Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Arrowtown: May 10, 1906. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 2117, 10 May 1906, Page 4

Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

Arrowtown: May 10, 1906. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Thk crow of a German steamer were frozen to death at ACadivostock. Twicnty-fivu cases of ptomaine poisoning are reported in Palmerston North, the result of eating pressed tongue. A famine is feared in ’Frisco, as there are only 10 days’ supplies. Mr T. M‘Crackon, formerly editor of the Cromwell Argus, has purchased the Wairarapa Standard at Creytown. Mr Marios, Dresden pianoforte tuner, will arrive in Arrowtown to-day or tomorrow. It is said the population of Cromwell will bo about 700 or thereabouts when the census returns are made up. Ax Camara Derwent potatoes sold at ,010 10s to i'll a ton, and Up-to-datea at ,£ll 10s, An Edendalo farmer sold potatoes to the value of .£9BO from nine acres.

Ti-irc weather throughout fcbo district is still very unsettled, and farmers have had a bad timo of it". Tbo frequent rains must necessarily bavo affected tbo quality of grain in the stook. Foil a delightful smoko nothing beats Myrtle Grove cigarettes Throughout the length and breadth of Now Zealand there is a groat demand for them, aud the solo agents for the colony, Messrs By mo, Poole and Co., Dunedin, are kept busy supplying the requirements of customers. Complaints are genera! of tbo bad state of the road loading from Arrowtown to the river at Tobin's track. It would bo -veil if our City Fathers put this piece of road in a passable state. Tbo complaints are needless to say, j notified. A goodly number of local sportsmen availed themselves of the opening of the shooting on tbe Ist. We have not heard of any good bags, although the gamo is plentiful. A number of Dunedin sports Bocured a fine lot of ducks at Wanaka,

A boy named Mylo fell off the train at Burnside but escaped unhurt.

Britain has sent an ultimatum to Turkey. France and Russia side with the British Government.

A Russian who was roaming about Paris with a bomb to kill someone was himself killed by its explosion. At Waikaia on Saturday a Chinaman named Tin Choy fired four shots with a revolver at another "Celestial, wounding him on the leg, but not seriously. Thk amount owing unsecured creditors by A. Tidey, Cromwell, who has been adjudged bankrupt, total £197 Is 5d ; total amount owing secured creditors £204 6s Bd,

James Stewart, of Dunedin, 74years, met his death by choking. It is sapposed it was caused by trying to eat a piece of orange left by his bedside. Five bookmakers were charged at Gore for unlawfully trespassing on the Goro racecourse, and were fined £lO each, the Magistrate remarking that he was going to stop bookmaking if possible.

The Wakatipu Mounted Rifles hold their annual ball in the Garrison Hall, Arrowtown, on the ovoning of 25th May. Arrangements are being made for first-class music and catering. A Chinaman named Wong Jug has been arrested in Dunedin and charged with issuing valueless cheques. It may possibly mean "jug."

A man named Brown has been committee for trial in Christchurch on a charge of stabbing Ray, license of the Railway Hotel.

Eibbonwood has' been matched against Emulator, a Sydney horse, to trot over mile distances for £IOOO aside. We are informed that Mr T. Houston, of Eower Skotover, had the highly satisfactory yield of 57 bushels of barley to the acre. The barley is known as the Tasmanian barley.

Regarding local exhibits for the Ghristchurch Exhibition Cr Larnbie asked at last meeting of the Council, who would be responsible for exhibits if they were lost. He wa3 informed that Government was prepared to insure exhibits. This will be satisfactory news to intending exhibitors. Police raided M. Hanley's Provincial Hotel (which lost its license- on the introduction of prohibition) in Gore and seized a quantity of liquor. They also detained two men found on the premises ■ to give an explanation of their presence It is probable a prosecution for sly grog selling will follow. Sarah McGuire, aged 8-i, whose husband is employed at the Gasworks, died suddenly at Wellington on Friday. She was about to undergo an operation and Dr Faulke had commenced to administer chloroform when he and Dr McLean noticed a sudden change in her appearance. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful.

The Alexandra Herald say 3 that a very pleasing wedding was celebrated at Moutere Station on fchu 25th April, when Mr J. C. Vidal, son of the Rev. F. F. Vidal, Suffolk, England, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Miss Jopp, eldest daughter of Mr A. Jopp, of Moutere Station. The bride .wore a beautiful white silk crepe de chine. The bodice had a transparent yoke of beautiful lace, edged goffered chiffon, and finished with an Empire bolt. The young couple, were the recipients of many handsome presents. Speaking of the late Mr Nugent Wood at the Waikaia Court on Wednesday, Mr W. F. Indor related an incident which was typical of the old gentleman. A case of assault was being heard. Mr McCarthy was appearing for the plaintiff, and the speaker for the defence. The plaintiff asserted that he had been struck by the accused at a time when he (the plaintiff) had his hands in his pockets and therefore was not able to defend himself. The defence was a plea of justification, in that the plaintiff had called him,a liar. Mr Wood in dismissing the case, said by way of a rebuke : " Now, Mr remember next time when you call an Englishman a liar be sure that you have not your hands in your pockets." •