The Dunstan Times. “Fiat justitia ruat coelum.” Monday, January 12th 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3253, 12 January 1925, Page 4

The Dunstan Times. “Fiat justitia ruat coelum.” Monday, January 12th 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special train will leave Omakau at 6 p.m. for Clyde each race night. . The attraction this week will be the Vincent Jockey Club races which take place on Tuesday (to-morrow) and Wednesday. the nominations are excellent and a couple of good days sport should result. The handicaps for to-morrow will be found on | the next page.

In the second test cricket match Australia disposed ot the Englishmen for 290 runs and thus won a good match by 81 runs. Tyldesley, Gilligan and late each made a duck. Gregory took four wickets for 87 and Mailey 5 for 92. On Wednesday evening last the committee of the Clyde Soldiers Memorial presented their secretary (Mr H.'E- Stevens) with a silver mounted inscribed walking stick, as a token ot appreciation of his services. The presentation was made by the chairman (Mr S. T. Spain). At Clvde on Wednesday, 14th inst, Hill's Pictures will screen a very spectacular and thrilling picture entitled "Bright Lights of Broadway."' The stars are Doris Kenyoii, Harrison Ford and Lowell Sherman- The supporting pictures are a line lotDuring the holidays two weddings ot local interest took place, the contracting parties being Mr I. Vercbe jr. and Miss Gubaud, and Mr M. Warhurst and Miss F. W. Baird. The former were married at S. Michaels Church, Clyde, and the latter at St, Pauls Anglican Church, Arrowtown. To "both young couple we extend our congratulations and best

wishes. At the Naseby sports the Sheffield was won by O. Jones (IS yards) with Jas. McKerrow (14) second. Forrester 3yds. was the baekmaiker but the handicap was too great for him. Forrester however, was in good form, as he won both the Mt IdaJlandicap and the Hop, Step and Jump (doing 43ft Sins) and took the gold medal for the highest aggregate number of points. While motoring from Cromwell to Queensto.wn on Sunday evening last Mr and Mrs Blakely and family of Dunedin had a miraculous escape from a serious accident. At Deep. Creek, Gibbston, Mr Blakely mistook a narrow footbridge for a motor bridge and although he discovered his error before reaching the bridge, the brakes failed to act and the car capsized into the water which was fortunately only about 0 inches in depth. Owing to the side curtains being fastened the occupants of the car were unable to extricate themselves for some time but eventually they got clear. They fortunately escaped with a few bruises but the car was damaged , to a considerable extent- Assistj ance was rendered and the victims of the accident were attended to and put up for the night by residents of Gibbston—'Lake County Press.' The attention of persons entitled to a vole at parliamentary elections is drawn to a public announcement appearing in-this paper in regard to compulsory registration of electors. By the Legislature Amendment Act past last session an obligation is placed on every person qualified to be registered as an elector to enrol, whether his name is already on the roll or not- A further obligation is that every person alter he has become registered is to notify change of residence. Charlie Chaplin and laughter go together. This ever original comedian brings a large quantity with him in his new Master picture "The Pilgrim" which will be screened at Hull's pictures on Thursday. Charlie dons an en lirely new disguise and for the first time on record dispenses with his famous berby in favor of something more aristorcratic but equally ill titling. "Pioneer Trails" the other star picture is a story of the early west- An Indian attack on a prairie caravan the stagecoach runaway and a leap down a chasm are some of the thrills in this great picture,

Mr James Hore, aged 82 year?, a resident of Naseby for rmnv years, died at Dunedin last week. Fred, Foley, the well known entertainer, ventriloquist, etc. has booked the Town Hall, Clyde, for March 2nd,