TIS TRUE.

Lake County Press, Issue 1065, 21 May 1903, Page 4

TIS TRUE.

. +._ — That the weather is frosty. That threshing is going on apace. That an A and P Society should be formed locally. That our farmers are not alive to their own interests. That the public school social was a great Ruccess. That the Lower Shotovror residents are asking for telephonic communication. That the request is a just one. That Miss M'Ewan has taken up. her duties as'mistress of the Crown Terrace school. That Mr Fred Evans, of Frankton, lost most of his .grain and a straw stack by fire on Monday night. That the loss is a heavy one for Mr Evans. That the wind carried the lighted straw dangerously near the residence of Mr W. Birse. That some friction exists between the Frankton Hospital Trustees and the C.A. Board over the amount requisitioned for. That the Trustees have explained and amended the requisition. That things will go on all right now. That the County Council met yesterday on ordinary business. That Monday next —Empire Day—will be celebrated in Arrowtown by a shooting contest and the W.M.R. ball in the evening. That the Victorian strike has ended. That the strikers are now sadder but wiser men. That when a man is anxious to explain that his conduct is beyond suspicion depend on it he is a little suspicious of it himself. That it is not possible to estimate the amount of a man's income by the amount of style his wife puts on. That the King has commanded the Inniskilling Fusiliers to wear a grey plume in recognition of their brilliant services in South Africa. That Wellington's mayor is to receive £4OO for the year. That most mayors get more kicks than happeuce.