LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 2138, 4 October 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By a hurricane in America over 100 persons perished. Tub total yield from the dredges this, week was 1217 ounces, or an average of 290z a dredge. Tin-: Arrow Debating Society meets on Wednesday evening next, the 10th inst.

Attention is again directed to the j sale of Mr J J. Cotter'* household ; furniture on Saturday afternoon next. : The bi-monthly meeting of the Lake • County Council will be hold in the i Chambers, Qaeenstown, on Wednesday i next. To-night, at the Council Chambers, the residents of Arrowtowa and district will banquet Mr J. J. Cotter, prior to his departure from the district. Thk applications in tha Warden's. Court last week, adjourned to Qaeenstown for the production of titles, etc., were granted by the Warden on Thurs-. day. Late cables announce the marriage at Biandford, England, of Bishop, Neville (the Primage of New Zealand) and Miss Linda Fynes-Clinton In last issue the announcement was made that the draught stallion, Sir Thomas would travel the Wakatipa district. The horse has since been sold and will, we understand travel in the Clutba district this season. It was reported in Alexandra on Tuesday, 25th inst., that a gold robbery had occurred at Bendigo, about 18, miles from Cromwell. From what we can glean it appears that a storekeeper named O'Donnell was robbed of about .£1)0 worth of gold, and the alleged thief was last seen going in the direction of Thomson's Corgo. Messrs Sirgood Sou and Ewen have a change in advt in this issue. Farmers and others would do well to peruse the advt, and then call upon their storekeeper, and purchase a pair of Stockman Balmoral boots. The " Stockman" is a special damp resisting boit, and who would, we ask, have wet feet when it cau be avoided. A very enjoyable social ia aid of tho Cricket Club funds, was held in the Atheneum Hall on Friday evening last.. Some BO or 40 couples were present and tho dance proved most enjoyable. Mr S. McSkirnmiug, treasurer of the. Oiub, had the carrying out of tho arrangements, and is deserving of the Club's best thanks. He also acted as j M.C. The ladies kindly supplied re-, freshraents, while first-class music was supplied by Mr A. Grant, assisted by a numlo' of ladies. A keturn of the expenses of candidates at last election has been presented to Parliament. Among the returns are the following:—Tuapeka— Mr Bonnet £B3, Mr Gilkison £65; Ciutha—Mr Malcolm £OO, Mr Stewart £7d, Mr Boy £80; Mataura—Hon. R. McNab £SO, Mr MacGibboa £69 ; Wakatipu—Mr Eraser £lO6, Mr GilI'edder £12.5 ; Wallace—Mr Thomson £2l, Mr Mucpherson £72 ; Invercargill —Mr Hanan £53, Mr Raymond £94, Mr Morris £62 ; Awarua—Sir Joseph Ward £57, Mr Wooduorth £lO. The election expenses of the late Mr Seddon have been returned at £2 18s sd. and those of his opponent (Mr Harry Cowan) at 2s lOd—the lowest on record.

There was a good attendance at the ovecu'ive meeting of the Lake County A. and P Society on Saturday afternoon last, Mr It M. Pateraon presided. A letter was received from the Department of Agriculture saying a thoroughbred stallion could not he sent to the district this season. Mr J. J. Cotter wrote resigning his position as secretary of the Society, as he was leaving the district, lie wished the Society years of success and progress. Members present expressed their groat regret at losing the services of MrCotter, and the Chairman aud Messrs W. M'Kibbiu and J. Cockburn referred to the good work done by Mr Cotter as secretary. His efforts went far to make the shows the great success they were. Mr Cotter suitably replied. Mr P. M. Tobiu was unanimously elected secretary. The date of the show was, fixed for Friday, the 7th December.

A medical examination of the human remains found in tlio lake in Albert Park, Melbourne, last week, shows that they had been chopped up with a blunt instrument.'

The estimatod population of tho colony on the 80th June was 951,852 —504,033 males and 447,319 fomalos —an increase since the census was taken on the 29fch April of 2,703. A certain debating society is disoussing the question as to which is tho angrier: the husband who goes home and finds that dinner is not ready, or ihe wife who has dinner ready and whose husband does not come home. It Isi expected that the debate will end In a draw.

" The growing of tobacco docs not progress in New Zealand," states the Official Year Book for 1906. "In 1889, 84 acres were cultivated; in 1890, 25 acres; in 1891, 16 acres ; in 1892, 6 acres; in 1893, 4 acres; in 1895, 5 acres, producing 15991b of dried leaf. Statistics of this crop have not been takon since 1895.

It is unwise (writes Health) to encourage the selfish exactions of sick people. If they are allowed to believe that they cannot do this, and cannot stand that, they will gradually lose all powers of resistance and endurance. Such a person develops into a tyrant, ruining the peace and happinoss of an entire family. The population of San Francisco is gradually increasing with every week thai; passes, and it is estimated that 250,000 have returned sinco the calamity. The present population is estimated at 865,000. A Japanese expert in seismology (Professor Omori), who has been investigating the oarthquako gives his opinion that California will be free from shocks for over fifty years, and very probably for a much longer period. The crust of the earth has slipped, we are told, and tho slipping was caused by the crust at the point of weakness being in unstable equilibrium.

It is reported that John Wren, the Melbourne" tote" promoter, is about to spend £120,000 on the establishment of a Labor daily in that city. Wren began life, some 16 years ago, at 7s 6d per week, as a rough-stuff onfcter, in a Collingwood boot factory. A lucky win on a horse race sent him on to the turf as a small bookmaker, and then he became the proprietor of a totalisator. Wreu, who is now 32 years of age, lives with his wife and child'iu a fine mansion at South Yarra. He is a total abstainer, does not smoke, rarely eats meat, and drinks only milk and water. It is said that he will stand as a Labor candidate at fclio Victorian election.