Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. The trust that's given thee guard, and to thyself be, just. Arrowtown, January 16, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 2461, 16 January 1913, Page 4

Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. The trust that's given thee guard, and to thyself be, just. Arrowtown, January 16, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Cromwell Argus is informed that the motor lorry to the order of Mr George Partridge, is c-xpectei to laud about the 19th inst, and will make a tiip through Central Otago early in February. Sixteen members of Parliament, mostly from the North Island, have so far intimated their intention of making the Ceutral Qtago trip on the 23rd inst. The Hon. VV. Fraser will accmpauy the party. A meeting of members of the Lake County branch of theN.Z Sports Protection League was held iu the Council Chair bers last evening. Dr Thomson (president presided. 'J ho amended rules of the League, as submitted from headquarters, were unanimously approved.

There has been trouble at the MtNicholas shearing shed between the shearers ami Mossrs 11. MoKenxie and Sons. Owing to the action of the shearers in " downing " their machines on no reasonable grounds, the whole let were paid off last week. Tin-. Union will probably havb something to say about the matter.—Mail.

At the monthly meeting of the South land Education Board on Friday last, it was resolved that the Secretary be authorised to take the n -cessary steps to secure a substitution of average attendances as applied for for the Qneenstown school.— The Executive recommended half cost of fencing at Arrowtown school, the total cost not to exceed £2. —The percentage of candidates gaining proficiency or competency certificates in 11)12 was substantially the same as the year 1011. The inspectors were asked to draw up a report showing how this decrease had occurred. Mrs Louise Remsen, of Toronto, who died leaving estate.valued at i:J,IOJ, bequeathed to her husband the slim of Ml 10-, to bo paid in instalments of 2 d per week. Sib Thomas Lip ton's proposal for an international yacht race in 1915 has been aeceptad. The yachts are to be of the 28 metre class, constructed under international rules.

During November 430S persons arrived in the Dominion, as against 5248 for the corresponding month of 1911 The departures numbered 2055, compared with 2854 in November, 1911.

The N S VV. State Government are extending their system of itinerant teachers carrying tent schools for the purpose of reaching scattered children "out back" who are unable to attend proper schools. The following are the principal Otago estates certified for stamp duty during the past month:-John. F. Heroert (" Aidn ore," Tapanui), 58,130; Dunedin—John Reid. £33,'J33; Archibald D. Jack, £23,315 A Masterton Native, of considerable avoirdupois, purchased a motor car, for which he paid .£250. He wrote to the vendor, soon after the purchase, as follows : —'• 'IV motor you sellee me noo gore He keep te berry too crose to wheel. You come take him pack.''

Bank notes aud eain of the value of t'6,000 were found hidden in the room of Marina Merlino, a hermit, who died in apparent poverty at Philadelphia. The floor of the room was covered by notes, which had been carefully smoothed down and hidden by a carpet. Shearing at Mr J. M'Hardys, ' Glenone,' near Ruanui, Pat Robertson, a Wanganui shearer, shore with the blades 1217 sheep in 5i days, the shearing hours each day being 9 hours. His best tallies were 220, 227, 228, and runs 49 lambs in 1$ hours and 47 ewes in l|j hours. A visitor to Riverton during the holidays went for a stroll along the river bank towards the bar, when he was surprised to see a dog swimming round a trawling net pulled by two or three men. On askingone of the men what the dog was for, he was assured (says the Western Star) that the dog headed the fish into the net.

Is it a"' good boy " record for New Zealand 1 J The Auckland Herald states that Walter Ritchie, of the Newton East Schoo', was admitted at the beginrdne; of 1905, auu left at the close cf this year with a Standard VI. certificate for proficiency. During these eight years he has never-been absent from school, nor has ho ever been late. Ho has obtained in all eight first-class certificates for good attendance. Mr A. W. Hogg, ex-member for Masterton, writing to the Waverley Tribune, says : Hon. \V. Fraser In s taken a wise step in reducing the expenditure on railways and proposing to increase the outlay on roads and bridges. Although wo have always sat on opposite sides of the House, I have always hail the greatest respect for the present Minister for Public Works because of his consistency and honesty of purpose. If he will carry out his purpose and'alter the public works policy by giving railways and buildings a bacic seat on the estimates, his administration should command the general approval of the community. A Maori gentleman of somewhat aristocratic relationship, who ci ims re lationship with the Maori "Royal Family," was the subject of some interest at tin Kihikihi races, up north, on New Year's Day. His get up was at onco imposing and grotesque (says the Auckland Start. He wore a frock coat and top hat, no vest, and a dazzling pink shirt. No collar adorned his neck, but attached to his collar bana was a spotted blue tie of no plain design. His nether garments consisted of a pair of riding breeches, over the bottoms of which were pulled a pair of startling socks, held in position by a pair of red suspenders. Tiuly a. wonderful sight !

••This Phosphorus Matches Act, 1910," came into lull operation at the beginning of the piesent month, and it is now illegal for any person " to sidl or to offer or expose Jor sal,-, or t„ hj ive in his purposes ot sale, any match's undo with while phosphorus." The New Zealand Act forms i> hi of a gieat deal jf legislation in tended to prevent thj use o. pb isphorus in maiehes. Phosphorus sulphide is one of the substances widely omployeu as a substi tute tor yellow pi.o3phorus in matches that will strike anywh re without the need o e ' a specially-prepareo surface. Safety matches contain no phosphorus in the heads, but th« rubbing suriaces on the boxes containing them consist of ingredients, including red or amorphous phosphorus, a perfectly innocuous substance The penalty prescribed by the Act is merely confiscation and destruction of the prohibited goods, bub a fine not exceeding iiIUOO may be imposed for manufacturing phosphorus matches, and matches containing this ingredient imported to the Dominion will bo confiscated by the Crown.

A noon article commands a fair price, and good workmanship is a necessary attendant. One goes with thu other. For watch repairs, go to S. B. Pettersson, Queenstown. Firstclass workmanship guaranteed, and good value for money always obtainable.

" YoUB land is no better than that of other farmers in your district, yet you always produce better crops than we do," remarked one Waiiarapa fanvei* to another, the other day. " What is the secret of your success?" The successful farmer replied: ' I always tell my man to harrow the land until ho thinks it has been harrowed twice much; and then I tell him that it has not been dono half enough.