The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, Sept. 4th, 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3133, 4 September 1922, Page 4

The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." MONDAY, Sept. 4th, 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr and Mrs C- Gallagher, who have resided at Ophir and Omakau for many years, and who are leaving the district to reside with a daughter at Wanganui, are to be given a complimentary Concert and Dance (where they will be presented with an illuminated address, etc) on Thursday evening. Mr R- G. Varcoe sells, on behalf of Mr C. Gallagher, at Omakau on Thursday, furniture, stock, etc- Full particulars in our Advt. columns. • The death is announced of Mr John Ewing. Throughout the length and breadth of Otago he was known as a leader in hydraulic sluicing. No other man that we know of ever stuck to that industry so tenaciously or so hopefully. He was born at Alexandra, in Dumbartonshire,' Scotland, in November, 1844, and was educated in the academy of his native town- He came to New Zealand in 1863, straightway went in for gold mining, and was not only adventurous but successful, being the owner of valuable workings at St- Bathans, Vinegar Hill, Cambrians, Matakanui, Bald Hill Flat, and, in recent years at the'Teviot. At various times he has controlled very important water-race undertakings, one of the chief of these being the Scandinavian Water Race Company, of which he was chairman of directors. This company brought in water for twenty-five miles from the Manuherikia. Mr Ewing was also a very strong politcian, devoted to the' Liberal interest. In 1885 he stood as a candidate for the parliamentary seat of Mount Ida, and was beaten by Mr Scobie MacKenzie by 103 votes. In lesser elections Mr Ewing was generally successful. He represented the St. Bathans Riding in the Maniototo County Council from the inauguration of the County system, and was several times made Chairman. We are pleased to be able to report that Mr W. Lopdell, of Clyde, who underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Dunstan Hospital on Thursday last, is making very satifactory progress towards recovery. To cheer us as we greet the winter’s da}': . A shaft of golden light the scene adorning, Charms every thought of gloom and fear away. A little dose of something good at night time, To soothe and ease the colds we all endure— . . But any time by night or day is right time, . fpi Weeds’ Qfeat Vtffwpinl Cm,

The Mt. Benger Mail saysThat there wont' be much chance of the "Topp" Cup coming to Roxburgh this season unless the team makes itself a lot fitter. That one consolation the team has, is, the fact of the manager of the Otago team statmg at the smoke-o that in the three matches played the Tuapeka team were the only team who had played football as it should be playedThe big attraction on Saturday next is the Vincent Sub-union's tournament at Alexandra. There are three competitions, Seniors, Juniors and Schools, and a record number of teams can be looked forPrior to the commencement of the business of the annual meeting of the Central Otago A- and P. Association the chairman feelingly referred to the great loss the district and the association had sustained by the demise of Mr R- V- Wilson. At the time of his untimely end, Mr Wilson, who was a gentleman of great promise, was president of the Association, and they all appreciated how well he had filled the position- Since the last meeting another esteemed member, in the person of Mr A. Brown, had also passed away. The deceased was a life-member of the association and his splendid services over a long period of years had wellentitled him to the honour. As a mark of respect to their memories members stood in silence. At the same meeting, in recognition of his year's of work in the interests of the Association, Mr John Wilson, of Downshire was unanimously made a life-; memberThere was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Clyde Bowling, Tennis and Croqet Clubs on Wednesday last- Mr P- Miller, president, was in the chair. The Balance-sheet, which showed that the Clubs were about square, with the Exception of the loan of £IOO. was read and adopted- A deal of discussion took place regarding the advisability of making a special effort to pay off the loan, but it was ultimately decided to let the question stand over for twelve* monthsMessrs Miller and Bringans were re-elected President and Secretary respectively. It is contended that a greyhound i s faster than a racecourse over shor 1 courses, and tne Australian pressman "Touchstone' writes as follows on this subject:—"A correspondent writing to a London journal, says that, as a result of experiments he has made under , careful timing, he finds that the greyI hound, is the fastest of all four-footed animals. When going at full gallop it can cover 20 yards a second, or about a mile in a minute and 28 seconds—a speed that comes very near to that of a carrier pigeon. There are few thorough- % bred hoises that can exceed 19 yardi a second. Greyhounds have been known to better that by four yards. To this I may add. as a sort of clincher, if one should be necessary, that a prominent Victorian courser vouches for the statement that a Greyhound named Astrakan was tried over a carefully measured 880 yards (half a mile) on a Sydney plumpton, and covered the distance in 40sec. This is ssec faster than Gloaming's record for Australia. At a meeting of settlers at Maxwelltown recently (says the Wanganui 'Herald'), during the discussion of the rabbit pest, it wes stated that in twelve months, from two rabbits alone, it was possible to get an increase of 500. Making allowances for various contingencies, the probable increase was 300, so from these figures the settlers could realise what they would be up against if they allowed the pest to get a hold. At Hull's Pictures night at Clyde a smashing new story of God's Country, entitled "The River's End' will be screened. This is a thrilling photoplay of Red-blooded men and adventure, of Oriental Mysticism, and of an unusual love story The leads are played by Marjorie Daw and Lewis Stone, the cast also includes Jane Novak and Barney Sherry. Supports include Pathe Gazette and a River Scenic. The value of Central Otago land for fruit-growing purposes is evidently well-know in England (Says the Star.) Mr W. B Steel, Sec. of the Otago Expansion League, has received a letter from a Liverpool man askifig for information regarding orcharding in the Central. The writer, who is thirty five years of age, is considering taking up land, and Mr Steele will forward him particulars in due course.