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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 4

Reports of -lambing returns throughout the Masterton district show a decided falling off in comparison with the last two or three seasons, says Masterton Times. Flock owners who obtained ■ 100 per cent, of lambs last year in . many cases this season record only about 90 per cent. Still there are sheep farmers who would rather have fewer lambs and get the bulk away fat, than have big percentages and have to turn a big draft off as stores. Mr. Simon Scott, of Webb-street, suffered a double bereavement yesterday morning in the deaths of his Becond son (Mr. George Archibald Scott) and his son-in-law (Mr. Alexander James). Mr. George Scott, a native of Wellington, died at his residence in Church-street, Karori, at the age of 41 years. He was educated principally at Te Aro School, under Mr. Clement Watson, and then learned his father's trade, eventually taking over the well-known business in Manners-street, in conjunction with his two brothers. Deceased was a member of Masonic Lodge Brooklyn and of the Southern Cross Locfge of Oddfellows, A.C., and took an interest in music and photography. He had been ill for about eighteen months. The cause of death was dropsy, supervening on rheumatic fever. Mr. Scott was a son-in-law of the late Mr. Herbert Hill, of Wellington, and leaves a widow and daughter. Mr. James's death occurred in the Wellington Hospital after an illness of about fifteen months' duration. Deceased, who was 45 years of age, passed his boyhood in Auckland, but had lived in Wellington for the greater part of his life. For a number of years he was in business here as an advertising agent. He has left a widow and one child. Owing to the p_arade of troops this afternoon, the Cricket Association decided to postpono the opening practices, which were to take place on the various grounds to-day. The association will meet on Tuesday evening next, and it is essential that entries for the various sections should be in by then. The committee is now arranging for a representative match to take place next Saturday on the Basin Reserve between a team from Trentham Camp and a city representative eleven. His Excellency the 'Governor has been invited to attend, also the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey), Siiv Joseph Ward, and the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke). It its probable that the Trentham Band will attend. Trentham will be able to place an exceptionally strong team in the field, including several provincial representative players. The proceeds from the match will be donated to the funds for the purchase of Christmas presents for the « soldiers at the Dardanelles and at Samoa. The death occurred last evening at Nelson of Mr. Thomas Cawthron, at the age of eighty-two. Mr. Cawthron (states a Press Association message) was born in Camberwell, Surrey, in 1833, and came to New Zealand at the age of fifteen, with his father, who settled in Nelson. After an absence of a few years in Wellington and Australia, Mr. Thomas Cawthron returned to Nel-' son in 1857, and entered into the shipping business. For many years he was agent for the 'principal lines trading to the place, when "Nelson was one of the most important ports of the colony, and also transacted a very. large business as a shipping contractor. He accumulated a large fortune, which in late years he drew upon with the greatest liberality to benefit the city. Among his more important benefactions to Nelson are the new hospital about to be erected, for which he gave £15,000;Cawthron Park, a beautiful forest reserve of 2500 acres near the city; a flight of stone steps on Church Hill, costing £1800; an organ in the School of Music, costing £1800, and a gift of £2500 to dear off indebtedness of the institute. He also made valuable benefactions to the Nelson Institute and other public institutions. At the time of his death he was elaborating a scheme for further expenditure for the public benefit, including a solar physics observatory, estimated to cost £30,000. Sergeant W. A. Cross, D.C.M., who returned to Sydney lately (states an exchange), was the first clergyman to obtain the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the operations at the Dardanelles. Before enlisting as a private with Lieu-tenant-Colonel Burnage's 13th Battalion of the 4th A.I. Infantry Brigade, he was attached"to St. Peter's Church, Wellington. Three incidents served tojmin for him his distinction. When hisbattalion landed at Gaba Tepe, the officer of his company was shot,' and he was called upon to take charge for the remainder of the week, and he resisted the attacks of the Turks light through a very serious period. A week later a general advance was made, and the men dug themselves in at the top of the hill, only, however, to be the object of attack. The losses were estimated at 50 per cent In addition to the dead, there were many wounded, and there were no doctors or . any medical men available. Rergeairf Cross took chargp of the wounded, dressed theii wounds, and frequently had to shift them from the linr of firing. The third and culminating point of honour was at Quinn's Post. He was iD a party of about 40 that made a charge at the Turks' trenches. They got there, but only five or six escaped. Their officer, Captain Townsend, of the Sydney University, was shot in a leg. The sergeant almost succeeded in getting him to the lines when a bullet hit the officer in the head, killing him. That bullet went through the right sleeve of the sergeant's coat. On another occasion he wa« wounded in the foot by shrapnel, but his return to Australia was owing to' an attack of dysentery. Mr. J. A. Macdonald, honorary seoretaTy of {he Heretaunga Boating Club, complains in a letter to The Post that tbe recent statements of Petone's Mayor, regarding the boat harbour, do not put the position correctly or fairly "The Mayor is quoted as stating that the work was carried out by the Harbour Board from plans submitted by the Heretaunga Boating Club," writes Mr Macdonald. "The plans were prepared by the Engineer of the Harbour Board. My club at that time asked for whalings on both sows of piles, the inner and the outer rows, so that whatever broken water passed the outer row would receive a further check from the inner row. To that tbe Mayor replied that the Engineer was satisfied it was unnecessary, as the one row would do all that was required The boating men thus had to accept half a loaf in the hopes of its proving effective Such doubts, as subsequent events proved, were not very wide of the mark, especially considering the first ordinary strong southerly, when two launches and two sailing craft were materially damaged, one launch snapping a f-inch chain, proving the force of the seas inside the shelter. . . . There is no reason why the work so well begun cannot be carried to a satisfactory finish. The structure has' fallen short of expectations by all concerned, but with the addition of a little more timber it will fill the bill. The situation calls for serious consideration by all parties, and no good cause can be served at present by raising a controversy or putting the blame on the other fellow. There is no repudiation among boating men, but they desire a protection such as was expected. As Petone's waterfront will become « i most attractive waterside resort, it is to the interests of all concerned that proper protection should be placed here for visiting craft as well as local boats, and the i town itself will benefit therefrom." I The Timaru Presbytery ha* nominated tbe Rev J. M. Comrie as Moderator of thfc A«eeaiblv.