The Dunstan Times. “Fiat justitia raut coelum.“ Monday, June 20th, 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3379, 20 June 1927, Page 4

The Dunstan Times. “Fiat justitia raut coelum.“ Monday, June 20th, 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.The annual social under the auspices of the Fruitgrowers Association is to be held at Earnscleugh on Wednesday night. Mr A. Frank Anderson, the well-known Dunedin dentist, announces the dates of his next visit to Central Otago. The Clyde School children are to be given a treat in the Town Hall on Friday of this week.. Each and every child will be presented with a book Brown Ewing & Co-, intimate that their re-building and Gist annual sale is now being heldCatalogues are free on application.

Our readers are reminded of the concert and dance in the Ophir Hall on Wednesday night this week, The proceeds aie to be devoted to the funds of the Spottis Creek Tennis Club which is a good and sufficient reason why the entertainment should be patronised, but patrons can go with confidence looking forward to an enjoyable evening, as we are assured that it will be.worth the modest charge for admission.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Vincent County Council which was to be held,* on Wednesday 22nd, has been adjourned till Thursday 30th June. The business includes: Appointing Delegate to represent Council at Conference of Counties to adopt Joint By-laws, and Finance and General.

The socials under the auspices of the Clyde Fire Brigade are invariably popular, and consequently it was not surprising to see the Town Hall well filled on Wednesday last. All Clyde and his wife were there, while visitors were present from both Alexandra and Cromwell, The Arizona Jazz Band provided excellent music for the dancing, while Mr J. Holt made an efiicient M.C- A card tournament was played in the library, and the prizes for this were won b\ Mr E. Attffield and Mrs Ross. At Hull’s Pictures at Clyde on Thursday night the leading picture will be entitled “The Bandits Baby,” starring Fred Thomson and his wonderful horse Silver King. A special picture of the closing of the gates and scenes on the Kawarau River will be shown. The Samson of the Circus competition in£connection with Hull’s Pictures was won by Mast

er Ivan Hughes, of Cromwell, his solution being the first correct one opened. The prize is a bicycle. The Returned Soldiers of the Maniototo County held a very successful Reunion last week at Ranfurly. Seventy Returned men' including some 10 or 12 South African veterans were present at

a Smoke Concert at Mr C- Don-

ald’s Dining Rooms, where a most enjoyable evening was spent. The Dunedin and StrathTaieri Returned Soldiers’ Assoc-

iations were well 'represented. The local returned men enthus-

iastically approved the idea of making the Reunion an annual affair, and it is anticipated that the numbers will exceed 70 next year.

Stronach, Morris & Co report ;hat there was a large entry of : at cattle 3GO being forward. Ex:ra Prime Bullocks to £ls 17 G, 7rime £l2 to ,£l3, Medium £9 lo

to £”10 10. Prime Cows & Heifers £7 to £8 lO; Medium £6 to £7. There was a large yarding Of fat sheep 3008 being forward. Extra Prime Wethers to 445; Prime 34s to 3Gs, Medium 30s to 3356 - Extra Prime Ewes to 34/6: Prime 25s to 28s; Medium 20s to 22s

Since the year IQI9 the Lake County Council have, up to May 31st, subsidised 5392 kea beaks at 2s per head costing £539 4s. While the fixing of the rate for

the various ridings was under consideration at Friday’s County Council meeting the Engineer appealed to members lo remember that when the Main Highways Board increased the subsidy" from £\ to £1 lo for £l it was emphasised that the increase was not to relieve local bodies o.f their share of responsibility in the maintenance of main roads, but to provide more money for their upkeep- ‘Mt Benger Mail’ Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Hacking Cough,

An epidemic of.severe colds among school children is prevalent throughout Otago, The attendance at Dunedin schools is in consequence very low- Many of the big schools on Tuesday last had as many as 150 pupils absent, while several had considerably more absent in the afternoon of that day. The Otago Farmers’ Co-op.' Assn, have received the following cable from their London office—Butter market firmer. News to-day that New Zealand Board have removed control which has caused increased demand. New Zealand 16/s to 1665. * Cheese firmer 85s to 8/s.* Lambs, trade fair, value un-lj changed. Mutton weaker. J