FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 3

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

The Hon. W. Swainson (ex-AUomey-Gene-ral) added to the Executive Council. ******* At Oamaru Judge Ward made a facetious speech from the beuch criticising the vagaries of legislators in passing slipshod measures. ******* At the call of the Ihinedin shareholders the directors of the Titanic Steel Company agreed lo suspend operations till a manager who thoroughly understood the process (chemical and practical) was obtained. Tlio directors threw the blame on the lato manager. ******* At the Dunedin Cup Meeting the principal events of the succeeding days were the J.C. Handicap, won by Ariel (6.12) by four lengths from Guy Fawkcs (810), -with Ternpleton (9.0) close up third; and the Forburv Handicap, which fell to Cloih of Gold (6.12)", with Ariel (7.7) second, and Tadtnor (7.8) third. Cloth of Gold, who was the outsider in a of eight, was ridden by Derrett, whose clever horsemanship enabled Mr M. Studholme to win the stake. ******* Captain J. Campbell Walker, of the State Forestry Department at Madras, appointed to organise a similar department in New Zealand. ******, * The inteiprovincial pigeon match was wou by Auckland with 205 points against Ota.gc~' 181. Thirteen shots per man were fired. The Ota-go representatives wo»- Messrs P. Roberts, George Edwards, 31. God-by, 8, G. Smith. W. H. Lathbury,, E. Hodgkinson, Siiewart, Shannon, M'Kellar, and Dr J. G. Smith. Mr T. Dodson was prevented by illness from competing. ******* A fire .at Wellington destroyed the premises of W. and G. Tumbull and Go., and damaged the Empire Hotel and Mjoinimr buildings. A number of commercial travellers staying at the Empire lost all their belongings. Turnbull's stock, valued at £7,500, was insured lor £3,500. The Empire •was insured for £2,500.