Local & General.

Lake County Press, Issue 698, 5 March 1896, Page 2

Local & General.

Arrow Cricket Club.—At a meeting of the above club, held ou Monday night, it was decided to hold a concert and dance on Saturday, March 12. Watchmaking.—As will be seen in this issue, Mr 6. Humphrey has commenced business in Arrowtown as a practical watchmaker. Auction.—We direct the attention of the public to the sales advertised by Messrs M. O'Meara and Co. Presbyterian Church. —On Sunday the Rev. R. H. Blair will preach at Arrowtown 11, Frankton 3, Queenstown 1. Monster Store.—A large shipment of seasonable goods has just been landed from Home to the order of Mr R. Pritchard of this town. Horse Stealing.—A young man named William Scobie was arrested in Dunedin for stealing a horse belonging to Mr Speai’s, of Waiwcra. He rode the animal to Dunedin and there sold it. The horse was valued at £l6. £2OO Damages.—A writ has been served on Mr J. Dunne, of Balclutha, at the in-, stance of Mr Ferrar, a strong prohibitionist, of the same town, claiming £2OO damages for defamation of character. The case is to be heard on the 16th prox. Money Plentiful.—The South Dunedin Borough Council offered a £2OOO loan to the public at per cent. Six thousand pounds was subscribed at from 4j to 5 per cent premium. The loan wastaken up in one baud. . Journalistic.—Mr Bissett, agricultural reporter for the Canterbury rimes, passed through Arrowtown the other evening, and Mr Byrue (formerly teacher of St. Patrick’s School, Arrow), is at present in the district as mining reporter for the Daily Times. On the Stump.—lt is reported that Sir Robert Stout will shortly make a tour of the colony to carry the platform war against the Government throughouc the constituencies.— Southland Times. Southland Education Board.—The returns for the election of three members of this Board arc so far as follows;—G. M'Leod, 93 ; J. W. Bain, 90 ; A. Baldey, 75 ; and I. Cowie, 60. Two or three more returns may come in but cannot affect the result. Not the Sort of Tar She Hankered After.—A New Plymouth maiden the other day unexpectedly sat down on a footpath which the borough workmen had newly tarred. The Borough Council will probably be asked to provide her with a new dress. The Weather.—For the last week the weather has been very rough, rain and snow being much in evidence. This makes the farmers outlook very serious, as several crops have not yet been cut. If this sort of weathor continues, it will ruin the crops entirely. There at present seems to be a change for the better, and the glass is still rising.

Bank of New Zealand.—Half-yearly meeting of Bank of New Zialaud held at Wellington on Thursday. The proceedings which were of a formal , nature, lasted six minutes, in which time one of the senior directors delivered a hopeful address. Cricket. —The following team will represent Arrow on Saturday next at Queenstown :—Messrs Inglis, Porter, Illingworth, Ferrelle, Shanahan, Andersou, Cripps, Fletcher, Jenkins, and Dr Thomson.—'The following will represent Arrow second eleven in a match against Cardrona next Wednesday :—Messrs Fletcher, M'Kane, Oldfield, Per row, Webb, Cooper, Jopp (2), Harris, Reid, and J. Jenkins. As Usual.—While a carpenter named Hazcll, residing at Lcichardt, N.S. W., was cleaning a loaded rifle the charge exploded just as his wife was entering the room. The bullet struck her in the mouth inflicting a fatal wound. Before dying she told the police that the shooting was purely accidental. Haz.dl has been arrested. He states that ho did not know the weapon was loaded.

Supreme Court.—The criminal sitting of the Dunedin Supreme Court commenced on Monday, when the Judge passed the following.sentences:—F. Horne, embezzlement, four years; John Spence, horse-stealing, 18 months; William Scobic, horse stealing, IS months ; Charles Holsen, alias Morgan, false pretences, one year; William Storey, for forgery, aud false pretences, (with several previous convictions), two years’ hard labor ; Bernard M'Canu, for stealing a portmanteau fr u m the wharf, seven days. Lucy Bibby pleaded guilty to stealihg cutlery and sentence was deferred ; Mary Bihby, charged with receiving the stolen property, was acquitted. Sensational Experience.— The following incident is cabled from Sydney :—A miner named Nartell had a sensational experience at Bombaln. He was walking through a tunnel, when the earth collapsed and completely buried him. A crack in the earth admitted air, aud Nartell managed, with his pocket knife, to clean the dirt from his mouth sufficiently to be able to breathe. He was pinned in hia terrible position for 26 hours, and his sufferings were so great that he several times unsuccessfully attempted to cut his throat. Two of h's sons, who were searching for him, walked ou to the heap of earth, and their father managed to attract their attention. The young men obtained assistance aud rescued Nartell, who is recovering.

