Gallagher and Sons, Omakau, intimate that -they wil bo closed ‘ from Thursday 17th until Wednesday, 23rd inst. The tain last week, which forluna tely was general throughout Cemral Otago will do a tremendous amount of good. It would have been better a couple of wgeks earlier, but as there is still plenty of heat in the ground with an absence of frost,growth should follow. The green sheen which is in evidence on all sides looks promising, and the outlook generally is much more cheery. The rainfall at Clyde was 172 points.

Mr W. S, Thomson, of Warcpa, who is a candidate for a scat on the Otago Land Board at the forthcoming election, per medium of our advt. columns, addresses himself to Crown Tenants. There is room for reform in the Board’s policy a fact which Mr Thomson evidently appreciates, in Otago there are over 5,000 Crown Tenants and we heartily agree with

Mr Thomson’s contention that they are entitled to more generous representation on the Board.

Some of the country schools have apparently neglected to lake the measures for disinfecting the buildings that were indicated by the Board’s recent circular. Chief inspector Fleming reported to the Board this morning that in some schools he had visited lie found that no measures had been taken. He had impressed upon teachers the necessity of cleanliness and the possibility of the recurrence of influenza. The board decided to send out another circular to the chairmen of committees and the teachers indicating that if the directions given are not acted upon the attention of the Health Department will have to he directed to the omission.

Apple proiiteers ate being brought to Court in the English police courts most of them under the old Order which fixed the maximum price for stated sorts and sizes of apples at 8d

lb Francesco Dallamuro, Pimlico, charged with selling such apples at 2s 5d lb, was fined £2 and a guinea costs. Nathaniel Field, who charged is qd lb, said that he was under tlie impression that the Order applied to cooking apples only. Fined £t and a guinea costs. Israel Swentsky was fined £5 for imposing a condition on the sale of apples. He refused to sell apples unless nuts and oranges were bought. These offences were in London. At Brighton, William Harry Marsh was lined £6O for selling apples above the maximum price. He was said to have had 250 bushels, and if he had had sold them all at the price he asked he would have made an illicit profit of .£BOO. Be wise—in time, is a summary of the message as contained in the Advt. from Booth Macdonald Ltd, which should be of paramount interest to our Orchardist readers. We are informed that owing to local conditions being somewhat different to American, the firm found it desirable to “go one better” than the average spray pump imported from U, S. A and have done so, with proved success. This fact in itself entitles the firm to the whole hearted support of local producers, on the local industry aspect of the case, if on nothing else, but when superior service is also given, it would be bad business nut to at least, investigate the claims made. We endorse the request that Hie Dunslan Times be mentioned when enquiry is made.

I've an antique, brass bound cabinet Built in my bedroom wall ; Wherein I keep—locked up, you bet— My treasures great and small— My tobacco jars and best cigars, And gilt-edged literature; Likewise my cash and Trades Hall sa«h, And Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.