FIFTY YEARS AGO

Dunstan Times, 13 November 1944, Page 3

FIFTY YEARS AGO

(From the Dunstan Times) Strawberries are said to be iu at Alexandra, The editor has net seen any yet The Moa Cieek school is still unopened- Miss White is waiting like Patience on a monument smiling hi bigotry The annual show of the Central Ota go A & P Association is 1 ring held at Blacks to-day, November 16th, and a holiday is being observed from St Bathans to Clyde.* Constable Groves, who has been gaoler at Clyde for some years, has been transferred to Port Chalmers His place will be taken by Const Chisholm of Fort Chalmers. The Central Otago A. & P, Association has accepted the tender of Mrs M. J, Wilkinson for the Tea and Coffee Stall on Show Day. We learn with regret that Mr Coffey, of Matakanni, is about to leave the district. Mr Coffey, who was up till lately manager of the Undaunted Gold Mining Company, has always occupied a prominent position in the industry, j Gold to the value of £50,000,000 sterling has been unearthed iu New I Zealand since iB6O. Shearing is now becoming general and most of the good men are booked for sheds. Station clipping will begin next week-about November 20th. .In the last ten years the annual production of wool iu the Australasian colonies has increased by the enormoup amount of 869,983 bales In 1883-84 the number of bales was 1,028,962 while in 1893-94 it was 1,808,975. No wonder there has been a fall in the price year after year. Cricket— Blacks v Alexandra In a cricket match at Alexandra on Saturday, Blacks easily defeated the home team. Alexandra made 59 (W.S Laidlaw 35) and 37, while Blacks made 94 (W. Pitches 27, Leask 23 and A, McDonald 14) and 3 for 1 wicket. Pitches played his usual steady game & did not give a chanee, whilst Leask a yonng player who is making a name for himself in country cricket, played an excellent innings. Bowling for Blacks Leask took 7 wickets, Pitches 6, Russel 3, Waldron 2 and White 1.

In the Magistrate's Court at Alexandra John Anderson sued Mat Dawson claiming £7 ISs. He olaimtd that he had acted as trainer of defendant's two racehorses Zealandia and Missing Link—and was to receive half the win« ciings at the Cromwell and Alexandra races. After hearing evidence, the Magistrate (Mr Wood) said that it was not common sense that the trainer of one horse (Zealandia) would have half the winnings of two horses. He gave judgment for defendant with costs—£l 13s. At the Christchurch races to-day the Derby Stakes was won by Blueflre with Castor second, divis £ I 18s 6d and £1 14s. In the Juvenile Stakes Loveshot paid a dividend of £lOl. The Roslyn Tramways are going to run trams on Sundays, and as a result Mr A C. Begg, chairman of directors, resigned. Hyde <fe Party's dredge obtained 32 ounces of gold for 6 day's work last week, Our Ida Valley correspondent writes Now that the dipping of long-wooled sheep is compulsory and as there is no plaee in the district but the itation where there is a dip, I would impress upon farmers the necessity of having a public dip erected in some central place. I would suggest that a public meeting be called to consider the matter Our Matakanui correspondent writes —About 11 o'clock on Tuesday eight Mr Robert Sheppard's stables were found to be on fire. Several horses were in the stable at the time and one was found to be dead, having been suffocated by the smoke. Another horse .was slightly injured and others are still suffering from the effects of the smoke. When first discovered smoke was so thick no '„one could venture inside; but after a time the fire was got out. It is thought that the fire was caused by one of the grooms leaving a lighted candle which fell down into the straw and set it on fire. Commercial— Dunedin Nov 13— Lambs brought from 7s 3d to 12s Od extra fat to 13s. Sheepskins—green crossbreds to 5s 9d each; dry to 6jd lb; merino 4j£d. Tallow—l7s fid to 20s per cwt. Fat cattle—Best bullocks £8 17s to £ll 7s 6d. Beef £l 3s 6d per 1001b. Ryegrass—3s 9d to 4s 3d a bushel; Cocksfoot - s£d to 6sd per lb. Rabbitskins —Best skins 13d to 14d blacks to 13£ d. summers 6d to 9d. Sheep —Fat wethers 14s to 17s Od Fat ewes— 14s crossbred ewes 16s 6d broken-mouthed 9s 6d. Crossbred wethers—l4sodto 17s Od Chaff £2 5s to £2 15s per ton. Good Wheat 2s lOd U> 3s id bushel Pats-Is 5d lo Is 7d bushel