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Lake County Press, Issue 788, 30 December 1897, Page 2

That the weather is perfect. That we wish you a happy and prosperous New Year. That Cromwell races are over. That unfortunately, they were not thcsuccessof last year.. That the amount put., through thetote was small.. That the biggest dividend - was £s—on Albatross in the mile trot. That there were only £lO on ,the • machine for this event. That Silvercrown, the winner of,the • majority of the handicaps, proved him-,, self a great horse. That more will be heard of him.. That the handicaps for, L.0.J.C.?. Races appear in this issue. That you can’t pick it 1' That are you going to the balTto-v----morrow evening 1; That the object is a good one and; deserving of all support. That the Arrow cricketers suffered* soie defeat at the hand* of Southland.. That they redeemed themselves, somewhat by making 122 for fivewickets in the second innings. That it was too late, however, as , the game was decided on the first. That the Arrow Sports were a bril--liant success. That about £25 were -taken at the - gates. That this is a record. That in a cycling event E. Jolly, off Cromwell, had a nasty fall. That fortunately the accident was. not of a serious nature.

That the handicap for the trot pleased everyone and the owner who fancied he had a. very outside show won easily.

. That the Arthur’s Point gathering was also very successful.

That the Queenstown Sports tike* place on New Year’s Day,. That the club presents a capital programme..

That the gold returns for the year from the H.iuraki fields total £392,338 113 9.1, an iucrease of £58,721 18s 3d on 1896, output. The gold return for December is £40,411 8s 6d, being the largest to date.

That a hundred tons o£ stone from, the Hauraki Associated mine, Coromandel, crushed for a yield of £750. That the largest nugget of gold ever found was taken out of the Bjrer and.; Haltmann mine at Hill End, New,South Wales, on - 1872. It weighed ap oance or two over 6401b. It was slab-shaped, 4ft 6in. long and. about 3ft 2in wide,, and of an average of 4iu in thickness. The finder sold it for £30,000; That up Taranaki way there is a Chinese storekeeper named Ah Pat. What a delightful exclamatory blending of Chinese and Irish. Tint three instances of the birth of triplets were- reported at Home in one week. Two of, the mothers reside in Wandsworth, and are in humble circumstances.

That Mr 0. Hi Kruger, M.8., C.M., a nephew of the President of tbeTransva d l£-p iblic, has been appointed ,re--i lent surgeon in one of the wards of E linburgh Royal Infirmary. fint Mrs Northcoat, aged 57, i r. , : n >ed lead iu a paddock at, Waikaia.

riiit. ’.yarn ia currant, that a .man while buclyag in the open.sea in .front of Coombs Hay was chased by a shark and narrowly escaped with, his life. vVe give the story for what it ia worth. That members of Parliament, like corns, are often paired off, That suggestions to make the battle between the batsman and bowler on Australian wickets more even, embrace narrowing the bat and, adding a fourth, ; i i Ontario; are becoming alto?. ■ L - * C.iUl lUOl* ..