Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Arrowtows: September 6, 1906. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Lake County Press, Issue 2134, 6 September 1906, Page 4

Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

Arrowtows: September 6, 1906. LOCAL AND GENERAL

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*- The animal meeting of the Arrow Cricket Club will bo hold in the Phess office on Saturday evening next at 8 sharp, All members and intending members are requested to be present. Wo hope to see a good muster. Tin: billiard tournament at the Ballarat Hotel finished last week and resulted as follows :—A. Delargey Ist, G. Dudley 2nd, and A. Smilh 3rd. The prize for the biggest break was won by G Dudley, who made 29. A trial of the latest improved Massey Harris throe-furrow disc plough will be held in Mr James Eeid's paddock on Saturday afternoon next at 2.30. Farmers and others are requested to attend and see this up-to-dato plough work. The annual social in connection with St. John's Presbyterian Church Sunday School was hold in the church on Wednesday evening, 29th ult. Songs and choruses were given by the pupils, while musical items and short addresses were given by the adult members. A most enjoyable evening was spent. Word was received in Arrowtown yesterday of the death of Mrs Robert Lawton, of Dunedln, and formerly of Arrowtown. Deceased lady was well advanced in years, and had been in failing health for some time. Local residents will receive the with feelings of the deepest regret, and their sympathy will go out to Mr and Miss Lawton in their sad trial,

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scon that Mi- L. Hotop has been appointed lion, loial representative for Quoenstown for the Associated Board of bbo Itoyal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, London. (Jopiea of tho syllabua and all information can bo obtained from him. Mr Walter Wescho will conduct the Associated Board's practical examinations in New Zealand ibis year. Mr Wesche has noc previously visitod this colony, but he is well known in Australia, and bas long experience in England as examiner to the Board, whore he is held in tho highest estimation. He is considered to be one of the best of the board's examiners. Mr Wescho will probably roach this centre about November 15. Teachers of music or candidates would do well to write Mr Hotop for full particulars..

Glomous weather prevails and farmers are busily engaged ploughing.. Received, with thanks, Stone's useful A.B.C. guide for September ' Tin; death roll from the earthquakes in South America is now estimated at 5000.

The police raided on Friday night, the premises of a cordial manufacturer,, livery stable keeper, and a boarding house at Balclutha. A smalWiautity of liquor in flasks was found'in the latter place. In the various football matches on Saturday the Otago team defeated the Country team by 12 to 5, Auckland defeated Wellington by 11 to 5, and thereby retains the Ranfurly-. Shield. Canterbury defeated Southland by 14 to 8. The final football match of the season between the Arrow and Qneenstown clubs will be played on the Arrow ground on Wednesday afternoon next. It will be seen by advertisement that a meeting of the local club will beheld in the Ballarat Hotel on Monday evening next at 7.80. Mk William Fraser, M.H.R., foe Wakatipu, delivered a very interesting lecture at the Victoria College, Wellington, en Thursday last, the subject being : " The early sixties in Otago," some personal reminiscences. The lecture was very much appreciated by the. large number present. At Wanganui on Monday Leonard Ashwin, found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of a boarder staying at a house run by him, and which he set on fire, was sentenced by the Chief Justice to ten years' hard labor. The charge of arson against him was held over. In the Timaru to Christchurch road race 181 started. Several spills occurred, and one rider had his collarbone broken. The three first to finish were, McHarry (Hokitika) 1, Birch (Fendalton) 2, Pointon (Temuka) 3. The fastest time was McHearten's (Spreydon), 25min. handicap, in 6hrs lomin. 17secs. J. Arnst, scr., took, limn 47secs. more than that. As a result of the crowd encroaching on the track at the finish several protests have been made. A coekespondknt forwarded to us (says the Daily Times) from Pembroke, a sample of ore which was found near Cardi'ona. Our correspondent was inclined to believe the ore was copper, but the discoverer thought :r was some-. thing more valuable. We submitted the sample to Professor Park, director of the Otago School of Mines, who has kindly supplied the following information ;—"The sample of ore sent for determination is a fine example of the iron pyrite in the cubical form. This.ore is largely used in Europe and America for the manufacture of sulphuric acid, but has no commercial value in New Zealand at the present, time. The chief point of interest in connection with the occurrence of iron pyrite is that it is one of the constant associates of gold in gold-bearing ore deposits." Ik his report on the hospitals of the colony, Dr McGregor refers, inter alia, to the local institutions as follows : Arrowtown : Number treated during the year 81—53 males, 28 females. Outdoor patients: Individual case 3 78,. attendances 116. Subscriptions and donations amounted to £97 17s; patients' payments to £lB3 18s Bd. Visited 3rd September, 1905—The patients numbered six on the date of the visit—s males and one female.. Miss McLeod, who has held -office fora year is a capable nurse. I am glad to'find that Dr- Thomson has decided to remain in charge of the hospital.. Queenstowu: Number of patients treated during the year 81—49 males, 82 females. Outdoor patients : Individual cases 89; attendances 81.. Subscriptions and donations £73 193. Id; patients' payments £2BO 14s lid.. Visited 23rd September, 1905.—The outside of the hospital needs painting,, and the work is to be put in hand. forthwith. The inside is to be distempered. The former matron left, about three months ago and has been* succeeded by Miss Clare.