Local & General.

Lake County Press, Issue 787, 23 December 1897, Page 2

Local & General.

Tint Oamaru woollen factory pays a dividend of eight per cent for the year. Mr H. B. Smith has been appointed to receive birds’ eggs on behalf of Lake County Council.

The Arrow Brass Band will play a number of selections in front of the local Press office on Christmas Eve, commencing at 9 o’clock. The dates fixed for the meetings of the Southland Land Board during IS9B are published in this issue. The Indi n Government will invite tenets for supplying the army and navy with frozen meat from Australia. A block of 2004 acres at Robinson’s Bay, five miles from Akaroa, has been sold for £20,000.

\Yb inadvertently omitted to mention in our report of The Guvalor that Miss Allan and Mr Mayo supplied the incidental music, which was, needless to say, fhat-class. During November 2391 persons arrived in the colony,, and 977 departed—gain 1324. In November last year 1595 arrived and Sl4 departed. Presbyterian services for Sunday next: Rev. K. U. Biair—Arrowtowu 11, Frankton 3, Queenstown 7. Mr J. R. Shore- Queenstown 11, Arrowtowu 7. Church of England services for Sunday next II a.m., H.C., Queenstown ; 7,p.m.. Arrowtowu. Rev. A. D. Mitchell. Also 7 p.in. Queenstown. Service for Christmas Day, 11 a.m., H.C., Arrowtowu. The Indian Prince, although suffering from illness, distinguished himself in the test cricket match in Sydney. He was batting for 3f hours, and when lie retired had 177 runs to his credit.

People juat.ifi.ibly complain of the cost of carriage in New Zealand. An instance just given is that of a few discs for a disc harrow which, being oi the value of 15s or ICs, co-t over 8s for transport from Christchurch to Havvera.

A simple barernater may be made in this way : Half fill a jar with sand and place on the top of the sand a piuo cone. In fine weather the leaves will open, and in wet weather will close up closely. At Adelaide, William Martin, the American cyclist, h?.s been awarded £SO damages against the South Australian Advertiser, which published an account of an alleged fight. Francis Wood, aged seventeen, was on a recent Sunday gathering chesmUS with some friends on private land near Godaiming, when the proprietor ch ised him and his companions. In running away Woo l fell on some ploughed laud and broke his n«ck.

An Ashburton man, ou hearing that the banks bad decided to charge depositors ill Is a year for keeping their accounts, went to his bank and closed his account, demanding hia money in gold. He was handed six sovereigns. This ia the same clasa of person who stops. the paper when he does not agree with its sentiments. At Queenstown on Thursday last Mr F. V. Raymond, solicitor, Invercaigill, and Miss Iv. Firth, daughter of Mr H. N. Firth. Queenstown, were united in the bonds of holy matrimony by the Rev. A. D. Mitcha.l. We wish the young couple all happiness.

That well-known fixture, the Arrow Hospital ball on New Year’s Eve promises to be highly successful. The committee are at present busily engaged making the necessary arrangements, and with good weather, we predict an unusually large attendance. Wa are in receipt of the Xmas number of the Otago Witness, and an excellent production it is. The management evidentlyspared neither time nor pains in their efforts of 1897. The illustrations are excellent while the reading matter is most interesting. We acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of almanacs for 1898, from Messrs O’Meara and Go., agents for the Kaitangata Coal Company, Stevenson and Selby, tailors, Arrowtowu, W. T. Smith, agmt Norwich I surance Company, and W. Murphy, wheelwright, Arrowtown. The cricket match Arrow v. Invercargill, will be played on the local ground on Ciiristmas hay. Teams : Arrow—Anderson, Jenkins I‘2), Illingworth, Thomson, Perrelle, Shanahan, Greig, '.Vebb, Fletcher, and Oldfield. Invercargill—Burnes, Clapp, Dalrymple, W. Black, T. Ivingsland, G. R. George, M‘Kay, A. Y. Smith, Robercsou, Whittingham, and Ritchie. Our readers will regret to hear of the early death of Mr E. Stanford, ex-M.H.R., for Christchurch, and formerly proprietor of the Arrow Observe 1 , and of Saudford and Hornsby of the Lake County 1 Press. Decease I gentleman succumbed to inflammation of i he lungs on Friday last at Christchurch.

The Waste Lauds Committee, on (he petili m of William Scarlett and other settlers on the Poinahaka estate praying for a reduction of their rents, report that the committee is of opinion from evidence received that the circumstances of the petitioners and of the rents paid by them, show that a full Live tigaticn should be undertaken by the Government forthwith. It is scarcely necessary to remind our readers of the Arrow Sports on Boxing Day, hut we draw the attention of owners of horses to the fact, that tiie nominations for the trot close at 12 o’clock day of sports. The Arrow Brass Baud has been engaged to play on the ground. The attendance at the sports pro., uea to be very large. —We would ..lao remind our readers that the Arthur’s Point sports will beheld on Tuesday. Some capital prizes will also be given at these sports. “A provincial Judge went to Hupeh lately,” says the North China Herald. “ There being no provincial Judge’s yatnen iu this city, he held his Court in au inu on i main street. Three bullies were accused before him of violence, theft and other oppression of their fellow villagers. Not seeing his way to releasing them, as the accusers s id their own lives would not be safe in that case, and the offences not being bad enough for beheading the men, ho ordered them to be beateu to death, and this was dona in the court-yard.” Brigadier - general Hammond found the Khyber Pass deserted by the tribesmen.

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The Orakzais have paid the fines demanded from them by Genera! Lockhart in the terms of peace. These terms included the surrender of 503 breach-loaders, the restoration of the looted arms and property, also the payment of a fine of 35,000 rupees, and the forfeiture of Government subsidies.

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