Suspicious Death. —At an inquest on Amelia Hutchison, at Wellington, the medical evidence was that there had been a natural miscarriage, aud that the actual cause of death was heart disease. The sister, however, gave evidence that deceassd said she had been taking certain medicine procured by the father of the child, that the latter ceased visiting her, and that the young woman had got into a despondent state and threatened to commit suicide. The jury thought the inquiry should be adjourned to enable the contents of the stomach to be analysed, aud this was done.

Colonial Bank. —Mr Justice Williams ii> delivering judgment in regard to the Colonial Bank Liquidators said there was sufficient before the court to show that there should be au investigation of the books and that the investigation should be undertaken by permanent liquidators. None of the directors of the bank should be liquidators ; therefore Mr Larnach should not be appointed- He preferred Mr Vigors to Mr Braund and saw no reason why Mr Keith Ramsay should not be appointed. Mr Simpson who stood fourth in the voting by shareholders would be appointed the third liquidator. The question of costs was reserved.

Dir With Care. —The attention of owners of sheep is directed to clause 6 in the Stock Amendment Act, 1895, viz: “ Every owner of longwool or crossbred sheep shall, between the first day of February and to 30th of April in every year, dip, or cause to be dipped, all such sheep of which he is an owner. Provided, on the application of such owner any inspector is satisfied that owin' to the want of water or other sufficient cause, the dipping cannot be done hy the SOth April, may by writing under his hand grant an extension ot time for any period not exceeding 31 days.” The penalty for every sheep not dipped is not less than 3d or more than 2s. Under the principal Act, the time was from the Ist January to the Hist of May. Sheep owners should therefore note this curtailment of time. SOMETHING LIES IN MEANNESS.

Which excites a species of resentment that never subsides. Once deceived bv an imitation of Wolfe’s Schapps one is loath to patronize the place again. Buy bottles intact.

Petroleum Oil Companies. Several new petroleum oil companies arc in formation in Australia. A Melbourne syndicate are at present procuring leases in order to float a company. The works at New Plymouth have attracted considerable attention, and it is probable that other parts of the colony will bo prospected for oil.

A Puzzle. — A local resident mentioned to the Wyndhatn Herald that a vary simple question in arithmetic had produced columns of correspondence in the Weekly Scotsman, there being no end of differences. A man buys from a hatter one hat, price 7s Cd, and tenders a half-sovereign in payment. The hatter hasn’t the change, but a neighboring grocer supplies the change. The purchaser takes his departure with the hat and 2a 6d change. The grocer discovers the half-sovereign to be -bad, and the hatter has to make the loss good. Question ; How much has the hatter lost. This is a puzzle for sixth standard girls and boys.

Destruction of Small Birds. —Mr R. M‘Nab, M.11.R. has placed at the Southland Times disposal a letter he has received from Mr R. M’Giilavray 'of Greendale, Mataura, in which that gentleman makes the following suggestion :—“ As the small bird plague is becoming very serions I think it is the duty of every colonist who can suggest a solution of the difficulty to do so. For the last eight years I have been studying the matter and experimenting with various forms of poison graiF, seeds, etc., but with small success, and have been forced to the conclusion that the only effectual remedy lies in the introduction to the colony of their natural enemy the Kestrel hawk. He lives almost exclusively on small birds and mice, and is so swift on the wing that it is impossible for the birds to escape his tolons. I have often watched them in the Old Country and can assert that I never saw them foiled in securing their prey. They always build in trees and can be Mr M'Gillivray explains fully how they can be procured at Homs and offers a suggestion whereby the Government could, at a small cost secure a supply of them. He stated that the damage being done to the turnip crop by the small birds is so great that some immediate steps mast be taken to arrest it or the farmers will soon be unable to grow turnips. Mr M‘Nab will forward the letter to the Minister fo* Agriculture.

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