LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3220, 19 May 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Juvenile Court at Clyde ou Tuesday last, a lad, 14 years of age was before Mr Dixon S M on a charge of the theft of a sum of money. After hearing the report of Mr Lock, probation officer the magistrate decided to give the lad a chance and granted [him probation for twelve months, conditionally on his remaining at home after dark unless accompanied by an adultThe first license for a mining claim in the Kawarau under the Kawarau G. M. Co’s scheme was granted by Mr Cruickshank S M in the Queenstown Court on Thursday last- The application was that of Mr A- C. Hanlon Dunedin.

A cable from London conveys the glad tidings that the shipment of apples from the Clyde-Earnscleugh-Alexandra district some 1250 cases, arrived in excellent condition,

Hull’ pictures on Thursday have a special attraction in the great drama “The man they could not hang” the life story of John Lee- It is one of the greatest pictures ever produced beingfull of interest from start to end. The wildest imagination of fiction writer has never surpassed the wonderful, true story of actual escape of death from the gallows. Beyond this great picture there will be another big draw in Charlie Chaplin in “The Jazz Waiter,” which means a hearty laugh. The usual Pathc Gazette will also be shown. The ■whole n:?kcs z good

Fiil reminder —Five Hundred tournament and social in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Wednesday night.

The monthly meeting of the Vincent County Council takes place on Wednesday next The business includes the election of chairman for the year, and the considering and ordering on the balance-sheet. When was the first horse race run in New Zealand? is a question that has been asked lately. An Oamaru resident on looking up an early history in his possession finds that a hurdle race for a purse of 1 5 guineas was run at the back of Te Aro Pa in Wellington on January 25th 1841. Four horses competed and the winner was Calmuk Tartar ridden by Henry Petre. Mr A-E- Harding, of Dargaville, president of the Aucklan i Provincial Farmers Union, and Mr R. L. Garden of The Farmers Weekly, the official organ of the N- Z. Farmers Union visited Central Otago during the last few days. They attended an enthusiastic meeting of the Union branch at Ranfurly on Saturday evening and were in Clyde yesterday. Both gentlemen were tremendously impressed with the results of irrigation-

Holiday Excursion tickets fin connection with the Invercargill show arc advertised.

Prices for mbbilskius fare booming iu the Dunedin market. All descriptions are meeting with keen competition summer skins are worth fully 35s per • hundred; autumns from £3 to i 3 10, early winters £l upwards. Consign to Todd Bros Ltd Dunedin the expert Kabbitskiu Salesmen and thus seemo top prices. As a protection against coughs and colds “MAZOL ” has no equal. One dose a day keeps colds away. Can be taken anywhere. Go doses is 6d.